{"id":5112,"date":"2020-05-21T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/denuvo-anti-cheat-will-be-removed-from-doom-eternal-after-backlash"},"modified":"2024-07-20T03:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:01:43","slug":"denuvo-anti-cheat-will-be-removed-from-doom-eternal-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/denuvo-anti-cheat-will-be-removed-from-doom-eternal-after-backlash","title":{"rendered":"Denuvo Anti-Cheat will be removed from DOOM Eternal after backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

When idSoftware introduced DOOM Eternal Update 1<\/a>, there were many game-related exciting things to talk about, like Empowered Demons, but they were all overshadowed by a controversy over the implementation of Denuvo Anti-Cheat system.<\/p>\n

Denovo, as a company, has a very bad reputation amongst gaming communities, the reason being their Denuvo Anti-Tamper, which makes piracy harder but it is also infamous for causing many problems, like worsening game performance and even damaging your hardware.<\/p>\n

When players found out that DOOM Eternal will implement kernel-based Denuvo anti-cheat<\/a> a month after its release,  they were naturally worried and definitely not happy about the news.<\/p>\n

Reports about concerns and issues started almost immediately after the patch. Many were reporting that their antivirus software is flagging Denuvo Anti-Cheat as malware, performance downgrade, or even outright not being able to play the game anymore.<\/p>\n

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\nPlayers didn’t like having anti-cheat if they only play campaign(Picture: idSoftware)<\/span><\/p>\n

After a week of silence, Marty Stratton, Doom Eternal executive producer, once again came with an update on DOOM subreddit<\/a> to explain the issues and to inform players that they have heard the feedback and will be removing Denuvo Anti-Cheat system in their next PC update.<\/p>\n

In his Reddit post, Marty explained that they were not pressured by Bethesda or anyone else, and that everything they are doing is guided solely with a desire to make the best possible experience for players. They will now try to work on a solution that allows players to choose not to have an anti-cheat system installed if they only play the single-player campaign.<\/p>\n

When they decided to implement Denuvo Anti-Cheat system, they were guided by these factors:<\/p>\n