Battlefield 6 faces a cheater influx, and the Javelin anti-cheat is powerless.

After its release, Electronic Arts' shooter quickly found itself at the center of a scandal: the game was heavily targeted by cheaters, disrupting the balance and ruining the experience for legitimate players. Just a few days after its release, videos began appearing online demonstrating the use of prohibited software—primarily aimbots and wallhacks. Apparently, the videos are being uploaded by the offenders themselves, as Battlefield 6 lacks a "killcam" feature that shows exactly how a player was killed. This makes it significantly more difficult for users to identify cheaters.

EA previously stated that Javelin's built-in anti-cheat system blocked approximately 330,000 cheat attempts during beta testing, but the publisher has not commented on the new wave of hacks since the official launch. Gamers have expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the anti-cheat system, noting that not only does it fail to do its job but also interferes with other protection mechanisms. Some users were even forced to uninstall Valorant because Javelin deemed its built-in anti-cheat Vanguard to be incompatible software.