Steam's 'VAC' efficacy......Discuss.

[RCAF_FB_Orville]

Greets all. I have been following the Mod developments recently with some interest (particularly weapon modifications), and being relatively new to Steam was wondering about the efficacy (or otherwise) of their anti cheat measures.

One of the reasons I was looking forward to CoD was that it would be hopefully a 'clean slate', and we could bypass all the paranoia/madness (real or imagined) that these things can sometimes bring.....and all be on the same page. NOTE: I am not anti-mod at all and have used them myself in IL-2 offline, that is not what the discussion is about.

Of course, CoD was very swiftly 'hacked' presumably using the same methods as in IL-2, so......How effective is Steams VAC in preventing abuses in other titles? While I realise that does not necessarily apply to CoD in particular, it might give some indication as to its overall efficacy.

Repeat: For posterity this is not a discussion as to the merits or otherwise of mods (personally I feel they have their place, and there are very talented people out there but please keep to the point chaps. Thanks.)

Unless I am imagining this, didn't Luthier say that there would be additional measures taken by themselves on top of VAC, as well as harsh perma bans for those found to be playing naughty buggers? (AKA Cheating *bleepers*) That's great if so. There is nothing more in simland I find more abhorrent, sad, and infuriating. Just hope this can be effectively enforced.

Cheers.