Login to discord. Discord Orb rewards! But gotta, "Play for 15 minutes" 😐 Install, start game. Leave on login screen. Get Discord Orbs. Uninstalls. Great doing business 🤝

EDIT:

Apparently on 12/19/24, 2 WEEKS after I made this review, this is STILL an issue!

Installs Kernel Level Spyware! AntiCheatExpert! Seems more invasive and conflicts with Easy-Anti Cheat, which itself is also kernel-level. ACE, even when this game was NOT running and was UNINSTALLED, and the 'ACE' service STOPPED was interfering with my ability top open an EAC game. THAT WAS THE ISSUE!! I received the error message, "Please close ACE-BASE before launching" IF you uninstall the game, it still keeps these services on your system. I found out there hard way when I went to open up another game and received an error pertaining to 'ACE-BASE'.

DO NOT FOLLOW THESE STEPS IF YOU PLAN TO PLAY THIS

To remove: Open CMD in administrator mode and enter these commands: sc delete ACE-GAME sc delete ACE-BASE sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Service" sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Protection" And of course restart your PC to finalize the deletions

Before I played this i had a small penis, no girlfriend and no will to live. None of these things have changed, but the game is pretty good.

install, wait on login screen for 15 minutes, get discord orbs, uninstall, repeat.

Update: The Aussie account problem has been fixed, however the game is now marred by terrible consumer support on the official discord, and a community that is not worth the time or effort to deal with. So far the game is full of Micro transaction crap, it honestly runs terribly on my rig, constant frame drops and stuttering, and a crash in the time i got to play, which shredded my already short patience, (My rig is 4070Ti, 7800x3d, 32 gig ram). To me its just not worth the time or Hard Disk space. It is also kernel level anti-cheat, doesn't bother me as its doesn't seem to have the same effects Denuvo does for example, so make of that one what you want. The game is free so it wont hurt to try it, if you're interested, but its just not for me. I'm just gonna stick with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Edited for spelling mistake Original Review: If you're an Aussie don't bother we aren't even recognised as a country to make an account to play. The discord mods and support just ignore you when you ask about it, not worth even attempting at this point. Will update if this changes. but given the treatment i got on the official discord when i asked about this i doubt they will bother to fix the issue.

The game installs kernel level anticheat without telling you (you just click yes for admin rights). After game uninstall, the game DOES NOT remove the kernel level anticheat. I can see all the files in C:\Program Files\AntiCheatExpert and all the services (AnticheatExpert Protection, AnticheatExpert Service) still in my pc. DO NOT INSTALL THIS GAME. I've seen the devs responded to other reviews, would love to see them respond to this and see them make excuses for why they're leaving kernel level services active in my pc. Anticheat expert was installed on my pc with this game, I don't play any other game that has this, the uninstall should have removed everything it installed, especially kernel level stuff.

Kernel Level Anti Cheat (spyware). Had to do this to delete it... Open CMD in administrator mode and enter these commands: sc delete ACE-GAME sc delete ACE-BASE sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Service" sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Protection" EDIT: To all the people commenting, 'you play other games with kernel, you need to delete those too', those are paid, i know how they are making money, this is a free game, which concerns me a little since free games more commonly sell your data. Play it if you want, I am choosing not to, and just posted this to tell others about the Kernel. Also, since the company is Chinese (TiMi is a subsidiary of Tencent), they are required to comply with CCP orders, which is not okay in combination with kernel, and has been a problem in the past with games like Valorant.

I thoroughly enjoy playing this game. It has a lot going for it. However the Anti-Cheat constantly runs on your PC even if you haven't run the game yet. Anti Cheat Expert (ACE) stops you from launching any games with Easy Anti Cheat (EAC). This is ridiculous, a game should not have ANY effect on my PC when its closed, FULL STOP.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☑ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☑ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10

The last Battlefield game I played was BF4, the last Delta Force was Land Warrior. So far, this game has soothed the itch that I've missed from both of these games. It's fun, exciting, and shows the potential to grow. Time will tell, but until then it's F2P so you can make your own opinion about it without any major commitment. No one's gonna read this anyway so i'll do 1 push-up for every like.

Region lock China players, I can confirm 90% of all players you think are cheating comes from the same place, even more evident when they try shooting you through walls in a game with no wallbang, banning them is pointless, there’s more of them then there are sperm in my bollocks, I’ve reported 7 very glaring cheaters so far and no actions have been taken, i guess its normal to beam people with a uzi through smokes or try shooting through walls and floors fucking idiots, even better are the ones that are literally just hunting players, sick bastard had 10 name tags on him when I fucking shot his shriveled up cock with a shotgun when he tried to jump shot me. Other than that, good game I guess.

The game installs kernel level anticheat without telling you (you just click yes for admin rights). After game uninstall, the game DOES NOT remove the kernel level anticheat. I can see all the files in C:\Program Files\AntiCheatExpert and all the services (AnticheatExpert Protection, AnticheatExpert Service) still in my pc. DO NOT INSTALL THIS GAME. I've seen the devs responded to other reviews, would love to see them respond to this and see them make excuses for why they're leaving kernel level services active in my pc. Anticheat expert was installed on my pc with this game, I don't play any other game that has this, the uninstall should have removed everything it installed, especially kernel level stuff.

I like it. Good Night, Good Luck.

Nobody will read my review so I Will Eat 1 Tablespoon of Tabasco For Every Like this gets.

Kernel-level file(s) remain after uninstallation

Despite assurances from Tencent Holdings, a Chinese state-affiliated entity, that the issue of leftover kernel-level files had been fixed, this problem still persists. After uninstalling the game, I found that it continued to leave behind at least one kernel-level file on my system. Tencent previously claimed that this was a bug, yet here we are, still facing the same issue. For those who have already uninstalled the game, follow these steps (credit to mohissa0441m and miltoid19_cat) to ensure the full removal of the leftover files: <*>Uninstall the game. <*>Restart your PC. <*>Open Command Prompt as Administrator. <*>Enter the following commands:

sc delete ACE-GAME
sc delete ACE-BASE
sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Service"
sc delete "AntiCheatExpert Protection"

<*>Restart your PC again to finalise the removal of the above kernel-level files. Full uninstallation guide by miltoid19_cat available at: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3378767989 ---

Responding to recurring comment themes

Cheating allegations:

I took part in the playtest for this game and clocked many hours on it. I didn't cheat in that playtest, nor did I cheat in the live game. My record in Delta Force and other Steam games is clean. <@clownfacejoe + @dead asf ry + @shadez>

Leftover file problem being "fixed"

At least one kernel-level file remained after I uninstalled the game. Hence, there is a need to follow the command prompt instructions to remove all kernel-level files relating to ACE. <@terezapa>

Comments are open:

People are welcome to post whatever they think in response to this review. Unlike the Chinese state and leader, I'm not going to seek your arrest for dissenting opinions or mockery, nor will I pretend that a certain event in 1989 did not happen. 別生氣，兄弟。 ---

About the game itself

Beyond the security concerns, Delta Force is a bizarre rip-off of:

• Battlefield 2042 (2021)
• Battlefield V (2018)
• modern Call of Duty games (2022 to present)
• Escape from Tarkov (2017 to present)

While some players may enjoy this bizarre mishmash of a game, I simply don't. I sincerely believe this game is not a good use of your PC's processing, power consumption, and storage space.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Price }--- ☑ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10

The game installs kernel level anticheat without telling you (you just click yes for admin rights). After game uninstall, the game DOES NOT remove the kernel level anticheat. I can see all the files in C:\Program Files\AntiCheatExpert and all the services (AnticheatExpert Protection, AnticheatExpert Service) still in my pc. DO NOT INSTALL THIS GAME. I've seen the devs responded to other reviews, would love to see them respond to this and see them make excuses for why they're leaving kernel level services active in my pc. Anticheat expert was installed on my pc with this game, I don't play any other game that has this, the uninstall should have removed everything it installed, especially kernel level stuff.

Get in game Forced into tutorial 20 minute queue time Play easy raid get destroyed by df pinacle spend $200 on in game cosmetics and battle pass die to a cheater uninstall install arena breakout play arena breakout

The last Battlefield game I played was BF4, the last Delta Force was Land Warrior. So far, this game has soothed the itch that I've missed from both of these games. It's fun, exciting, and shows the potential to grow. Time will tell, but until then it's F2P so you can make your own opinion about it without any major commitment. No one's gonna read this anyway so i'll do 1 push-up for every like.

This is a really fun game with great elements to it. BUT the c**t mouth cheaters will ruin it for you. I often see devs sending mail about banning this and that but it still has insane amount of cheaters. Even if devs ban the cheaters who killed me, it doesn't help because all my items are lost and all the fun is gone. Honestly ruining a perfectly fine game. There should be some compensation in terms of in-game money if I died to a c**t cheater who's just running around jumping and taking headshots like wtf? Otherwise what's the point. of playing? I really wanted to keep playing this game but it's just too much annoyance. If you're a cheater reading this. F**k you, you c**t mouth son of a w***e.

Game shouldn't have SBMM, its a large scale shooter similar to Battlefield which has NEVER had SBMM. Remove it from unranked play before your game dies.

The game itself is pretty solid, solid enough that I bought 2 battle-passes for it to support the developers. But lately I started getting random popups saying "Our System detected irregular data activity on your account. For your characters's security, you have been temporarily logged out. Please ensure compliance with the proper gaming practices". This is Tencent for "You have been banned". The bans have been from 1 minute to 1 hour, but today it was 24 hours. I've been gaming for 20 years at least, never used a cheat, and never will. I've searched high and low on all forums to figure out which random piece of driver or software on my PC is causing this random behavior. I uninstalled most things that could cause this issue, but it persists. Their anti-cheat is broken, and I'm done throwing time and money at this game. Do your research, and you will find there are lot of people out there who threw money at the game, but got randomly banned. I can only urge you not to get caught in the same trap I did. I do not use VPN, or have VPN software on my PC. My steam level is hidden due to privacy, but currently at level 17. I do not say anything in chat or voice in general. Only in Discord. Update May 2025: One of my friends and me just got banned simultaneously tonight. Easy Anti-Cheat: Your PC is perfect, go right ahead. Even Balance, Punkbuster: We see no issues, you're free to go. N-protect: GameGuard: Launch that Helldivers 2 right up, sir. Riot Vanguard: You may pass. Valve Anti-Cheat: No issues here! Anti-Cheat Expert: Get out you dirty cheat! eh...? ____WEIRD CLUES__________ - I've always been banned Saturday or Sundary, never on weekdays - It's always the same unclear message - New Windows account with no other software running than Steam+DF does not fix it I do NOT recommend this game since it comes with an overly sensitive anti-cheat that is basically broken, and if you invest money and lose your account without explanation it is just tough luck.

"Anti-Cheat Expert's Windows kernel module "ACE-BASE.sys" version 1.0.2202.6217 does not perform proper access control when handling system resources. This allows a local attacker to escalate privileges from regular user to System or PPL level." - NIST CVE-2024-22830 It is like a security guard not locking the door properly. This means someone who is already on the computer (like another program) can sneak through the unlocked door and take control of the entire system. Once they do, they can act like the "boss" of the computer, messing with important files or doing things they're not supposed to. It's like a regular employee suddenly being able to act like the CEO without permission. Even if the game looks fun, this could let bad actors sneak into your computer and take it over. They could, - Steal your personal information. - Mess up your files. - Use your computer for bad things without you knowing. So, downloading this game could be risky unless the dev fixed the "backdoor" in that file. It's better to wait for them to confirm it's safe or AVOID it altogether.

DISCLAIMER: THIS REVIEW IS LONG AS A MF BUT I AM TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE A REALISTIC IDEA OF THE GAME OVERALL AND ESPECIALLY IN ITS CURRENT STATE. This is a Chinese developed game. They do not care about their North American players at all. This game is full of cheaters. They push out numbers of cheaters "banned" every month or so, but it is a lie. Some cheaters get banned and are back on the game 3 days later. Their battle passes are capped so that you can only progress on THEIR timeline. So you pay 5-10 bucks, and they control how you are able to use what you purchased. Servers are a joke. My team and I are all east coast and we constantly get thrown into west coast lobbies with 100+ latency. It is not because the game spent too much time searching for an east coast lobby, it is just because they don't have it optimized at all to prioritize the servers nearest to you. The newest season has shown enough that they should have disabled the new operator "Raptor" and reworked his abilities immediately, but again, they do not care (that point cannot be emphasized enough). This game's Operations mode is impossible to play solo unless you are one of those people that can't talk to other humans because of the covid days. 3 stacking is the only way to make money, collect good gear/guns, and be confident enough to explore all of the maps, but then when you want to explore the more difficult maps, you will run in to a chinese gamertag that is blatantly cheating, and they will not get banned. Streamers also have a different "folder" for lack of better word where reports against them go, they are given all the grace in the world so that they can keep marketing this game to viewers. I have played this game since it launched in December of last year and it has only gotten worse. I have done everything in this game, I have enough money on hand that I would never have to worry about running out for as long as I play but it just is not worth the frustration of dying to someone that pays money for cheats while you lose what you actually worked for. It is really bad, and this current season is the worst I have seen at a season launch since the game came out. I want it to be known that I have taken videos of blatant cheating and sent them to the Delta Force "security" team, and those reports came back saying the player was not cheating. The only players I have gotten banned were North American names. I have NEVER gotten a Chinese named player banned. I know that it not the case across the board, that is just MY experience with them. I will say, when you do get into a lobby that does not have a hacker in it, this game is awesome, but those raids are few and far in between. Last thing I will touch on is the World chat. It is the most disgusting chat out there. You can call me soft or whatever you want. I am an adult that does not care to read comments made by degenerates. There is no way to turn off the World chat, all you can do is toggle to your "private chat" section and leave it there, but it does not stay on that filter for very long and you are right back to reading about femboys, fent lovers, racists, insane social/political preferences, etc. They don't filter this because.....yep you guessed it, THEY DO NOT CARE. I genuinely hope this review helps people in their decision to play. Sorry for the Harry Potter Novel but I feel like most reviews don't quite capture the magnitude of the sh*t show that is Delta Force. ARC Raiders comes out soon, so there is hope for us extraction shooter enjoyers yet. For those that stuck thru this, I appreciate your time. For those that read this and proceed to play the game with high hopes, may god have mercy on your soul, I will pray for you.

Allow me to explain most of the Downvotes: - Salty Battlefield fanboys - Salty wannabe cheaters because "Kernel Level Anticheat" (Ppl usually complain about it but then proceeds to play games like LoL and Valorant that does the same stuff) - Aussies got done dirty in account creation. Play the game yourself to see if you will enjoy, because if you just follow reviews nowadays you are cooked.

So far, I am enjoying this game. It has a lot going for it, especially since it's free. However, it faces two significant problems related to the anti-cheat. First, it's ineffective, and 80% of lobbies are rampant with cheaters. And more importantly, it constantly runs on your PC even if you haven't RUN the game yet. Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) stops you from launching any games with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC). This is beyond ridiculous. A game should not affect your PC when it's CLOSED.