Cheating has been a major problem for Call of Duty games for a long time now, and it seems despite Activision’s best efforts, the issue remains. The company has launched a new wave of bans in Call of Duty because of innumerable reports of cheaters in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone as well.
According to Activision, because of a major spike in cheating reports and activity within the community, it has banned over 6,000 accounts caught cheating or hacking. The bans took place during the middle of February and took a total of five days.
Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Filled With Cheaters, The Thousands Of Bans Might Help
Unfortunately, this effort has resulted in some side effects as well. In an attempt to curb hacking, Activision was forced to disable the game code for limited-time perks like super speed and is now exploring other avenues for other security measures.
During the process of these security updates, Activision deactivated a single telemetry system. The makers of these cheats took this opportunity to spread misinformation and claimed that the RICOCHET anti-cheat system was entirely offline, which didn’t happen. The upgraded system was able to quickly identify and ban 6000 users who were using cheats in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. These bans took place from February 16 to 20.
Players still believe that this is not enough to contain the rampant levels of cheating taking place in the online mode of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. Even pro players have taken to social media to talk about how often they run into hackers and cheaters during ranked mode. Fans claim that the RICOCHET anti-cheat system simply isn’t up to the mark and this “small” wave of bans isn’t enough to save the online state of Modern Warfare 3.
Activision and Treyarch have tried their best to get things under control, and hopefully one day, cheaters won’t ruin the online experience for everyone else.
