The Anti-Cheat System of Call of Duty Successfully Bans 14,000 Cheaters in a Day
Richochet, the anti-cheat software used in Call of Duty, was recently shown to have successfully blacklisted more than 14,000 cheats in a single day, according to a recent announcement made by Activision through its official social media channels. This news comes after introducing brand-new features that target cheaters and make it more difficult for them to cheat in games like Warzone and Modern Warfare II.
Cracking Down on Cheaters
According to the post that was announced on Twitter, new detections are “directly targeting cheat developers at the source.” Activision has been on a killing spree in recent weeks, initiating attacks against cheat developers and delivering legal notices against them. As a result, a number of the more bothersome platforms have been successfully shut down.
The situation is improving but is far from ideal — which is true in every aspect. Recently, it was claimed that numerous lobbies on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 (2009) were infected with a harmful virus spreading through users’ computers just by joining such lobbies. This claim was made about the game’s multiplayer component. Activision remedied the situation by taking the servers offline to resolve the problem.
In the last 24 hours, new detections directly targeting cheat developers at the source has led to over 14,000 account bans for cheating and hacking in Modern Warfare II and Warzone.
— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) July 28, 2023
However, if we skip ahead in time to the headlines of the current day, we can see that efforts are being made to prevent taking such extreme measures. For instance, during the past few weeks, the developers working on Activision’s Ricochet video game have been adjusting the software and adding new elements that make life extremely difficult for those players who cheat.
In addition, nearly 15,000 players caught cheating were expelled in a single day.
It is safe to say that it is effective, although there are still plenty of cases of cheaters destroying everyone’s fun in Modern Warfare II (especially in Ranked) and Warzone. It would appear that nothing is secure anymore and that if you play any competitive online game, you will almost certainly come across dishonest players at some point.
The Battle Against Cheaters Continues
“For instance, I was playing Battlefield V last night, a five-year-old shooter nearing the end of its life cycle, and cheaters were completely dominating the lobbies and getting called out by every other player involved.” There will always be those who cheat to win their matches, regardless of how outdated or unimportant a game may appear.
What are your thoughts? Have you seen a decrease in the number of players who cheat during your matches, or is the issue still just as prevalent as before?
