Summary
Activision has announced that over 58,000 accounts that used cheats inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3orWarzonehave been banned. The publisher says that more ban waves targetingCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andWarzoneviolators are expected in the near future.
With theCall of Dutycommunity continuing to highlight the franchise’s cheating problem, Activision has announced variousimprovements to its Ricochet Anti-Cheat systemover the last couple of months. Recently, Activision confirmed that over 27,000 accounts had been banned over the span of a weekend thanks to upgraded detection systems. Although cheating is certainly still an issue inCall of Duty, it seems that greener pastures might be on the horizon.
In a statement from an Activision representative given toCall of Dutynews Twitter account CharlieIntel, it was revealed that nearly 60,000 accounts were banned in one day, presumably due to another improvement in Ricochet’s detection methods. It seems that the bans were applied to more than just traditional cheaters, as those who used third-party tools to unlock paid skins for free were also targeted, includinga professional CDL player. It’s unclear what proportion of the 58,000Call of Dutyaccounts were using gameplay-affecting cheats like wallhacks or aimbots, but hopefully it was quite high.
58,000 Call of Duty Cheaters Banned In One Day
Call of Duty’s more exclusive cheating softwareseems to be pretty sophisticated and can easily counter Ricochet, as of February of this year at least. Like in other games, it’s often difficult for anti-cheat systems to stay ahead of new cheating software due to an anti-cheat’s reactive nature. However, fans hope that Activision’s massive pool of resources can eventually fix the issue. Activision has repeatedly stated that it’s focusing onCall of Duty’s cheating problem and will continue to do so, although many players are still understandably frustrated.
Following the recent ban wave, some affected users claimed on social media they were incorrectly suspended. Activision pushed against these claims by stating no false permanent bans were given out and that all bans are final. It’s possible these users were using the previously mentioned tools for unlocking skins rather than more traditional cheats.
Despite cheating issues,Call of Dutyjust enjoyed its best weekendon Steam of 2024. The game hit over 166,000 concurrent users on the PC platform, and likely had many more across Battle net, PlayStation, and Xbox. This was largely due toCall of Duty’s free trial that ran from April 4 to April 8.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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