Call of Duty: Warzonefans may be looking toward the future following the announcement of a sequel, but the current game still has several months left in its life cycle. As such, the continued issue of hackers needs to be addressed, and Activision has recently shared an update withCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers about the problem and its efforts with Ricochet.
Coming alongsidethe debut of Calderaand theCall of Duty: WarzonePacific update, the Ricochet anti-cheat system was portrayed as the solution to the game’s seemingly endless supply of hackers. A complex, kernel-level piece of software, the addition ensures that cheaters are caught more easily and banned quickly found. However, Ricochet has not been a complete success, as more sophisticated hacks have allowed cheaters to continue ruining the game.
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Complex hacks have seenCall of Duty: Warzonecheaters removing their namesso that they cannot be reported or using flying vehicles to insta-kill unlucky players trying to enjoy the game. A recent rise in cheating has seen the community questioning Activision, with streamers like Dr Disrespect calling Ricochet an example of false advertising. With all this criticism, it makes sense that Activision would deliver a response, and the publisher’s comments are certainly interesting.
Activisionpoints out that, while “some” hackers have succeeded, “many have not,” with Ricochet being a success overall. However, while cheating is not “at the level it was during Verdansk,” Activision admits there has been a clear rise recently and that said increase is “frustrating.” It plans to continue fighting the hackers, saying anti-cheat is not a “magic bullet” that will solve the problem. While this may be annoying for the community to see, it is the truth, as hackers will always find more sophisticated cheats to get around a system like Ricochet.
The rest of the post sees Activision tellingCall of Duty: Warzoneplayersexactly what is being done to combat the cheaters. Alongside data collection, a damage shield has been added that will see a cheater being unable to deal “critical damage” to other players if they are caught by Ricochet mid-game. This is supposedly making a difference already, though more systems are confirmed to be in the works. Permanent suspensions have been introduced for all modernCall of Dutytitles as well, meaning that if a player is banned from one active game, they will be banned from all of them.
With permanent suspensions previously onlyapplying toCall of Duty: Vanguard, this is a welcome change, as the other modern games and future titles should not have as many hackers. While Activision has admitted it has a long way to go, and that other brief spikes in cheating are likely, the introduction of new systems like damage shields is reassuring.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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