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Someone has got to keep these cheaters in check orCall of Dutyis finished. No one would want to play a game full of cheaters andCoD: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzoneare already plagued with hackers taking over the game. Recently, the Ricochet Anti-Cheat team updated the fans that they’vetaken down 6,000 cheaters in the game, appears like they found another way to avoid getting tagged.
Ricochet Anti-Cheat system monitors and identifies unethical practices happening in the game and bars the accounts involved from entering servers. It uses data collection and machine learning to tackle cheaters. One of its features dubbed Damage Shield can identify game data manipulation in real time.
It’s Really a Warzone For Call of Duty
In a recent post shared by aCoDcontent creator, Zachdubs showcased how cheaters are bypassing Ricochet using a tool thatclears screenshots taken during gameplay.Call of Dutychampion and creator of eSports team 100 Thieves Matthew “Nadeshot” Haagexpressed his concerns over this.He said,
Bad news, gentlemen. We’re all fucked. Barring some divine intervention from Activision or man up top himself, Call of Duty is going to be infested with cheaters for the foreseeable future. Good luck boys and stay safe, god speed.
A user dubbed Connorbrought to attentionthe fact that “Game Screenshotting and cheats clearing the screenshot has been a thing for ages. Such practice has been active sinceBlack Ops 2. Another user called Kick | SilvaSkata believesRicochet bans innocent players more than hackers.
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While the developers were fixing the technical glitch affecting skill-based matchmaking inCoD, users started spreading the rumors thatRicochet was down. Theteam later clearedthat it was a move by malevolent players that spread a short-lived panic among the community.
Devs Got To Act As Pest Control Now
While many are still hopeful of the game going free of these cheaters, some have had enough of it already. WillyDickywrites in comments, “BEEN done with that game bro.” Fromsingle-playertomultiplayer,Modern Warfare 3has attracted a lot of criticism since it was released.
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Some users were seen debating over “cheatingcompanies“. Smokey_97accused themof selling such accounts to malicious players. Meanwhile Ratedsuggested suing“these cheating companies.” A thought-provoking comment came from Cmoney whorecommended implementing artificial intelligenceto tackle these issues.
Accept it or not,CoDdevelopers need to take the bull by the horns. If this cheating plague isn’t contained, who knows how hard the blow may come. Warzone has served as a pillar that has been infested by hackers and might fall if they fail to act as pest control for these perpetrating cockroaches.
How do you thinkCoDdevelopers approach this situation? Tell us in the comments.
Anurag Batham
Gaming Journalist
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Anurag Batham is a video games correspondent at FandomWire. With over two years of experience in writing for different industries, his past works show his passion for the metaverse and his awareness of the environment. He’s always playing with ideas to turn them into captivating stories.A gaming enthusiast who can prove it when you have a round of Call of Duty (COD) with him. And it may take more than a coffee with him if you are to talk to him about Marvel. One can find a reader in him who’s always keen to perfect what he already knows and to learn everything new.
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