Call of Duty is introducing new cheating measures to mitigate issues with cheaters, with the new one being their most radical solution yet. Now, the Call of Duty Ricochet anti-cheat software will automatically close the game upon detection of cheating software like aim assist. The new system will be implemented into Modern Warfare II, Warzone, and Modern Warfare III.
The announcement of these measures was made over on X by Call of Duty Updates, saying that “repeated use of these tools may lead to further account action.” It was not made specific by Call of Duty how many times one would cheat in order to be subjected to further punishment.
This is not the first time Ricochet, Call of Duty’s newer anti-cheat, has introduced more forceful punishments for cheaters. Back in November 2023, Activision announced that it would counter cheaters with a “stronger and faster process.” The system, called Splat, caused players to lose their parachutes and crash down onto the map and die if Ricochet detected any cheating.
By December 22, 2023 Splat had been used about 2,000 times and 23,000 accounts were banned for cheating since November 12, 2023.
Cheating has long been a controversial issue in the Call of Duty community. Many have called out Activision for not working fast enough to ban cheaters who utilize systems like aimbot or hacking through walls to see enemy locations.
Many players state that the influx of cheating has made Warzone, Call of Duty’s free-to-play Battle Royale game, nearly unplayable. For the most part, the cheating software used by people who play Call of Duty sometimes allows them to automatically lock-in on enemies they can’t even see, shoot through walls, aim perfectly, and more. Of course, the cheating software is unfair to players who try to win the game without using these unethical tools, but it seems like there’s still a long way before Call of Duty’s anti-cheat system can truly shut down all cheaters from their games.
Online games in general have had issues with cheaters, and Call of Duty is not the only victim to this. For the most part, any online competitive game will have some level of cheating, and with a game as large as Call of Duty, it will be even more noticeable.
Zainah Yousef
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