In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare the Twitch streamer “MPControlWard” apparently sees himself as a gifted shooter. In a clip, he showcases his accuracy in CoD: Modern Warfare and receives praise: But just a few days later, players investigate a clip of him and believe: He uses cheats, a combination of Aimbot and Wallhack. Twitch subsequently bans him.
Where does he receive praise? The streamer “MPControlWard” has achieved partner status on Twitch and primarily plays Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He streams with face and hand cam to show that everything he does is above board.
On July 19, he released a clip on Twitter: The video showcases nearly 30 seconds of outstanding aiming in Call of Duty with mouse and keyboard: The streamer seems to stay perfectly on target and is a precise hunter.
The title of the clip is “Aimbot Reflexes” – with the motto: I aim so well, as if I had an Aimbot active, but it’s just my incredibly good reflexes.
In the comments, he is praised for his outstanding accuracy.
Reddit users investigate another clip that looks suspiciously like Aimbot
What went wrong? On Saturday, August 6, a user from the reddit forum published a clip of the Twitch stream and posted it in the subreddit Livestreamfails. He stated: The clip clearly shows that the streamer is using an “Aimbot” because he switches targets that are hidden behind a wall.
In the clip, it was then visible that the streamer aimed at walls or houses and fired. It was apparently the case that there were always players behind these walls whom he could neither see nor reach (via lsf).
On reddit it says:
“He uses a flick Aimbot along with a Wallhack. As soon as he shoots the first enemy, he switches to an enemy who is behind the building. He stands there for 2 seconds and doesn’t realize what is happening, even shooting at the building and walls, then runs and sees exactly where he fired, a guy with 2 others behind the wall.”
Twitch bans the CoD streamer for 7 days
How does Twitch respond? As the player himself posts on Twitter, he was banned for “cheating in an online game by Twitch.”
He believes he was unfairly banned for 7 days. This is apparently just an automatic ban due to the Reddit post. The streamer seems to see no fault in himself.
Outside of e-sports, shooter performances count for little these days
What’s behind it: This highlights a problem faced by shooter players on Twitch:
- At a high level, strong players are often suspected of using an Aimbot. In some cases, this is actually true.
- This makes it extremely difficult to make a name for oneself with strong actions outside of a professional environment where cheating is closely monitored.
- Because with strong performances, the suspicion always looms: “He’s cheating.”
Call of Duty has had a major cheating problem for years:
CoD: Warzone advertises how hard they ban a cheater – yet he continues to cheat
