The developers of Infinity Ward have now released a plan on how they want to continue combating cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone and CoD: Modern Warfare. We show which new measures have been active since this week and what else is being worked on.
This is what Infinity Ward has now introduced: Just recently, Infinity Ward announced that they have banned over 70,000 cheaters and hackers just in Warzone. But that was not enough for many and just a drop in the ocean. Players and fans demanded that more be done against this problem.
Now the developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have responded. On Twitter, they presented an overview of new measures with which they intend to tackle the cheater problem more intensively.
Some of these measures have already been in effect since this week, others are yet to follow.
These are the new anti-cheat measures for CoD MW and Warzone
These new anti-cheat measures are already in effect: Numerous players had complained that they do not receive feedback on whether an obvious cheater they reported has received a ban. That is now different. Players should now receive an in-game confirmation when they report a potential cheater, and they will be notified when that player is subsequently banned.
Furthermore, matchmaking has been adjusted so that players suspected of cheating are matched against each other. This appears to be an effort to ensure that cheaters and hackers remain among themselves and ruin each other’s fun in the game.
Additionally, numerous new security updates have been released, and resources for backend tech, the studio, and responsible teams have been increased to conduct the fight more effectively.
What is still to come in the fight against cheaters: There should also soon be another feature coming to the game that the community has been demanding for some time. This should finally allow players to report suspected cheaters and hackers directly through the kill cam and the spectator function in ongoing matches.
Why all this? Cheaters are currently seen by many players as the biggest problem of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the in-house battle royale mode Warzone, ruining the fun of the game for many – especially on PC. However, due to crossplay, the problem is also felt on consoles.
Whether aimbots, wallhacks, or unbeatable opponents – more and more frustrated players and streamers are complaining about the cheaters. The community is loudly demanding that stricter actions be taken against cheaters and that more be done about this problem in general.
As we can see now, these demands are not going unheard. It remains exciting to see to what extent Infinity Ward can solve or at least contain the cheater problem. Because currently, even some PS4 players are disabling crossplay to exclude the cheat-infected PC.
