Call of Duty admits to banning ‘legitimate’ players after anti-cheat system fails

ONE of the major issues with online multiplayer games is the number of cheaters who play the games.

People can download software that gives them better aim, or lets them see through walls to have an advantage.

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This is unfair to legitimate players who have trouble climbing up the ranks against those who cheat.

Many online games like Call of Duty implement an anti-cheat system, which is supposed to catch players using external software.

But not everyone is happy with these systems. Many players complain about being banned despite playing by the rules.

Others claim that there is still a large number of cheaters who have not been banned, or evaded their bans with new accounts.

Call of Duty publisher, Activision Blizzard, recently admitted to banning “legitimate players” in a recent wave of bans.

The official Call of Duty Twitter account recently tweeted a statement which reads: “Ricochet Anti-Cheat identified and disabled a workaround to a detection system in Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Warzone. 

“This impacted a small number of legitimate player accounts. We have restored all accounts that were impacted. 

“An examination of our systems was conducted for safety and monitoring will continue.

“Stay tuned for our Road to Launch ‘Progress Report’ blog from Team Ricochet coming tomorrow.”

Players, particularly those who were banned by this error are not happy with this statement, claiming that they want further explanation.

One response to the post reads: “Public apology would go a long way. 

“Imagine having your name drug through the mud for 2 weeks for something you never did and being offered zero explanation. 

“Oh wait, that was me for the past 2 weeks!”

Other people were questioning how vague the message is, and what it actually means.

“What is a ‘small number’ and how long was this ‘workaround’ being used for?”

Others claiming to be legitimate players are sharing screenshots of messages they were sent saying they have no right to appeal the ban.

One person also wrote: “Your only excuse for not having a legitimate anti-cheat is that it would be too ‘invasive’.

“And here we are with a massive security breach to our accounts.”

Call of Duty claims that the legitimate accounts that were banned have now been restored. This means that if your account is still banned it will likely not be returned to you.

If you want to read more about Call of Duty, check out what Jason Fox says about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

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