Warzone has been plagued by hackers in the past, and although Activision implemented their dedicated Ricochet Anti-Cheat software with the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard in 2021, cheaters still manage to find ways around it. Despite several upgrades to Ricochet and the ban waves that have been swept through Warzone, the problem persists. But fear not, because Activision has devised an unconventional method to deal with these cheaters once and for all.
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Can There Be False Positives?
If you’re worried about getting caught and facing severe consequences, rest assured that won’t happen unless the system is absolutely certain that the player is cheating. Splat, a cheat detection system, doesn’t activate randomly for unverified players. It can’t be triggered by player reports or accidental activation.
The progress report also sheds light on how the Call of Duty team has been efficient in Machine Learning processes for replay investigation tools and enhancing our anti-cheat systems. Additionally, they’ve taken action against over 80,000 accounts across both Warzone and Modern Warfare 2, effectively preventing them from accessing Modern Warfare III.
Team Ricochet provided reassurance to legitimate players that Splat, the anti-cheat system, cannot be triggered for players who haven’t been verified as cheaters, even if they have been reported by others.
Is It Legal to Use a VPN for Warzone?
Players had concerns that the new anti-cheat system could mistakenly identify VPN for Warzone as cheating software. While some may consider using a VPN to play Warzone as cheating, it is unlikely to cause any significant issues. In fact, the CoD Warzone Security and Enforcement Policy acknowledges that many players use VPNs to reduce lag. It’s okay to use VPNs for a lag-free Warzone and this cannot lead to a ban or triggering of anti-cheating software. However, it is always wise to be cautious and assess the potential risks, particularly if you are a well-known gamer.
The Situation With Cheaters in Warzone
Activision has come up with an ingenious solution to tackle cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone. They’ve introduced the Splat feature, which cuts the cheater’s parachute during deployment as soon as they’re detected. This innovative approach is made possible by their upgraded Ricochet Anti-Cheat software, which is gearing up for the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
The game system doesn’t even have to flag the player as a cheater before they deploy. If they get caught once they reach the ground, the software will speed up the next jump to create the same effect. For example, a simple bunny hop will turn into a 10,000-foot drop to “take them out instantly.”
But what if we manage to catch them once they’ve deployed? In that case, Splat has the capability to modify player velocity, effectively turning a simple bunny hop into a breathtaking 10,000-foot plunge, instantly eliminating them from the game.
Splat, the latest anti-cheating measure, won’t randomly activate for normal players and won’t trigger based on another player’s report. The machine learning algorithms have to detect verified shady behavior for it to kick in.
According to the developers, this is just the beginning. They have developed many new tricks that will be discussed in the future. Along with Splat, there have been other anti-cheating measures in the past, such as keeping cheaters from seeing opponents or cloning real players to confuse them. And when everyone else failed, the game would simply take their guns away.
Conclusion
While Splat may not be the most effective method to deal with cheaters, Team Ricochet admitted, it serves its purpose by publicly humiliating verified cheaters in a comedic way, purely for poetic justice. However, the team employs other techniques called mitigations, such as hallucinations of imaginary players, to distract cheaters and gather data on their behavior without detection. The Splat system is not the only one that protects CoD from cheaters, but the latter do not give up either. New types of software are constantly appearing and the confrontation between cheaters and honest players continues in all shooters.
