Call of Duty takes action against cheaters, promises additional anti-cheat solutions in 2025

Following a massive community backlash after a spike in hackers inside Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone, the developers have addressed the situation, promising better anti-cheat measures. A recent update revealed that over 20,000 cheaters have been banned since last week and future plans for 2025 towards a better anti-cheat were also shared.

“Cheating remains our top priority, particularly in our Ranked Play environment, and we want to acknowledge the impact it’s having on our players. We are working closely with the RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team to pinpoint the sources of this behaviour and take the necessary steps to protect our players,” the official statement from Raven Software said.

As we approach the end of the year, we’d like to share some insight on what we’re working on for #Warzone.

Cheating remains our top priority, particularly in our Ranked Play environment, and we want to acknowledge the impact it’s having on our players. We are working closely…

— Raven Software (@RavenSoftware) December 23, 2024

This comes after a huge debate started with gamers complaining about rampant cheating inside Call of Duty. Console players started demanding an option to disable crossplay. Popular content creators like Nadeshot even stepped back to take a break from the game for the same reason.

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Call of Duty devs speak up

All of this has prompted Activision to at least address the issue, and while a majority of the improvements are coming after the Holidays, there are some measures taken to further make ranked gameplay in Black Ops 6 and Warzone more secure from hackers. However, it remains to be seen how effective it actually is.

An update from #TeamRICOCHET:
• Several additional detections have been deployed over the last week
• Over 20,000 accounts have been banned for engaged in boosting and cheating behavior, targeting Ranked Play in Warzone and Black Ops 6
• Enhanced data center safeguards to…

— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) December 23, 2024

Regarding the spam reports for a single account, Call of Duty claims that multiple reports on a single account do not impact a player's in-game standing. The first report against that individual is the one that actually counts.

This came after claims of people being shadowbanned due to spam reporting, however, the devs claimed that people who actually perform spam reports are the ones getting the short end of the stick. However, due to Activision’s inconsistency, fans are not ready to believe these statements completely.