Call of Duty: Warzoneis a popular game, though it has seen some problems with overpowered weapons, bugs, and cheating as of late. With the weapon problem recently fixed via nerfs and a balancing pass, it seems like Activision is now turning its attention to stoppingCall of Duty: Warzonecheaters from ruining the game.
After majorcontent creators like Drift0rand Vikkstar stepped away fromCall of Duty: Warzone, citing the overwhelming number of hackers and glitch-users as their reasoning, Activision attacked cheaters like never before. Aside from making several statements and promising better anti-cheat detection going forward, an astonishing 60,000 bans were carried out in response to the issues reported by the game’s community. Fortunately, it seems like this has made a noticeable difference in match quality.
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While it was unclear if this huge wave ofCall of Duty: Warzonebanswould accomplish anything, as numerous waves of bans have happened in the past, a few high-profile streamers and YouTubers have claimed that the latest batch of bans has made an impact. Symfuhny was one of these streamers, and a clip taken from his recentCall of Duty: Warzonestream sees him talking about just how much of a difference removing the accounts has made.
According to the dedicatedCall of Dutyfan, his past few days of playing have seen a major drop-off in players usingCall of Duty: Warzonecheats — whether they be aimbots, wallhacks, or the constantly returning Stim glitch. Symfuhny says “I’ve played eight hours yesterday, an hour and a half today, and I haven’t died to a cheater once.” Considering that oneCall of Duty: Warzoneplayer haslost to cheaters over 1,000 times, this is a noticeable improvement and a major step in the right direction for the game.
What makes Symfuhny’s claim more exciting is that anotherwell-knownCall of Duty: Warzoneplayerhas backed him up, with the two gamers believing that actual change has been made. According to BobbyPoffGaming, he ran into “nine hackers” the day before the update, only coming across three the day it dropped. The day after, not a single cheater was encountered, with Poff “really surprised” that they have not yet made a return to the game given how quickly they usually come back.
While this could just be the calm before the storm, there is good reason forCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers to be excited. With hackers making fresh accounts not seeming to work as well as it normally does, players may be able to finally focus on enjoying the game and theorizing aboutnewCall of Duty: Warzonecontent.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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