Call of Duty Developers Acknowledge Anti-Cheat Failures in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, Pledge Major Improvements
Call of Duty's developers have acknowledged significant shortcomings in their RICOCHET Anti-Cheat system, particularly affecting Black Ops 6 and Warzone's Ranked Play modes.
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Recent developments and improvements include:
- Over 19,000 recent account bans
- Hourly ban waves through enhanced RICOCHET systems
- Expanded Replay Investigation render farm for better clip examination
- Cleanup of compromised leaderboards
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The anti-cheat team's current strategy employs:
- Human review systems
- Kernel driver detections
- Client-side and server-side monitoring
- AI systems for rapid cheater identification
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Looking ahead, major updates are planned for seasons two and three, including:
- Enhanced kernel-level driver improvements
- Strengthened server-side protections
- Faster enforcement against detected cheaters
- Improved initial security checks
The development team acknowledges that while progress has been made, more work is needed to combat cheating effectively, particularly in competitive modes where aimbots and wallhacks remain prevalent.
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