MW3 & Warzone players claim bans aren’t enough following anti-cheat update

Aakash Regmi

Ever since the release of Season 2, there has been an influx of cheaters in MW3 and Warzone, and developers recently issued a statement addressing it. Players don’t appear impressed by the update and are calling the statement “meaningless.” 

Season 2 of MW3 and Warzone added plenty of things, from guns to maps. It also saw a massive outburst of hackers that are now running rampant across all modes, be it Ranked Play or battle royale. Players have started to even question the legitimacy of the RICOCHET anti-cheat engine, given the increase in cheaters.

Despite all the changes and improvements made to the anti-cheat engine over the years, it has always struggled to curb the cheating problem. Cheaters have now become one of the major frustrations for Season 2, and as the number of complaints piled up, Activision posted a statement on February 21 saying they’ve banned over 6,000 accounts.