Thousands of Players Banned from Playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
CALL of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s publisher Activision has reported banning players en masse from the game. Approximately 6k players have been banned over the last five days, following what the company calls “a spike in cheating reports within the community.”
Cheating Reports Running Rampant in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Cheating has been reported as “rampant” in the latest Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 3. Players caught cheating or hacking the game receive a lifetime ban to encourage an even playing field for everyone. In the notes for the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 patch, the team said: “The Ricochet Anti-Cheat team has been tracking a spike in cheating reports within the community. “We are currently in test for additional security updates; however, the following updates have just been deployed.”
Security Updates and Bans on Cheaters by Team Ricochet
The statement then explains how game codes for limited-time perks, such as super speed, have been disabled. The report continues: “As part of ongoing security updates, a single telemetry system was taken offline for upgrades over the weekend. This action resulted in cheat developers claiming Ricochet Anti-Cheat was offline. It was not. As a result of monitoring activity over the weekend and the purposeful reactivation of this upgraded system, Team Ricochet was able to identify and ban over 6000 accounts for cheating and hacking from February 16 – February 20.
Ongoing Security Updates for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone
“Our team continues to work on security updates for issues across various modes in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3.” Users have complained that Modern Warfare 3 is “infested with blatant cheaters”, as players use software to edit the game and give them an advantage. The Call of Duty series is one of the most popular in gaming, and players were devastated when the servers were down. If you want to read more about the game, check out the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer review. Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
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