The cheating problem in Call of Duty: Warzone has been an issue for quite some time. The Warzone community has been calling for proper anti-cheat software for months, and the issue does not seem to be going anyway. Most recently, a hacker caused problems during CouRageJD's stream, but in the end, the content creator had the last laugh.
A hacker has been harassing TimTheTatman and other streamers in Call of Duty: Warzone. Jack "CouRage" Dunlap has been having the problem, as well. Thankfully, those CouRage's hackers seem to have been banned in the middle of his match and stream in satisfying fashion.
CouRage often streams battle royales and first-person shooters, and Warzone is a game that is high on his list. However, being bombarded by blatant cheaters always dampens an experience. During a session in which he was constantly killed by cheaters, CouRage did not get completely dejected, however. The content creator reached out to Activision and Raven Software on Twitter and asked if Activision could ban the Warzone cheaters.
According to CouRage, there were about 150,000 viewers watching him play Call of Duty: Warzone live. Not only would it be good content for the streamer to see someone get kicked, but it would also be sweet justice and a good teaching moment for all of those viewers.
Hours after CouRage's request, Activision and Raven came through. While CouRage was watching a cheater absolutely mow down his opponents with ease in a final circle and game-winning scenario, the final result looked inevitable. However, instead of the cheater winning another game, they were banned and CouRage (who recently joined Valkyrae as new co-owners of 100 Thieves) was thrilled.
The video that CouRageJD shared on Twitter is very relatable. It starts with him seeming to give up at that moment, as the hacker had the upper hand and was moments from a certain victory. It is very hard to feel any kind of enjoyment with a competitive online video game when a cheater is running rampant like that, and the player base has been feeling this and expressing it. However, his emotions flipped to pure joy and excitement as soon as the cheater vanished, having been banned. This is also very relatable, as the community is usually very happy to see any cheater kicked.
Call of Duty: Warzone still has a long way to go in terms of the hacking and cheating issue, and CouRageJD's problems for hours during a streaming session is an example of this. It is certainly encouraging and even comical to see someone get banned live on stream, but the hope (especially if Warzone is here for the long haul) is that Activision eventually implements an anti-cheat software into the game that tracks and kicks hackers on the fly so that they do not have the opportunity to wreak havoc in the first place.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.