Raven Software's new anti-cheat system appears to be keeping hackers out of Call of Duty: Warzone for good. According to several self-admitted Call of Duty: Warzone hackers, Warzone's newest wave of anti-cheat software is console banning offenders, preventing them from continuing to cheat on alternate accounts.
Raven and Activision have been hard at work recently attempting to combat the overwhelming number of hackers in Call of Duty: Warzone. While the developers have struggled to keep up with the increasing number of cheaters so far, it seems this newest effort is finally yielding results. Several hackers have taken to Twitter to announce that they have been "hardware banned" from Warzone, effectively preventing them from playing the game under different accounts on the same system.
On August 13, Call of Duty leaker Tom Henderson began tweeting about Raven's newest anti-cheat system. According to Henderson, "Raven Software's recent banwave in Warzone targeted spoofers, meaning they cannot play again." He goes on to talk about how "this is different from past banwaves," as hackers could simply "create a new account."
The new anti-cheat software launched on August 11th, resulting in an initial ban of over 50,000 accounts, Raven Software announced in a tweet. The developers also claimed to be listening to player feedback and have promised an update on the situation soon. Many players and commentators have taken this as a hint towards even more anti-cheat measures coming in the future.
The news has been welcomed by the Warzone community at large, with many players rejoicing that their complaints haven't fallen on deaf ears. The sudden implementation of this new anti-cheat system may be a direct result of numerous notable Warzone streamers choosing to boycott the game. Major figures such as Courage, NICKMERCS, TimTheTatMan, and others have all left Warzone in recent weeks due to the overwhelming number of hackers found during matchmaking. With Raven Software promising more news on anti-cheat in the near future, it's plausible that this new system is a part of a larger effort to tackle cheating that the developers decided to launch early.
On the other side of things, some players consider the launch of this anti-cheat as being too little too late. With how long it took Raven and Activision to get hacking under control, many believe that Warzone has suffered irreparable damage. Others are approaching the news with a hint of skepticism, questioning the timing of the anti-cheat implementation shortly following the departure of many of Warzone's top streamers.
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