Activision has done a lot of fighting against cheaters with Call Of Duty: Vanguard, brag about new anti-cheat technology Ricohetand a new progress report on their anti-fraud efforts makes it clear that they really want to be wrong. If you get banned for cheating, they will ban you from the entire Call Of Duty series (as well as many allowable accounts). Eat, nerks.
The Ricohet team said on the CoD blog that they “issued a ban for the duration of the launch”, which is fine. That’s not even their final form.
They note that they are planning to introduce Ricochet’s kernel-level drivers for the PC version starting with Warzone, which will launch with the new map of the Pacific in December. That’s been an element of controversy. , will stick to the PC to prevent fraud. That sounds good, but some people don’t particularly trust software with intimate access to their PC, whether the concern is about privacy, principle, or just fear that it will damage the machine. their character. However, kernel-level anti-cheat is quite common.
The blog post also warns about changes to their privacy enforcement policy for Vanguard. Serious or repeated violations such as fraud may result in permanent account suspensions. At a possible crime. And if they understand you, they will help you well.
They said: “Permanent suspension for a security breach could apply to the franchise widely, including Call of Duty: Vanguard as well as any past, present and future titles in the franchise Call of Duty”
I don’t know how much of an impact this will have in practice (who cheats on an account they want to keep?) but it feels cynical and it’s one of the few times that I feel really secure. .
Parent company Activision Blizzard is currently participating few legal war made various allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and unfair labor practices.
