“Activision Is a Joke”: Players Take Shots at Call of Duty Publisher Over Growing Cases of Cheating and Hacking in Games

Cheaters and hackers remain the most infuriating part of the Call of Duty franchise. Over the years, the problem only seemed to have increased. However, the fans have constantly complained about how the Call of Duty developers have failed to resolve the hackers’ invasion of the game. Well, it seems like the fans are in no mood to tolerate this issue any longer. 

The debate around the failure of Activision’s anti-cheat strategies has yet again taken over social media. This latest trending debate was sparked by a Call of Duty user ranting over the issue. And as the rant went viral across the web, it received a lot of support from worldwide FPS. Meanwhile, debate didn’t keep Activision Blizzard in a pleasing spotlight. 

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A franchise like Call of Duty, which has been the pick of FPS genre titles, is certainly more prone to criticism than any other project. After all, it’s been a legacy of over two decades. But for the past few years, this specific concern has sustained more than enough to make the fans furious. Warzone has been one big contributor to the controversial issue. 

Players of Call of Duty Warzone have criticized Activision for what they claim is an apparent bias towards those who hack and cheat in the game and more focus on removing players who abuse voice and text chat. Ban waves were established as a measure. However, these problems also made the Ricochet anti-cheat system necessary. The main objective was dealing with the cheating issues.

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Activision has made multiple attempts to fix the anti-cheat, but they have been unable to maintain their game free of cheaters. Players have complained. However, that voice chat abusers are caught more frequently than actual cheats who are overtly employing aimbots, wall hacks, and god modes. In a similar episode, a player ranted out their disappointment on the developers. The gamer was highly aggrieved with Activision’s constant disappointment at successfully tackling the hackers. 

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Moreover, the user claimed that their focus on spotting other silly blunders by streamers has made things even worse. This includes disproportionately banning cheaters compared to abusers of voice chat.

Players join the rant 

Although this type of rant is no stranger to the community, it sparked a new wave of debate among the fans. Most of the players were bluntly in agreement with the rant. Here are some of the reactions that suggest the scale of the conflict. 

A user takes a sarcastic dig at the developers. 

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Another user lashes out at the double standards of the rules. 

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“Blame those people”, a player thinks there’s a specific fan base responsible for the condition. 

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A gamer has found a ‘not so-ideal resolution’ to the game. 

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“Warzone is dead”, another gamer shares their opinion.

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The current fan opinions are certainly concerning for the future blueprint of the Call of Duty franchise. Hopefully, the developers will bring some major resolution to the issue soon. 

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