Cheating has been an inevitable problem for Call of Duty Modern Warfare II devs. Ever since the game launched in 2022, instances of hacking have escalated a lot while ruining the experience of regular players. Yes, there have been efforts to restrict cheaters but they haven’t proved fully effective so far.
The Ricochet Anti-Cheat system also seems to be working in a weird manner lately. Earlier this year, it was refined to block potential hackers or cheaters from the game. However, the tool has been operating in an unexpected way. It looks like instead of real culprits, actual players are receiving the wrath of the anti-cheat software. This becomes quite evident from a new incident involving some renowned COD gamers.
Not hackers, but Call of Duty pro players are getting shadow banned in Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2
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Jake Lucky is a popular name on the internet who keeps sharing interesting stuff on his Twitter profile. Especially when it comes to anything related to gaming. This time, he tried to highlight a serious problem that has affected a lot of regular players of MWII. While posting a Tweet, he revealed that the anti-cheat tool in the game is now shadow banning professional players. This is shocking to believe considering the fact that it’s designed to actually ban the cheaters and not those who go by the rules.
Call of Duty is shadow banning legitimate pro players 😂 pic.twitter.com/5xdQATr5L0
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) May 14, 2023
Per Jake’s Tweet, it seems like Optic’s Brandon was recently shadow banned in Call of Duty Modern Warfare II. Moreover, Alec also had a similar incident where he got banned by the game for cheating when he wasn’t doing anything.
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A few other users also told the same thing while reacting to Jake’s Tweet. Not to mention that they criticized MWII devs for handling the entire situation.
the report system in this game is the most dog shit thing they have ever made
— HunterTV☄️ (@itsHunterTV) May 14, 2023
Instead of catching the cheaters the anti cheat catches the legit players 🤣🤣
— ▄︻デ卂尺匚ㄖ山尺ㄥᗪ═━━ (@ArcoWRLD) May 14, 2023
This new update has been wild. Cheaters running rampant, legit players getting shadow banned, new accounts everywhere.
— Tyler (@_Lethality) May 14, 2023
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I been shadowbanned 12 times already on MW2 😵💫
— Aim (@Aimainium) May 14, 2023
Since the last year, a lot of regular players have complained of getting shadow banned for no reason. Does that mean the anti-cheat tool is not strong enough to differentiate between hackers and normal users?
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Activision’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is now available worldwide. What are your thoughts on the growing cases of cheating and false shadow bans? Are you facing the same problem as well? Share with us in the comments below.
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