Activision’s free to play Call of Duty: Warzone has been immensely popular but unfortunately like any other multiplayer shooter there have also been a large number of cheaters in the game.
Just last week the game’s developer Infinity Ward claimed they had already banned 70,000 cheaters in Warzone and will have zero tolerance for those who attempt to cheat the game going forward.
We've now issued over 70,000 bans worldwide to protect #Warzone from cheaters. We're continuing to deploy dedicated security updates and work continues on improving in-game reporting. We'll share more details soon. We are watching. We have zero tolerance for cheaters.
— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) April 13, 2020
Here’s how Activision/Infinity Ward plans to deal with cheaters.
Via Blog Activision
Our security teams monitor 24/7 to investigate data and identify potential infractions.
The teams review all possible cheats and hacks, this includes identifying use of aimbots, wallhacks and more.
We’re working to improve our in-game system for reporting potential cheating. Plans are underway to streamline the UI for a more seamless reporting experience.
For all reports that are received in-game, they are both analyzed and filtered based on key data.
Once investigations are complete, we will continue to work as quickly as possible to ban.
Infinity Ward is now getting creative in how to deal with cheaters by matching them up against each other as punishment in their latest update.
“Starting this week: Players in Warzone and Modern Warfare who report suspected cheaters will receive confirmation in-game when a player is banned.
” – Deployed additional dedicated security updates.
“- Updated matchmaking to match suspected cheaters together.
https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1252756203416850432