Activision has introduced that 27,000 Call of Duty cheaters have been banned over the weekend throughout Fashionable Warfare 3 and Warzone. In an announcement, anti-cheat Group Ricochet attributed the ban wave to upgrades to its detection know-how, with extra bans nonetheless to come back as new enhancements are carried out.
The huge wave of bans was reported by Charlie Intel on X, which features a assertion from Group Ricochet. “Group Ricochet recognized and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend by means of a collection of upgraded detection methods. The group is progressing on a brand new set of safety updates and anticipates extra ban waves to come back.”
Activision says over 27,000 accounts have been banned in Call of Duty, throughout Warzone and MW3, over the weekend.
Assertion from Group RICOCHET:
“#TeamRICOCHET recognized and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend by means of a collection of upgraded detection methods. The group is… pic.twitter.com/PPMXbsuEH7— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) April 8, 2024
Group Ricochet gave an in-depth replace on its anti-cheat plans final yr within the lead-up to Fashionable Warfare 3’s launch, saying it deliberate to make use of machine studying to enhance detection and removing of cheaters in COD titles. Activision additionally revealed that it banned 80,000 dishonest accounts within the lead-up to MW3’s launch, guaranteeing these accounts would not have the ability to entry the brand new title on launch.
The newest wave of bans comes quickly after the launch of Call of Duty: Fashionable Warfare 3 and Warzone’s third seasons, with Warzone bringing again fan-favorite map Rebirth Island. Each COD titles are additionally gearing up for 4/20, with quite a lot of weed-themed bundles and sport modes included in Season 3.