Call of Duty’s Ricochet anti-cheat crew is cracking down on those that have earned gun camos by means of ill-gotten means in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone, issuing short-term bans and even eradicating dishonorably obtained skins mid-match.
In a publish from the official Call of Duty Updates X account, the Ricochet anti-cheat crew made clear that utilizing exploits or “unauthorized strategies,” comparable to exterior instruments, violates the sport’s safety and enforcement coverage and can end in short-term bans.
RICOCHET anti-cheat’s newest replace has server facet detection of gamers who use unlock instruments to get camos.
It could possibly now take away the unlock instrument acquired camo from a weapon, mid-game. pic.twitter.com/MDf0DwlVwV— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) March 27, 2025
“Any try to unlock or equip camos by means of exploits or unauthorized strategies will end in account enforcement,” crew Ricochet acknowledged.
Ricochet, which can be the identify of the anti-cheat tech in Call of Duty itself, seems to imply enterprise. A publish from Call of Duty information aggregator CharlieIntel exhibits the newest replace to Ricochet can detect unlawful weapon camos mid-match and take away them.
Workforce Ricochet additional reminded gamers to not belief web sites or gives promoting COD factors, beauty gadgets, or leveling and development companies, as they violate the sport’s phrases of service and may result in a compromised sport account. Numerous Call of Duty cheat suppliers have been lately reported to have shut down after receiving cease-and-desist letters from Activision.
The Ricochet updates and additional motion towards cheaters comes forward of Black Ops 6’s Season 3 replace and a serious refresh for Call of Duty: Warzone that can see the free-to-play battle royale’s unique map, Verdansk, return. Black Ops 6 Season 3 will embody a Jay and Silent Bob occasion, new weapons and maps, and extra. In the meantime, Call of Duty: Warzone will likely be offline and unplayable for twenty-four hours previous to the Verdansk replace on April 3. Activision is freely giving a free weapon in trade for the downtime.