Call of Duty: Warzone is not only known for gripping shooter action, but unfortunately also for a rather persistent cheater problem. The developers’ fight against fraudsters, who keep coming around the corner with new tricks, simply never ends. After all, one could recently have great success with the new anti-cheat system Ricochet
to celebrate.
With the start of Season 2, you’re going to do it again. And with the so-called Damage Shield. In this article you can find out what is behind it, how it works and what cheaters have to reckon with in the future.
Are you one of those righteous gamers who would much rather dig into the new Season 2 content than read about cheaters? Then take a look at our overview:
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Give this man a shield!
How does the Damage Shield work? Basically, the effect of the Damage Shield is simple: the ricochet anti-cheat system continues to monitor all ongoing matches and looks out for suspicious behavior. If a cheater is identified, the new system does not just mean a simple ban. Rather, you leave the unfair contemporaries a bit taste of your own medicine.
Because all honest teammates who are fired at by the cheater receive the Damage Shield. As a result, they can no longer take critical hits, making them much more difficult to defeat. The chances of winning the game are drastically reduced for those affected.
Incidentally, the trailer for Season 2 is just as brilliant as the fight against the cheaters. Don’t you think so? Then just take a look for yourself:
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Will this affect fair matches? No, according to the developer contribution in the official Warzone blog, the system is supposed to work so reliably that there is no confusion. So you don’t have to worry that your opponent will accidentally get a damage shield, even though everything is going right.
Above all, Ricochet’s ability to analyze and evaluate the processes in the game and to learn from them should ensure this in order to avoid false detections:
We track these incidents to ensure the game has no way of accidentally or accidentally applying a Damage Shield, regardless of skill level. To be clear, we will never intervene in gunfights if the two players are playing by the rules.
When is the Damage Shield used? Those who benefit from this new measure won’t have to wait long to feel the impact on the battlefield. After an internal test phase, Ricochet from now on equipped with the functionality of the Damage Shield.
Incidentally, a Warzone streamer was recently forced to take drastic action, not because he was caught cheating, but because he lost a bet against the developers. The consequence? A brand new tattoo on the ass.
What do you think of this new measure? Do you see potential for more fairness in this or are you rather skeptical about the Damage Shield? Write us your opinion in the comments!
