Cheaters and hackers are currently a huge problem for Call of Duty: Warzone. The criticism of Activision and Infinity Ward is therefore getting louder, because for many players the developers and the publisher do too little to defraud from the battle royale mode to keep out. Now famous streamers such as Ninja and Nadeshot also join in and let their anger run free on Twitter.
The one particularly known for its Fortnite streams Tyler "Ninja" Blevins writes, for example, that he hopes Activision will take these hackers seriously and crack down on them. It would be so far that he encounters cheaters in every second game.
Got second place in Wednesday Warzone! Hackers killed us game 2 2nd circle: / Really hope Activision takes these cheaters seriously and cracks down hard, soon. Getting to the point where its almost every other game.
– Ninja (@Ninja) April 2, 2020
The Youtuber Jack "CouRage" Dunlop, who is followed by more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube, also finds clear words and even speaks of Fraudsters in 70 percent of all of his matches:
"I love Warzone. I played Warzone for six hours today. I died in 70 percent of my rounds through hackers or cheaters. Without a doubt, these are the most hackers I've ever encountered in a game in my life. And that is a real shame because Warzone is a great game that people should gamble on. It's so frustrating. "
I love Warzone.
I played Warzone for 6 hours today.
I died to hackers / cheaters in 70% of my games.
This is truly without a doubt the most hackers I've ever faced in a game in my life.
It's a true shame because Warzone is a great game that people should play.
So frustrating.
– Jack “CouRage” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) April 1, 2020
"In the state it is completely unplayable"
Even stricter criticism is expressed by the streamer Matt "Nadeshot" Haag, who has over 1.2 million followers on Twitch and over 3.2 million followers on YouTube. Via Twitter he writes that Call of Duty is currently no more than a pastime is until Valorant launches a new multiplayer shooter on April 7th:
"The lack of anti-cheat software and security measures to fight cheaters in Warzone have turned Call of Duty into a waiting room for Valorant. I'm really disappointed because the game is actually so good, but it is in its current state completely unplayable. "
The lack of anti-cheat software and precautions taken to combat hackers on Warzone has literally turned Call of Duty into a Valorant waiting room. I'm bummed because the game is so good, but it's completely and utterly unplayable in this state.
– 100T Nadeshot (@Nadeshot) April 2, 2020
Since the release of Warzone on March 10, many players have complained about how easy it is for fraudsters to play in Battle Royale mode. The protest against Activision is now taking on a whole new dimension thanks to the three streamers cited. Because prominent critics can do a game bad harm, precisely because it is so popular on Twitch and other streaming platforms.
Background of the statements by Ninja, CouRage and Nateshot is a tournament from April 1st. At the so-called Warzone Wednesday, 16 teams of three competed with a lot of famous streamers for a prize money of $ 20,000. Ninja's team ended up second, the team from joshOG, husKerrs and diegosaurus won. You can watch the complete tournament in the following Youtube video:
Activision has already banned 50,000 cheaters
We recently reported that Publisher Activision wants to take new action against the cheater problem. In the three weeks since the release, 50,000 fraudsters would have been permanently banned, but apparently that wasn't enough.
That's why Activision's security teams are supposed to work around the clock to detect aimbots, wallhacks and similar unfair methods among players. In addition, the reporting tool, which was previously missing, is to remedy the situation. Let's see how long it will take for Call of Duty to actually have its hackers and cheaters under control.
