“Unmasking Cheaters: Innovative Strategies from Shadowy Ops 6 Developers”
Adjustments to anti-cheat mechanisms reveal an additional 136,000 players prohibited
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch has modified its anti-cheat systems and has barred another 136,000 players in both Black Ops 6 and the battle royale mode, Warzone.
In a comprehensive announcement to players on X, Treyarch and their collaborating studios Raven Software, Beenox, and Demonware stated that “instances of cheating in Call of Duty […] are infuriating and significantly detract from the experience for our community” and detailed new layers of safeguards and measures to combat cheaters.
This includes enhanced detection algorithms – particularly aimed at mitigating aim botting – as well as improved account validation and hardware identifiers to target habitual cheaters, aiding in identifying and subsequently banning 136,000 ranked play cheats.
Regarding IP-based bans, the update clarified that Call of Duty’s Ricochet system does not implement IP-based bans to avoid “taking action against” entire groups that may not have been involved in cheating behaviors.
Looking ahead to 2025, significant kernel-level driver enhancements, enforced encryption processes, and an entirely new tampering detection system are expected.
“We’re not retreating in our mission to eliminate cheaters whose sole objective is to ruin the enjoyment.