Call Of Duty's Anti-Cheat Took A Cheater's Guns Away Mid-Match

Ricochet anti-cheat can detect cheating during Black Ops 7 multiplayer and revoke a cheater’s weapons mid-match. A livestream playback in theater mode showed guns disappearing after detection, with Activision confirming the player was caught cheating and had weapons removed. The anti-cheat system has used additional deterrents over time, including isolating cheaters in lobbies where non-cheating players are invisible and causing cheaters to fall to their deaths. Ricochet continues upgrading to counter evolving cheat software. A Season 3 update added protections focused on unapproved third-party hardware and introduced new verification requirements for new PC accounts. Season 3 also added maps, game modes, and events, including support for the Call of Duty Endowment and Military Appreciation Month.

"Ricochet anti-cheat is still working to ban them mid-match. Former pro player and Call of Duty personality, Christopher “Parasite” Duarte, recently livestreamed a playback of a match in Black Ops 7's theater mode, showing the moment a cheater's guns disappeared in multiplayer. “His gun's gone,” Duarte says, laughing during the clip. “Why did that happen? Take a guess.”"

"This wasn't a glitch or a moment of lag, but Activision confirms the player was caught cheating by Ricochet and had their weapons revoked. Call of Duty has trolled hackers in various ways over the years. The anti-cheat team has introduced features to cause cheaters to fall to their death with a splat or isolate them in lobbies where the non-cheating players are invisible to them. Occasionally, they'll also lose access to their weapons."

"Ricochet is constantly upgrading to try to keep up with evolving cheat software. Call of Duty's latest anti-cheat update arrived with Season 3, which focused on unapproved third-party hardware and added new verification requirements for new accounts on PC. Content-wise, Season 3 included new maps, additional game modes, and an ongoing event to support the Call of Duty Endowment and celebrate Military Appreciation Month."

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