Warzone hackers now using in-game leaderboards to promote cheating websites ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone\u2019s hacker problem has hit the highest of highs, after reaching the lowest of lows, as players are fed up with the lack of response to the in-game wins leaderboards \u2014 which now advertise a number of cheating sites. If you asked the Warzone community (and specifically the game\u2019s streamers and highest-K\/D players) what the game\u2019s biggest problem is, the vast majority would say hacking. Cheaters ruin games and, unsurprisingly, normal players don\u2019t appreciate that. So, you can imagine how annoyed gamers are that\u2026 not only has the title been unable to decrease the hacking situation, but its in-game leaderboard may literally be increasing them. As posted by OPMarked, one of Warzone\u2019s highest-winning players, the in-game leaderboard is filled with obvious cheaters. And, even worse, a bunch of them are using that space as free advertisements for their websites. Hey @RavenSoftware I know this is the bottom of your priority list but I think it would be such an easy fix there are only 3 legit players in the top 20 of your leaderboards. They are getting free advertisement and we arent doing anything about it. Can we get a response at least? pic.twitter.com\/p920CBpzoH \u2014 Jake (@OPMarked) September 23, 2021 As you can see in his tweet, the leaderboard has some streamers in the 10-20 range that are known for getting wins. Guys like OPMarked, Its_Iron, and ShadedStep all slot into the top 20 with over 3,700 wins in Verdansk. But the top nine all have over\u2026 386 million wins? Warzone released on March 10, 2020 and the game\u2019s legitimate winners haven\u2019t hit 10,000 wins \u2014 yet there are people in the millions. Something doesn\u2019t add up. Most annoyingly though, these cheaters are mentioning various hack websites with their usernames (alongside some generally bigoted ones, which should also be removed). This is Just Sad, Maybe at the integration? \ud83e\udd26\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\u2642\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/4gWZMSXlwM \u2014 James \u2013 JGOD (@JGODYT) September 23, 2021 With big Warzone figures like JGOD calling this \u201csad\u201d and other replies dubbing it \u201cpathetic,\u201d it\u2019s clear that the community isn\u2019t pleased with the state of affairs. Many noted that CoD leaderboards have often been filled with hackers, but the situation nonetheless feels worse given Warzone\u2019s cheater-filled context. As JGOD mentions, maybe this situation can be remedied when Vanguard integration happens (at which point these cheating websites will also, hopefully, be rendered useless). For now, though, the leaderboards aren\u2019t even on Raven Software\u2019s Trello board for issues to fix \u2014 so OPMarked is likely right: this isn\u2019t a high priority for them. It might not even be a priority at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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