Warzone players apparently being \u201cshadowbanned\u201d & forced to play with cheaters Call of DutyA number of Call of Duty content creators, streamers, and regular players believed they have been \u201cshadowbanned\u201d or \u201cblacklisted\u201d in Warzone, being forced into lobbies full of hackers, simply for being reported by opponents. Cheating has been a constant thorn in Warzone\u2019s side since day one, as crossplay makes aimbots, wallhacks, and other unfair advantages prevalent even for console players. There is an in-game report function, allowing any player to report any opponent for cheating in only a few button presses. The rise in cheating has made many players overly-suspicious, and so false reports are very common. Now, some players are claiming that despite not cheating, they are being reported as cheaters thanks to naturally good aim \u2013 especially with the incredibly overpowered DMR now dominating Verdansk. Warzone shadow bans for suspected cheaters It appears \u2013 though cannot be confirmed \u2013 that if your account is reported frequently for cheating, you may be placed into lobbies with a lower trust factor (i.e. with other players also frequently reported for cheating). If true, it would mean good players, playing fairly without any cheats, may find themselves in an endless loop of facing hackers, simply because they were reported. The issue was raised by popular YouTuber Tomographic, who explained his own experience. \u201cEssentially, my account has been blacklisted from the matchmaking system, and I\u2019ve now been moved into a \u2018cheater bracket\u2019,\u201d the YouTuber explains. \u201cI am running into countless cheaters now. And it sucks I can\u2019t play with my friends, because all my games are occupied by cheaters. The matchmaking system sees me as one of the bad guys, and that ruins the game for everyone else.\u201d He claims that while playing with friends, fellow YouTubers Aculite and JackFrags, they were running into constant cheaters. But, after Tomographic left the party, the other duo said they were no longer running into cheaters at all. And it\u2019s not just cheaters. One of the other downsides to this problem is much longer queue times. Tomographic reports waiting up to 20 minutes to find a match. And, even once a match is found, the connection is poor, with high ping, and rampant with cheaters. Previously, players have reported similar \u2018shadow bans\u2019 in base Modern Warfare multiplayer. In October, another YouTuber, Expel, claims he had a similar experience, with matches full of cheaters and very bad connections. Read More: How to win your Gulag 1v1 – Warzone players banned \u2018for no reason\u2019 On the Activision forums, players are claiming to also have shadow bans, with no helpful responses from the support teams. One player complains of \u201c200 ping matches\u201d and \u201ceven if you find a game you\u2019re matched against hackers.\u201d They continue: \u201cIt\u2019s a shame that this is the way the game works now, normal player gets shadow ban for no reason and stuck with malicious people who prefer to cheat the game.\u201d There is no response on the forums from Activision Support \u2013 nor is there likely to be one forthcoming. For a system like this to work, it must be kept under wraps, to avoid anyone trying to abuse it. But, in its current implementation, it seems players could maliciously target an opponent with false ban reports, or just mistakenly believe they are cheating. This could result in that account being \u2018blacklisted\u2019 from the regular matchmaking pool. The problem has the potential to get worse while the DMR 14 remains the strongest gun in the game. Players who are killed so quickly by this high-damage weapon are perhaps more likely to report their killer for cheating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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