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Call of Duty: Warzone has been known to issue ban waves before, punishing gamers for exploiting bugs and using hack clients to gain unfair advantages in the game. Even huge innocent players sometimes even get banned in the crossfire between developers' and hackers' game of cat-and-mouse.
In a tweet by developer Raven Software, the developer revealed that another mass banning came to Call of Duty: Warzone on March 23, as over 13,000 s were banned. This comes hot off the heels of a wave of bans that came only a week prior, which coincided with an update to Warzone's anti-cheat software. Raven proudly proclaims that this latest ban wave is proof that it's "keeping them coming."
While the ban wave is likely welcomed by Warzone players since it should theoretically mean higher-quality matches, many players still don’t think it’s enough. One Twitter points out that all of the issues could have been solved and a lot of time would be saved if Warzone had a better anti-cheat system. Instead of constantly targeting hackers in ban wave after ban wave, the game could incorporate a stronger anti-cheat system that s unfair advantages and hack clients and automatically issues bans on the developer’s behalf. However, only Activision, Raven, and other Call of Duty developers likely have a full understanding of exactly how Warzone's anti-cheat functions, and it's easy to oversimplify an issue when ions run high amid discussion on cheaters.
Ban waves not only punish hackers for ruining the game for others while aiming to keep other potential cheaters in line, but non-hacking players inevitably get swept up in these mass suspensions. Hopefully, the ban wave works to deter more hackers from ing the fray and Call of Duty: Warzone's anti-cheat software continues to improve in accuracy and effectiveness for legit players' benefit.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
Source: Raven Software
