Activision Forces Major Call of Duty Cheat Provider to Shut Down
Activision has forced one of the largest Call of Duty cheat providers to shut down with immediate effect. While this won't solve everything, it's a great step in the right direction to ensuring Call of Duty is cheater-free, with the existing Modern Warfare 2 anti-cheat measures not quite perfect.
Unfortunately, Call of Duty games have always had a large problem with cheating. It's not alone in that regard. If there's a multiplayer FPS, it can be almost guaranteed that someone, somewhere is cheating in it. It's an unfortunate reality of online gaming. Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 brought about more anti-cheat updates, though it wasn't massively effective since cheaters continue to run rampant in the online servers. As much as the studio may try, gamers will always find a way past these measures, and more drastic action to go after the providers may prove to be more effective.
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The cheat provider in question is Mobius, with Redditor texzone posting a screenshot from a chat confirming the cease and desist order had been received by Activision. It appears that the provider is complying with the order, which is definitely the smart thing to do. The other cheaters didn't receive this news well, with the message receiving 50 "clown" emoji responses. There is of course one thing they could do to avoid this entire situation - simply don't cheat in Call of Duty.
It seems that gaming studios have been coming down hard on cheat providers lately. Just recently, a Destiny 2 cheat seller lost a lawsuit to Bungie, resulting in them owing millions to the studio. With this context, Activision has shown mercy by first providing the opportunity for the cheat providers to cease and desist. It's possible the providers have seen this case themselves, and didn't particularly want to get involved with an expensive lawsuit against a mega-corporation. This is definitely a great approach. Trying to stop cheaters at an in-game level is a losing battle, and if publishers have realized this, then gamers can expect to see more of this type of action in the future.
While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is likely over halfway into its life cycle, it's still not too late to clean up the game. Even if Infinity Ward can't completely eradicate cheaters from the current game, getting rid of the cheat providers provide a great base for Call of Duty 2023 to work from. If there aren't any providers available when the sequel launches, then it will be far more difficult for cheats to become a widespread issue. Gamers still don't quite know what to expect from Call of Duty 2023, but fewer cheaters would certainly be on most players' wishlists.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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Source: GameRant
