Activision Blizzard's latest anti-cheat tool for its Call of Duty games, Ricochet, first came out in December. Half a year later and it's celebrating the success of the anti-cheat program.
According to an official blog post, Vanguard and Warzone have seen a "significant" drop in the number of cheaters since the software started tightening the game's security measures.
However, Activision pointed out that it had also seen "some unfortunate increases" in cheating, which it explained is part of the "expected ebb and flow that is a frustrating reality in game security." Activision added that while it will try its best to stay one step ahead of the cheat makers, it also knows that "tomorrow will continue to deliver new and evolving threats," but it also explained that it is "always working to combat cheating."
Activision also gave insight into their so-called "mitigation" techniques that help them to combat cheaters in Call of Duty. Instead of banning cheaters outright, Activision is actually letting them stay in Call of Duty but with diminished capabilities. In doing so, Activision is hoping to learn from their behavior. Also, it appears that Activision isn't above trolling all the cheaters, as it specifically pointed out how their measures can make cheaters go from "feelings of fake-best" to "glorious pangs of annoyance."
