Summary
A newCall of Duty: Black Ops 6cheat tool is allowing hackers to disconnect other players mid-game, sparking outrage among the community. BothCall of Duty: Black Ops 6andWarzonehave been at the center of controversy in recent months as the number of hackers and cheaters continues to rise. While publisher Activision has updated its Ricochet anti-cheat program multiple times in recent weeks, issues remain prevalent.
Call of Dutyrecently released the highly-anticipatedSeason 2 update forBlack Ops 6andWarzone, with even further improvements to the series' anti-cheat system known as Ricochet. In a recent community update, Activision revealed that the launch of Season 2 would address a variety of different issues related to cheating in bothBlack Ops 6andWarzone, including improved client and server-side detections and systems, major kernel-level driver updates, improvements to driver security, reinforced encryption process, and a new tampering detection system. The studio also said that Season 3 and beyond would introduce a brand-new system to “authenticate legit players and target cheaters.”
New Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Cheat Tool Can Disconnect Players
Unfortunately, despite the continued updates toCall of Duty’s Ricochet anti-cheat system, cheaters are still finding new ways to cause carnage in bothBlack Ops 6andWarzone. The latest major issue to arise was recently posted on Twitter by user ItsHapa, who revealed that a new cheat tool now allows hackers to disconnect any player from the game while in a match. The video shows a hacker using the tool to boot players from the lobby. After going through the entire enemy team, a countdown then begins with the message “enemies forfeiting,” showcasing the worrying effectiveness of the tool.
With bothBlack Ops 6andWarzoneRanked Playcurrently infested with cheaters, fans aren’t happy with even more cheating issues appearing. Twitter userJeremy Millersaid thatCall of Dutyhas “absolutely zero controller over its own game” and called the situation “laughable.” Others, such asTrevor Allen, said that things are getting “out of hand.” Activision has not addressed this specific issue but has said that it “is not slowing down” in its mission to shut down cheaters whose only mission is to ruin the fun for everyone else.
Although the reason will vary from player to player, thesharp decline inCall of Dutyplayers on Steamis speculated to be largely down to the ongoing cheating issue inBlack Ops 6andWarzone. While the former was a big success at release, with Activision stating that it was the biggest launch inCall of Dutyhistory, Steam has seen a decline of almost 50% sinceBlack Ops 6was released. While Season 2 had the potential to bring back many of its lost players, Steam only saw a peak of 84,431 users for the update’s release, while 2023’sModern WarfareSeason 2 update brought in 154,491 players. The over 70,000 difference in players shows that the community needs to see some big improvements before returning to the title.
