The Call of Duty franchise has been one of the biggest names in the gaming industry for many years and following the launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone, its popularity continued to grow. However, this also means that the series has become more susceptible to cheating over the years. As an attempt to curb this situation, Raven Software, the developer behind Call of Duty: Vanguard, added its own anti-cheat system back in 2021. Recently, the studio announced several additions to the system in a global update.Cheating in video games is nothing new, particularly when it comes to online multiplayer games. But the issue has become increasingly problematic since battle royale games started dominating the multiplayer space and one of its biggest victims is the Call of Duty franchise. This resulted in Raven Software implementing Ricochet, its own kernel-level anti-cheating system. Since implementation, the system has managed to ban waves of cheaters. In March alone, Ricochet banned 90,000 cheaters from Call of Duty: Warzone. The latest update on Ricochet suggests that the studio will continue to double down on these efforts.According to the Ricochet anti-cheat progress report, the system will now feature a cloaking mechanism. This is where cheaters will no longer hear sounds or see other players, characters, and bullets during the game. However, legitimate players will be able to see the affected cheaters. This addition follows a similar approach to Ricochet's Damage Shield feature, which also gives players an advantage over cheaters in-game.
The update comes as part of the global release of Ricochet's PC kernel-level anti-cheat security driver which made its way to Call of Duty: Vanguard. The announcement also states that these added functionalities will be implemented to Call of Duty: Warzone after examining how well these updates function. Raven Software claims that this is a necessary step with significant updates to the anti-cheat system and "to minimize any issues players may encounter."
In related news, the Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Season 3 Battle Pass trailer was recently unveiled followed by its launch on April 27. Dubbed "Classified Arms," the new update features the iconic King Kong and Godzilla, along with new in-game weapons and gear for players. Nevertheless, as the studio looks to keep building excitement over the franchise with new content, its success will also depend on how effective Raven Software will be in improving the gaming experience. To that end, it will be interesting to see how these new additions to the anti-cheat system will pan out.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
