Activision and Raven Software have banned more than 13,000 accounts in the latest Call of Duty: Warzone ban wave. It is the second major ban wave this month, as Raven Software and Activision ramp up their effort to rid Warzone of cheaters.
Raven Software has removed more than 110,000 Warzone accounts this year, starting with a major Warzone ban wave at the start of February that deactivated more than 60,000 accounts. While that seems like a big number, the Warzone community is still unsure if the bans are working. Hackers have been a major problem since Warzone launched last year, and several content creators and competitive streamers have threatened to abandon the game if Raven Software does not solve the problem.
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Raven Software announced today’s ban wave on Twitter. It added “keep them coming,” signaling that more ban waves are likely to occur soon. The ban arrives ahead of a double XP weekend for Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, giving players the chance to see if the bans are affecting the number of hackers during the event.
In the days leading up to the most recent ban wave, fans on Reddit were still complaining that they frequently ran into hackers. Players with high kill-death ratios are the mostly likely to be matched with such cheaters, though any player has a chance to encounter one. Many fans feel that the sweeping bans are not solving the problem, as hackers are known to create multiple accounts to avoid permanent bans. This means that if one of their accounts is banned, all they have to do is use another account to return to the game.
While bans surely seem to be a step in the right direction to combat Warzone hackers, many players think that Raven Software needs to do more to resolve the ongoing issue. One of the biggest concerns is a lack of anti-cheating software detection. Most hackers use various cheat websites to obtain hacks such as aim bots. These hacks are incredibly easy to obtain, as some cheat websites have even advertised their “undetected” hacks on Google. Players hope that software detection can be implemented to identify players using hacks and punish them.
Despite the ban waves, players report that they the number of Warzone has actually increased since Season 2 started. The season is the last to take place on Verdansk, and Raven Software recently announced that a major mid-season content update will arrive next week. According to recent leaks, the update will include two new operators, weapons, and maps.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.