Call of Duty’s Anti-Cheat Initiative Ricochet Has Now Deployed Globally
Call of Duty is one of the most popular franchises in gaming history. With millions of players worldwide, unfortunately, there’s bound to be some cheaters. With the free release of Call of Duty: Warzone in March 2020, Activision has been faced with a serious issue. As a result, the company announced its anti-cheat initiative earlier this year. As Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific are now fully released, the company has announced that Ricochet has been deployed globally for Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific. The anti-cheat will be released for Call of Duty: Vanguard at a later date.
Last night, on Battle.net, Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific was officially updated with a global roll-out of the kernel-level driver. Thus, players on PC would be able to automatically update their game and the driver would be installed. Also, the driver is now a requirement to play Warzone. Furthermore, the anti-kernel driver is one aspect of a multi-faceted approach to stop cheating and hacking in Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific. Much of the community is cautiously optimistic for the anti-cheat.
The Ricochet anti-cheat first rolled out in Asia and has now made its way around the globe. As a kernel-level driver, Ricochet will be able to inspect player’s computers to determine whether they contain illegal programs.
Activision has promised to utilize other modes to curb the epidemic including server-security updates, game monitoring and account authentication updates. Additionally, the company has continued to various banwaves that target illicit accounts and account resellers.
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SOURCE: Press Release