Over 27,000 Call of Duty accounts banned with more to come

Activision Blizzard claims that they banned over 27,000 Call of Duty accounts last weekend, showing that cheaters and the like aren’t welcome anymore. More bans are set to be given out, with the company taking these complaints seriously as their games are now in their third season.

In a statement released by the company (via Charlie Intel), revealing that their RICOCHET anti-cheat system was able to detect and ban over 27,000 accounts. During the statement, it was also said that more ban waves are coming to those who have been defiant of the company’s rules.

"#TeamRICOCHET identified and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend through a series of upgraded detection systems,” read the statement. “The team is progressing on a new set of security updates and anticipates more ban waves to come."

Call of Duty players were told that anyone who took part in SR boosting would get banned before the launch of Season 3. While the statement doesn’t say that the primary accounts banned were due to boosting, the recent warning indicates that at least some of them are. Obviously, there are over a dozen ways to cheat in these games, but it looks like RICOCHET is going to find them.

This is a huge benefit to those playing the multiplayer of either Modern Warfare 3 or Warzone, ensuring a smoother experience from here on out. It seems doubtful that this will permanently stop cheating, but some effort to stop them is better than none at all. Should RICOCHET continue to succeed like this, we won’t be seeing too many cheaters in the long run.

Multiplayer for these Call of Duty games will always remain a fun experience, even for weaker entries like last year’s Modern Warfare 3. Warzone also continues to be a major source of fun for players, showing that the battle royale genre still has some legs. Both games are readily available on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.