Cheating is a hot topic for theCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzonecommunity. What used to be a limited case problem has turned into a massive epidemic of cheaters plaguing theModern Warfarecommunity. Activision efforts have reduced the amount, but new hacks seem to appear almost overnight.
One Reddit user has posted an interesting image that shows a company built to sell cheats. There seems to be an active market of players who invest in their services using hacks across a variety of games.
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The guesswork fully expands into one player perWarzonelobby is most likely using cheats. Fans that have critiqued the math point out that 60 million sign-ups does not equal 60 million players, which skews the entire equation to an increase in the number of cheaters per game. If Skill-Based Matchmaking is added into the equation, then the hackers will become more concentrated in top tier lobbies. At that point, there is a limited set ofoptions for players to counter aimbots, wallhacks, and other forms of cheating.
Other variables continue to skew the math making for a very unsettling realization. If hacks are easily accessible for a price thenActivision is on the losing side of a tough battle. Anti-cheat software can stop obvious players, but if an entire hacking industry is being built to counter it, then the cheaters will continue to have evolving tools.
For many fans, this mathematical breakdown explainsInfinity Ward’s and Activision’s lack of a solution. The amount of money per hack far exceeds the price of the game itself, allowing the vendors of hacking software to invest in their programs and continue to find workarounds.Modern Warfaremay not have started the constant hacking problems, but it definitely does a good job showcasing a new threat to the gaming community.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
