One Shot, Forty Kills
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmight only be in its beta stage, but players are already finding out that it’s never too early to start breaking the rules, as aimbotters, wall-hackers, and other villains are already ruining the experience for many in theCoDcommunity.
Over the course of the beta weekend, players encounteredKillcam replaysthat showed othersutilizing mods to rack up insane killstreaks– a practice that has dogged shooters on PC since the genre’s inception. This frustration led to manyCall of Dutyconsole players choosing to switch off cross-play capabilities, essentially banning PC players from their matches, but also shrinking the player base.
Now, this beingCall of Duty– the biggest FPS franchise on the planet – turning off cross-play is hardly going to result inBlack Ops Cold Warbecoming a “dead game”, but it’s a shame that players do end up having to wall off other communities because of the actions of a few cheaters. Last year, Activision adopted a “zero tolerance” stance against hackers in bothModern WarfareandWarzone– banning nearly quarter of a million players in the last 12 months alone – but you’re never going to catcheverybody, and some of these banned accounts will simply find ways to circumvent the ban and continue playing.
Ultimately, it’s positive to see titles likeCall of Duty, Overwatch,andRainbow Six Siegepush back against shadier or more toxic players, but they’ll be unlikely to ever truly eradicate the relentless mentality of those who want to cheat. This is just abeta, and people arealreadybreaking the rules to rack up kills and XP in the new sequel. For some players, for whatever reason, cheating is apparently an integral part of playing – and winning – at video games.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta already has cheaters[PC Gamer]
