Call of Duty has confirmed upgrades to its Richochet anti-cheat for the Modern Warfare 3 beta as waves of cheaters already infiltrated the game.
On October 12, Activision announced that a new suite of detections and protections will be set to go live once Modern Warfare 3 arrives, but the news comes as a new wave of cheaters is expected for the beta.
Watchdog group anti-cheat police department had previously warned that a cheat provider was giving away its software for free during the beta period as PC early access begins.
However, Activision has responded and will be upping its efforts to keep the community safe, even addressing cheating issues that plagued the first beta despite PlayStation exclusivity.
MW3 promises to permaban for cheaters during beta
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, CoD claimed that only a “small number of accounts” were caught cheating during weekend one.
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That said, for the second weekend, the team promised to be ready and issued a warning to anyone caught abusing nefarious software such as aimbots or wall hacks.
#TeamRICOCHET actioned against a small number of accounts for cheating during MP BETA Weekend One. For Weekend Two, the team will be actively monitoring the BETA and will enforce permanent bans against any account detected to be cheating, across all platforms.
— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) October 12, 2023
“For Weekend Two, the team will be actively monitoring the BETA and will enforce permanent bans against any account detected to be cheating, across all platforms,” they said.
As the war against hackers continues, it will be interesting to see how many bans are issued during the beta and what improvements the devs have made to Richochet in time for the launch of MW3 on November 10.
For more on the Modern Warfare 3 beta, check out our guide for how you can play as well as all our latest coverage on the next installment in the CoD franchise.