Summary

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's beta is already being plagued by cheaters undermining the testing experience.
  • The franchise continues to implement new measures to combat cheating, including bans and updates.
  • Players are expressing frustration and disappointment at widespread cheating in the beta.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's beta, which has been live for just over a day, is already facing a significant issue as cheaters have infiltrated the game’s lobbies. Reports are flooding in from Black Ops 6 players who have encountered hackers, tainting the early experience of what is supposed to be a testing ground for the upcoming title.

Cheating has been a persistent problem within the Call of Duty franchise, with hackers consistently managing to circumvent the developers' ongoing efforts to address the issue. The most recent surge in cheating coincided with the release of Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox Game Pass. In response, the franchise implemented a series of decisive measures, including banning over 65,000 accounts to clear ranked play leaderboards, targeting lobby-scraping apps, and rolling out significant updates to the RICOCHET Anti-Cheat system to improve its effectiveness.

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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta launched on August 30, offering pre-order customers an early opportunity to experience the game ahead of its official release on October 25. However, much like last year's Modern Warfare 3 beta, this beta also fell victim to widespread cheating. Within hours of its release, clips showcasing cheaters using wall hacks, aimbots, and other exploits began circulating on social media. One clip, shared by ModernWarzone, gained significant attention, showing a cheater effortlessly killing other players, underscoring the ongoing challenges of curbing cheating within the franchise.

Player Reactions to Cheating in the Black Ops 6 Beta

Players reacted to the cheating in Black Ops 6 beta with a mix of frustration and disappointment. One expressed surprise that others were even shocked by the cheating, given its persistence in the series. Another estimated that a significant portion of players, around one in five, were using hacks like wall-hacks. Many shared their own encounters with cheaters, noting that nearly every match had at least one suspicious player. Additionally, some voiced concerns specifically about crossplay with PC players, suggesting that restricting crossplay to console-only matches might alleviate some of the cheating problems.

It is also worth noting that a Call of Duty blog post noted that Black Ops 6 beta is a key period for testing anti-cheat features. The post acknowledged that combating cheating is ongoing and highlighted that TeamRICOCHET is actively working to improve its systems. It emphasized that the beta helps in monitoring and refining these measures, with the full Call of Duty RICOCHET Anti-Cheat system set to be fully operational by the game's official launch.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
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Released
October 25, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Developer(s)
Treyarch, Raven Software
Publisher(s)
Activision
Engine
IW 9.0
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.

The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.

In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.

Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.

Franchise
Call of Duty
Genre(s)
FPS