Call Of Duty will now make you invincible if someone else is cheating

metro.co.uk:

If Activision’s anti-cheat software spots a Call Of Duty cheater, it grants automatic invincibility to everyone else.

Cheaters in any game are infuriating and there’s nothing more satisfying than managing to either outplay them regardless or give them a taste of their own medicine. The latter is something that Activision has taken note of for Call Of Duty.

While it did introduce its new Ricochet anti-cheat software alongside Call Of Duty: Vanguard’s release, it’s not flawless and cheaters have persisted. So, Activision is allowing everyone else to cheat back.

In a recent blog post, Activision explains that it has been testing a new mitigation technique called Damage Shield. Basically, if the server detects a cheater, all other players become automatically invincible, making the offender easy pickings for everyone else.

Damage Shield is already out of testing and has been deployed worldwide, although Activision recommends that players still report any cheaters they encounter.

It also tries to assure players that Damage Shield won’t trigger in matches with rule-abiding players, and that this is only one type of mitigation, with more either live already or in testing.

‘Since activating new mitigations in the last few weeks, we have seen a decline in cheat reporting, but we know the work is never done,’ reads the blog post.

‘TeamRICOCHET will always strive to be as transparent as possible; however, our cards need to be kept close to our chest with respect to our detection systems and other mitigation to keep that info secure from bad actors.’

Activision adds that any extreme or repeated offences may result in a permanent suspension for the entire series. So getting caught cheating in Call Of Duty: Vanguard would then mean you won’t