Modern Warfare 2: Hackers plague Beta, Infinity Ward to take action, and more

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2nd Beta week is live for players who pre-purchased the game for PC and Xbox. The Open Beta will start shortly and will be open for all playable platforms - PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox, PC (Steam/Blizzard).

There have been countless issues in Call of Duty games regarding the outrageous number of hackers in official lobbies. The community had high hopes as Infinity Ward incorporated a new anti-cheat, Ricochet Anti-Cheat System, in Modern Warfare 2 to deter hackers away from the new title.

This article will look at what the Call of Duty fandom has to say about the recent appearance of hackers in the Beta phase and how Infinity Ward plans to deal with the issue.

Call of Duty players have encountered multiple instances of hacking issues on official servers. With the announcement of the new titles, Activision hinted towards a new and improved experience in the game for all the players.

The assurance of that statement looked promising with Infinity Ward bringing in the Ricochet Anti-Cheat System, which happens to be a Kernel-level anti-cheat system. However, players have encountered hackers in-game and information about it surfaced on the internet.

Modern Warfare 2 2nd Beta week recently started and players with hack tools are also emerging into lobbies, hitting insane shots, and killing players at a stretch with ease. It almost seems like the players have been playing the maps for years, considering how easily they popped off instantly after the Beta release.

Hacking in a game is a bannable offense and it is believed that such players should be punished with permanent bans or account bans. Anti-cheat systems keep evolving, and so do players who find their way around the software.

The presence of even one