It turns out that the cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone have the audacity to headshot new players as they spawn and parachute down from the sky. This issue has once again thrust Warzone cheating into the limelight within the Call of Duty community, especially after a recent unannounced banwave that unfortunately ensnared some innocent players in the crossfire.
Despite the valiant efforts of developer Infinity Ward, the problem of cheating in this massively popular battle royale remains significant. It frequently crops up in Call of Duty subreddits, on social media platforms, and during the livestreams of high-profile players.
It is in one such livestream that a shocking incident occurred – a cheater was seen effortlessly headshotting new spawns as they descended from the heavens. This is a feat that I previously thought was beyond the capabilities of aimbots.
I was aware that aimbots could assist players in achieving auto-headshots from astonishing distances, even against enemies who are not visible on the screen. However, I had no idea that aimbots could be employed to target new player spawns who enter the map via parachute, seemingly even through the obscuring cover of clouds. Such a demise must be incredibly frustrating.
The remarkable video below showcases streamer TimTheTatman falling victim to a Warzone cheater in real-time and subsequently communicating with the cheater after they tuned into the stream (skip to the five-minute mark). Rather amusingly, the cheater responds to questions by nodding for yes and shaking the camera left to right for no within the game. The cheater claims to have been cheating for six months. If this is true, it implies that they have been engaging in cheating in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare even before Warzone made its debut in March 2020.
It is worth noting that the cheater is wielding the Kar98 marksman rifle with the Damascus skin. The cheater asserts that they earned this skin themselves, as opposed to purchasing an account boost service. This is no mean feat. To unlock the Damascus skin, one must unlock the platinum Platinum camo on every single gun in the game, a task that demands a considerable amount of time and effort.
Consequently, we are confronted with a rather brazen cheater here, one who indicated to TimTheTatman that they have been cheating for a considerable period and seem unconcerned about the prospect of being banned.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and Warzone in particular, has been grappling with a cheating problem since its launch. Some console players have even resorted to disabling crossplay in an attempt to evade PC hackers.
Back in May, Infinity Ward implemented two-step SMS authentication for new Warzone PC users logging in as free-to-play. This was regarded as a crucial measure in the battle against Warzone cheaters, as many of them would simply create a new account, download the free-to-play Warzone, and promptly resume their cheating ways after being banned.
This move was accompanied by a series of new security measures from Infinity Ward. These included providing in-game confirmation to those who report suspected cheaters when a player is banned, as well as updated matchmaking to group suspected cheaters together.
It was initially believed that this anti-cheat effort had a positive impact on the free-to-download battle royale. However, this month has witnessed a resurgence in reports of cheating.
