Call of Duty's anti-cheat system will now close the game if it detects keyboard and mouse...

[midian182]

Why it matters: If you're a PC Call of Duty player who isn't averse to using aim assist with your mouse and keyboard controls, Activision has a warning for you: stop it, otherwise, the games' anti-cheat tech will automatically close the app.

The aim assist function has long been one of the few advantages controller users – as in, those on console - have had over mouse and keyboard combos, which generally offer more speed and finer, more accurate aiming. But some M&K users have been giving themselves a further edge by installing tools that make the game believe their inputs are coming from a controller.

Activision posted a message on X/Twitter warning these cheaters that its Ricochet anti-cheat technology, released in 2021, now targets players using tools to activate aim assist while using a mouse and keyboard. The Call of Duty application will close if this practice is detected.

ð¡ï¸Â #Warzone #MW3 #MW2#TeamRICOCHET: Our security detection systems now target players using tools to activate aim assist while using a mouse and keyboard. The Call of Duty application will close if detected.

Repeated use of these tools may lead to further account action.

– Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) January 16, 2024

The Ricochet punishment works across Modern Warfare 3, Modern Warfare 2, and Warzone. And while some K&M aim-assist users might continue trying their luck, Activision added that repeated use of these tools may lead to further account action – I.e., bans.

XIM and Cronus Zen are examples of the unauthorized third-party hardware tools Call of Duty players have ben using for years to benefit from aim assist and reduced recoil, writes IGN. Activision said last year that Ricochet would detect the use of these specific tools and ban repeat offenders.

It's believed that the new announcement is directed at users of reWASD, gamepad mapper software that can create a virtual controller by reassigning keyboard and mouse buttons.

Back in July last year, Call of Duty's official update account announced that 14,000 accounts had been successfully targeted and banned over the course of just 24 hours for using hacks, cheats, and exploits that undermine the game's experience. It was believed that the wave of bans targeted cheat engines from providers such as InterWebz and EngineOwning.

Activision is currently getting ready to launch the Season 1 Reloaded update for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3, introducing a new map, game modes, Multiplayer Ranked Play, and more.

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[gamerk2]

Heaven help us KBM users for getting the same benefits as everyone else.

 

[Gastec]

A bit too late, they have lost me since Black Ops III (on PC, it was loaded with wallhackers and aimbots).
I have to admit that I'm "guilty" of having used the XIM 3 adapter in BO, BO2 and other Calls of Duties on Xbox 360. Before you jump at me with torches and pitchforks let me assure you that my intention was not to "cheat" with the infamous aiming assist, which didn't work even well with XIM. At least that's what I remember, the aiming assist worked better with the Xbox controller than with my mouse connected to the adapter. The reason why I bought the XIM 3 was to be able to play with my gaming M&K on that respective console, which I consider to be sanity and normality, not to be forced to stress myself after 20 years of gaming on PC, with the sub-par input device that the console controller is. I remember having some relative advantage with the camera movements, due to the snappiness of the superior input device that a gaming mouse is, but not so much as to have turned into a "game changer", as I also played on a 60 Hz monitor against players on 120 Hz displays and I had a lot of network lag, that was most of the times 50-100 ms or more when playing with America at 3:00 AM, due to my location and the nature of CoD servers.

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Weirs, I thought them having level 0 access and being able to spy on your whole PC was going to fix this. Now they need MORE spying. Funny how that works!

Incompetent publisher for an incompetent developer! A match made in hell.