Call of Duty: WWII got a special Twitter account for hacker reports

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Unfortunately, Call of Duty has often had problems with hackers, especially on PC where access to various fraudulent tools is much more accessible than what is the case with other platforms. Without care fraudsters have not made an exception with the current CoD franchise, and since the same are hanging around WWII since the open beta, the developer has decided to take additional measures of safety.

In-game tool for reporting cheaters obviously is not good enough in fight against disrespectful players, so Sledgehammer has opened a special Twitter account - The Ban Hammer - how it would with the help from other players collected information and evidence about users that have not heard about fairness. Simply put, if you accidentally come across a player that cheats the developer ask you kindly to submit his Steam ID then video with proof, and for the rest they will take care of.

Tagged with: Call of Duty Series, Cheat of the Games, World War II

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Planetary

Ah yes Twitter, the state of the art anticheat solution.


Planetary

It's not a bad thing but I think something similar to what CSGO has would be more efficient. All ranked CSGO matches seems to be recorded and can be replayed for some time.

Or maybe add the ability to record your game in CoD:WW2 by simply clicking a key instead of needing third-party software. (Do they already have this? - I played the game but haven't come across it)


Modest

Somebody hacked in loot crates on Normandy. Activision please address this.


Interstellar

Because an in-game system to report hackers would actually be too convinient and efficient... *facepalm*


Danmaku

Unfortunately, cheaters are always faster, but this is a good way to create this account!



Interstellar
miguelaco said:

Because an in-game system to report hackers would actually be too convinient and efficient... *facepalm*

Exactly the same thing I thought. You will have to provide video evidence though on twitter. So that means more work for them. They need to hire a person who will look at the twitter feed and distribute bans accordingly. It's a lame job but someone has to do it. Cheaters no fun in any multiplayer games.

H1Z1 had some awesome ban system. If you cheated you get banned and if you uploaded an apology video with your face you could get a one time ban lift. Cheat again and you are banned forever. So you either get a new Steam account and buy the game again or stop cheating. People never learn. Do not cheat in any online game.


Existential
paprika911 said:
miguelaco said:

Because an in-game system to report hackers would actually be too convinient and efficient... *facepalm*

Exactly the same thing I thought. You will have to provide video evidence though on twitter. So that means more work for them. They need to hire a person who will look at the twitter feed and distribute bans accordingly. It's a lame job but someone has to do it. Cheaters no fun in any multiplayer games.

H1Z1 had some awesome ban system. If you cheated you get banned and if you uploaded an apology video with your face you could get a one time ban lift. Cheat again and you are banned forever. So you either get a new Steam account and buy the game again or stop cheating. People never learn. Do not cheat in any online game.

All the more reason to not ever play these type of games.  You pay to play and then you must defend honest gameplay?  Let the griefers and cheaters play each other.  I don't have time to police the corporation's creation.


Interstellar

Well, they gotta do what they gotta do to keep cheaters out of the game.
Anything that works for it, I guess! Nonetheless, it's good to see that they still support this issue!