Summary
- Treyarch is adding new Anti-Cheat updates to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ahead of Ranked play's debut on November 21.
- Ricochet Anti-Cheat has improved AFK detection, adjusted ping thresholds, and manual reviews for rename requests.
- Players must win 50 Multiplayer matches to unlock Ranked play, reducing the likelihood of cheating.
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Ranked play releasing on November 21, Treyarch has revealed new Anti-Cheat updates. Some Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players have encountered cheaters since the game was released, and this update could be what the Multiplayer needs.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was recently released, and there's already a problem with cheating in the game. Ahead of its release, Treyarch conducted some public tests to ensure its functionality at launch. Despite the game being so fresh during this phase, some gamers found a way to cheat during the Black Ops 6 beta, a trend that continues today. The sophisticated Ricochet Anti-Cheat has been used by Call of Duty titles since 2021 when it was added to Warzone to ensure every competitor was on an equal playing field. Ricochet Anti-Cheat is set to get some major adjustments with the upcoming release of Black Ops 6's Ranked play.
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Popular Call of Duty outlet Charlie Intel recently shared a screenshot from Treyarch that details some changes coming to Ricochet Anti-Cheat. According to the announcement, the changes include improved AFK detection, adjusted ping thresholds, and the return of some flagging systems used for the game's launch. The enhanced AFK detection is intended for Treyarch to curb how many accounts are using boosting tactics, while the ping changes are designed to prevent VPN abuse. Manual reviews for rename requests will also be used for Ranked players that reach the Crimson rank or higher, ensuring that rank boosting is rare if it occurs at all. While many of these changes appear to be coming to Black Ops 6's various game modes, the manual reviews for rename requests are exclusive to Ranked play.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Ranked Play is Getting New Anti-Cheat Systems
For gamers to unlock Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Ranked play, they must first win 50 Multiplayer matches. This gives Ricochet Anti-Cheat a baseline of statistics to work with and compare to when the player competes in Ranked matches. Ricochet Anti-Cheat uses a replay investigation tool to monitor replays of top players. This only applies to completed matches, which may not help players who are matched with cheaters, but it should minimize the number of matches they can cheat in. The returning anti-cheat systems from launch have seemingly been improved as Treyarch has confirmed that they are ready. After the mid-season update, these anti-cheat measures will also be applied to Call of Duty: Warzone.
While cheaters may have disrupted some Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 matches already, these adjustments should improve the multiplayer experience. As Treyarch continues to update Black Ops 6, more anti-cheat improvements could be introduced.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
