Call of Duty's Anti-Cheat Has Been Improved, Now Targets ReWASD Users Too

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The Call of Duty dev team has heavily improved the game's anti-cheat system, RICOCHET, to clamp down on mouse and keyboard (MnK) players who are using third-party programs to abuse controller aim assist.

Improved Anti-Cheat

For those who do not know, Call of Duty has an aim assist feature that automatically gets enabled when using a controller to play the game. This feature allows controller players to go toe-to-toe with those who are using a mouse and keyboard, particularly when it comes to aiming down sights (ADS). Basically, players would just have to aim at the general direction of their opponents and the controller will do the heavy lifting.

That said, this feature is only meant for those who are playing Call of Duty using gamepads. However, some people have been able to take advantage of aim assist by using programs like reWASD. The software tricks the game into thinking that a player is using a controller rather than a mouse and keyboard, thus unlocking aim assist.

The community has been clamoring for the developers to do something about it. Luckily, the Call of Duty dev team has finally caught wind of the situation and has made suitable adjustments to the game's anti-cheat detection system to rectify the issue.

In a recent tweet, the developers stated that RICOCHET has been improved to now detect players using tools to activate aim assist while using a mouse and keyboard. If programs like reWASD are detected on the player's PC, the Call of Duty application will be closed immediately. Furthermore, repeat offenders could get their accounts suspended or banned if they continue using such programs.

Not Impressed

While it is good that the developers have finally done something about the issue, it seems that players are still not impressed.

Over on Twitter, user IceManIsaac said that the developers are "too soft" on these players by giving them a gentle warning instead of banning them outright.

Another user said that they are not convinced because the game's anti-cheat has a long history of not working as intended.

User TrueGameData expressed concerns over RICOCHET's ability to detect third-party programs. "I have used WireShark to measure server [tick rates] and simply renaming the exe file kept COD running," they said.

But what do you think? Is Call of Duty's RICOCHET anti-cheat now better than ever? Do you think that the system can truly prevent MnK aim assist abusers from ruining the fun for everyone? Let us know in the comments!