Call of Duty: Warzone will soon be seeing its one year anniversary. As successful as the battle royale has been, Warzone is riddled with hackers and glitches that seem to dampen the experience at every turn. While ruling with an iron fist against cheaters seems to be a good idea–to rid the game of players who ruin the experience for others–Dr Disrespect recently voiced his opinion in regards to throwing down the ban hammer too early.
Recently, Twitch hosted a $250,000 Call of Duty: Warzone tournament, along with the help of Doritos. Team UnRationaL took home the top spot, but not the top story. The internet is, instead, abuzz about an entire team that was disqualified for possibly cheating in the Call of Duty: Warzone tournament.
The alleged culprit in question is Metzy_B, who had a few questionable clips surface during the tournament. This is where Dr Disrespect’s recent comments come in. While on a recent stream, Doc talks about how he believes there is massive grey area when it comes to banning players in the middle of tournaments with so little evidence. While Doc is not claiming that he thinks Metzy_B is innocent, he thinks that the clips that are surfacing of the competitor’s transgressions are anything but blatant. Doc is not a fan of the idea of Twitch simply stepping in and kicking Metzy_B and his team out of the competition based on clips that Twitch claims to be “unnatural.” Of course, Doc himself has issues with Twitch (who he calls the Purple Snakes) so some of his opinions may have a pinch of bias to them.
Dr Disrespect tackles the issue from the perspective that Metzy_B and his crew never had the chance to defend themselves. According to Metzy_B on Twitter, he never had the opportunity to talk, show his computer, etc. The Warzone clips do not seem to be overly obvious, and there is a grey area that Doc is uncomfortable with. Dr Disrespect also points out that Metzy_B is a small streamer who seems to have been bullied by Twitch.
Another point that Doc wanted to drive home in his rant is the idea that, as of now, Activision simply does not have a strong anti-cheat measure for Warzone. The majority of bans come from reports and/or the realization of new cheating subscriptions. But as far as live in-game anti-cheating software, it is not what it should be. So if Twitch, or any other entity, wants to put on a tournament for Call of Duty: Warzone, it needs to put a plan in place before the event that would be able to monitor, address, consider, and take care of cheating concerns. It very well may be the case that Mitzy_B cheated, and that the correct decision was made, but Doc has an issue with how that conclusion was met.
The cheating issue in Call of Duty: Warzone is difficult to deal with when playing in public matches. In tournaments, it is another issue entirely. Players like Nickmercs are quitting Call of Duty: Warzone tournaments entirely to avoid professionals who are cheating in high-stakes competitions with money on the line. Whether it is Activision finally putting tough anti-cheating software in place or the tournament facilitators handling situations more efficiently, Call of Duty: Warzone tournaments are not going to be taken very seriously with these types of controversies until something is done.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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