It’s no secret that Call of Duty games are plagued by an excess of cheaters, and though Activision is doing its best to combat that plague, there’s only so much the publisher can do in game. Because of this, Activision has decided to cut the problem at its source, the websites that create, sell, and distribute cheats.
This isn’t a first for Activision, as they have made direct attacks on cheating websites in the past. Essentially, it will send these cheating websites a cease and desist letter, calling for the creator to stop hosting Call of Duty cheats on the website, and only continue on with legal action if the site does not comply.
The last time this happened was in August, where Activision filed a lawsuit against CXCheats. This website was a hotspot for cheaters in Modern Warfare, but by the end of the lawsuit, all Call of Duty cheats were removed from the website entirely.
The target this time is another popular cheating website called GatorCheats. Activision sent a Cease and Desist letter back in May calling for the site to stop hosting Call of Duty cheats, but the owner only complied partially. Rather than remove all related cheats, they stopped selling those cheats to new customers but continued to update the currently existing ones. Obviously, this half-baked response didn’t cut it for Activision, as another Cease and Desist letter was sent to the site’s owner, this time hand delivered by a private investigator.
Above is the owner of GatorCheats’ response to the second letter, in which they explain that the private investigator knew not only their name but also the names of their entire family. Rather than engage in a lawsuit with the giant corporation that is Activision Blizzard, GatorCheats has pledged to no longer create, test, or update any cheats relating to Activision Blizzard products.
This won’t stop cheating completely in Call of Duty, but it should help it immensely in the future. There will always be more cheat sites and as a result there will always be more cheaters, but removing some of the major points of access will deter a lot of casual cheaters from taking part. Since this is the second major cheat source that Activision has busted this year, it stands to reason that it will continue to do so using whatever means necessary. Playing against a cheater is frustrating, but players can rest easy knowing Activision is taking steps to nip cheating in the bud.
Call of Duty is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Charlie Intel
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