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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 expands Ricochet anti-cheat to combat exploits in Ranked after banning over 263,000 cheaters already this year
Activision has expanded its Ricochet anti-cheat system in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to specifically target exploits within the game's Ranked Play mode, aiming to close loopholes that cheaters have been using to gain an unfair advantage in competitive matches. The move comes as the developer continues its ongoing crackdown on cheating, which it says has already resulted in more than 263,000 bans issued this year alone across the franchise.
The expanded protections are designed to detect and prevent specific exploit techniques rather than just traditional cheat software, reflecting how cheating methods have evolved to target ranked competitive play in particular. Activision has framed the update as part of a continued, long-term investment in Ricochet, which has been used across recent Call of Duty titles to identify and remove cheaters, with the 263,000 figure underlining the scale of the ongoing problem the studio is trying to address.
In short
- Black Ops 7's Ricochet anti-cheat now targets exploits in Ranked Play.
- Over 263,000 cheaters have been banned in Call of Duty this year.
- Update reflects Activision's continued crackdown on competitive-mode cheating.
Explained simply
Call of Duty is a long-running series of military-themed video games. Black Ops 7 is one of its entries, and Ranked Play is a mode where players compete in matches that affect their competitive standing.
Players can cheat with software or exploit weaknesses in how a game works to gain an advantage. Ricochet is Activision’s anti-cheat system, used across recent Call of Duty games to detect and deal with cheating.
Cheating can undermine fair competition and affect players’ confidence in ranked matches. Activision’s reported ban total gives an indication of the scale of the issue it is trying to address, though it does not show how many players are still cheating.
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