If there's one story that feels like it will never end, it's the ongoing fight between Raven Software and Warzone cheaters. For whatever reason, occasional "purges" of players just don't seem to do the trick, as there's always some that fall through the cracks as cheating adapts and evolves.
One such apparent cheater is Twitch streamer, chrissoaresgtr. As spotted by r/CODWazone, chrissoaresgtr appeared to be using a "soft aimbot" hack, as the streamer was getting shots that didn't at all align with where the gun was aimed at all. Somehow, the alleged cheater managed to dodge this week's ban spree, but his luck has run out on Twitch, as the account appears to have been banned after the clip gained traction online. At the time of writing, the account still cannot be accessed.
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As seen in the clip, the streamer is able to take out other players despite most of the shots missing. Unlike a traditional aimbot, a "soft aimbot" doesn't result in the gun "snapping" in place to meet the target (thus making it obvious to all players that you're cheating), rather it's the bullets that gravitate to the enemy, regardless of where you point your weapon. In short, it's an aimbot that removes the "snapping" character animation, so you don't get caught by other players. It's possible that the mechanisms used by Raven Software to ban cheaters cannot pick this up just yet.
This is far from the only cheating story from the Warzone community in recent weeks. Just a few days ago, a hack that targeted numerous accounts – including those belonging to streamers – boosted them to level 1000 and unlocked all camos. It's hypothesized that the hack could spread from player to player, which would result in matches where opponents are invincible, completely ruining the balance of the game.
On top of that, the inability to stamp out cheating on PC could now spill over to console. A new hack has been discovered that would make cheating on console possible,with Activision taking down YouTube channel that was spreading information on how it works.
Source: GameRant
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