The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta began on October 2 and was quickly interrupted by cheaters. Of course, cheating happens in most popular multiplayer games, and with the surface area of Call of Duty being so large, cheaters were always going to find a way to do what they do.
Now, Activision has shared some data points about cheating in the beta so far, led by the statistic that 97% of cheaters were stopped within 30 minutes of when they signed in for the early-access beta. Further, fewer than 1% of people who attempted to cheat actually got into a match. Those who did were booted “within minutes.”
“Cheaters were expected. But our upgraded systems caught them faster than ever, powered by strengthened TPM 2.0 checks and automated systems helping to eliminate a large number of attempts to cheat,” Activision’s anti-cheat team, Ricochet, said. “Those who did manage to slip through didn’t last long. Most never made it into a match.”
