Modern Warfare 3’s Ranked Play platform debuted midway through January, offering skilled players a challenging environment in which to showcase their talents. However, it quickly became apparent that the mode had been overrun by cheaters – malicious operators looking to disrupt everyone’s gaming experience. Today, the mode is almost unplayable, with hackers dominating the top ranks of the leaderboard and causing trouble for content creators and professional players worldwide.
Recently, Nadeshot – the CEO of 100 Thieves and the CDL’s LA Thieves – took to social media to express his frustration with the state of MW3’s Ranked Play scene. He wrote a short essay detailing the problems with Ranked Play and what Activision and its teams need to do to address them. This provided a stark look at the impact these issues are having on some of the game’s most recognizable players and personalities.
‘Addressing Glaring Issues’
In his social media post, Nadeshot was quick to address the fact that ‘RICOCHET is terrible’. He was referring to the anti-cheat software used by Activision, which has proven to be ineffective and bypassed by hackers. Here’s a snippet of Nadeshot’s post:
‘RICOCHET is absolutely terrible and regardless of data shared with the community, it’s not working. Ranked MW3 is plagued with cheaters and I don’t even want to know what Resurgence looks like.’
To his credit, Nadeshot offered some positive feedback, thanking Activision for bringing back ‘movement’ and introducing solid gunplay and content-related elements in Modern Warfare 3. However, he also expressed frustration with the company’s inability to address key issues, particularly the game’s anti-cheat systems. He highlighted that fixing the anti-cheat should be Activision’s ‘highest priority’, a sentiment echoed by the community.
Even the best Call of Duty players in the world can’t handle these issues:
‘I love this game and we’re on the right track, but please fix these glaring issues before we start getting slammed with news and marketing about this year’s new title launch.’
We already know that Call of Duty 2024 is set to be revealed in the coming months. It has reportedly been in development for years and is expected to be one of the best COD games of late, but it will be disappointing if it launches and the anti-cheat functions are still not working as intended.
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