Call of Duty: Warzone Companion App Updated After Players Use It To Cheat
A new Call of Duty: Warzone companion app is making headlines for allowing players to see lobby K/D ratios before the match begins. It was not long before players started to use this system as a way to cheat in Call of Duty: Warzone, causing an almost immediate community outcry. Now, the app developers are updating the program to prevent cheaters from using it in inappropriate and unfair ways.
The app was designed to display in-depth stats for entire Call of Duty: Warzone lobbies and optimize the ability of players to flag potential cheaters. While Call of Duty: Warzone does not officially allow this, many community members quickly found ways to abuse the knowledge and manifest some unintended side effects to the app's use.
As players started to use the Call of Duty: Warzone companion app, they started to notice how each lobby was weighed. Players began to back out of unfavorable and difficult lobbies before the match begins, which goes against the in-game skill-based matchmaking system. While this is bad enough, other players found a way to engage in stream sniping and some fans even raised the possibility of cheating within the competitive Call of Duty community. The many options that this app provides have rippled through the community, and many players like Jared from XSETgaming believe that this app has ruined the game and brought clarity to lobbies that make matchmaking impossible.
The app is created by the same team that runs the Call of Duty Stats site. The app is provided for free, and the developers are now beginning to make some changes in an effort to fix the exploitive options. The app creator and owner, Dmitry Shymko, told Eurogamer that a patch has already been issued, which will restrict access to K/D details only after the pre-match warm-up.
This small change immediately fixes a major problem as players who leave after the pre-game lobby are usually punished with a loss or similar effect. Shymko expressed sadness in the interview with Eurogamer that the community has found ways to abuse the app rather than focusing on the many advantages and positive features that it offers.
Despite his feelings, Call of Duty: Warzone has a very active cheater problem, and it was no surprise to fans that the app would be abused. While the developer only intended on giving fans insight into their lobby structure, this app has quickly evolved into a much more controversial issue.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Eurogamer
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