Activision Reveals Updated RICOCHET Anti-Cheat’s AI-Powered Replay Detection Tool

Activision is pushing forward in the fight against cheaters in Call of Duty, and they’ve just released a new blog outlining the progress made since Season 3’s launch. The update highlights the success of the Ricochet anti-cheat system and details new improvements for Black Ops 6 and Warzone.

Since the launch of Black Ops 6, Activision has been actively shutting down cheat makers. In the latest update, they announced that five more cheat creators have been taken out of business since March.

But cheat makers aren’t the only ones being targeted, Activision is also cracking down on third-party hardware used to run cheating scripts. The company has sent cease and desist letters to several companies making and selling these cheating devices.

“We have already seen compliance from some of the companies we’ve contacted,” Activision says. “However, we will continue to pursue other device makers in the market, globally, as well as people that create scripts to manipulate Call of Duty game code.”

Players using these devices on either PC or console to cheat will face permanent bans, reinforcing Activision’s commitment to keeping the game fair.

To further protect player accounts, Activision recently introduced a new Account Linking policy.

Now, players must verify ownership when trying to link a new PC account to an Activision ID. This change has already prevented over 10,000 suspicious account links, helping secure accounts that could have been compromised.

The latest Season 3 Reloaded update brings even more improvements to the anti-cheat system. The Death Widget UI has been expanded, providing players with more detailed information about how they were eliminated.

This feature shows whether a player was pinged by a heartbeat sensor, marked by a Most Wanted contract, detected by a proximity alarm, tagged through a Resurgence mark, or even used as a body shield by a teammate. The goal of this update is to cut down on false cheating reports.

Call of Duty’s Ricochet team has also enhanced their advanced video replay technology to better identify wallhackers. The Replay Investigation Tool, an internal system, analyzes completed matches and uses machine learning to spot suspicious gameplay. If the tool detects potential cheating, the clip is sent to a human reviewer for verification.

Activision explains that the tool captures a large number of clips from both Black Ops 6 and Warzone, with a strong focus on Ranked Play modes. “It’s unbelievably frustrating to be bumped off a leaderboard by a cheater, but RIT and its advancements are zeroed in on the Ranked Play experience,” Activision says.

The Ricochet anti-cheat team is constantly working on updates, and Activision promises to continue releasing improvements regularly. They plan to share more details in future blog posts.

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