Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 might not be a cheater infested mess after all — Activision claims a near perfect success rate in the beta

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I’ve noticed a lot of frustration among Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone players over the last year. It seems like there’s been a constant stream of cheaters, and it’s really been bothering people who are playing fairly.

Activision has consistently updated its Ricochet anti-cheat system, though the results have been somewhat inconsistent.

There’s good news for the upcoming Black Ops 7. The team working on the Ricochet anti-cheat system recently announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they’re successfully removing cheaters from the game almost 99% of the time. If they can maintain this level of success when the full game launches, players might finally be able to enjoy a fair and enjoyable experience.

The Black Ops 7 beta launched with a very high success rate of 97.5% for matches without cheaters. After five days, that number improved to 98.8%, meaning almost all matches were played fairly.

Our goal is to eliminate cheating completely, but unfortunately, some players will always find ways to bypass even the strongest anti-cheat systems. Still, it’s good to see these positive results.

Honestly, it feels like this should have happened ages ago, but I’m so relieved it finally has. I just can’t wrap my head around why anyone would even *think* about using cheats in a competitive game these days, especially in 2025! But the worst part is, it’s never the cheater who ends up paying the price, is it? It always ruins it for everyone else.

I’ve been glad to see consistent progress even during the beta testing phase, and it’s exciting to know there’s still a lot more development planned. It feels good knowing this isn’t the finished product – they’re still working hard to improve things.

We understand how important it is to have fair matches – you shouldn’t question whether a loss was legitimate or wonder if something wasn’t right. That’s why we’re constantly improving RICOCHET Anti-Cheat to protect your time, your matches, and, most importantly, your confidence in the game. We have a lot more planned for the future.

Team Ricochet

Like Battlefield before it, Activision now requires PC players to have TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled. If these features aren’t turned on, you won’t be able to play their games.

This update is one step in a larger effort to combat cheating in the game. Dealing with cheaters is a common problem for competitive games, but Call of Duty has become especially well-known for it lately.

Call of Duty is a massive global game, and now it’s part of an even bigger company. Hopefully, this new ownership will bring stability to the game – many players, like me, are eager to enjoy future installments like Black Ops 7 and are counting on it continuing to run smoothly.

The newest installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops 7, will be available November 17th on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. It will also be included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and accessible via cloud gaming.

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2025-10-09 17:09