One Reddit user has posted an interesting image that shows a company built to sell cheats. There seems to be an active market of players who invest in their services using hacks across a variety of games.
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The image display’s the company logo but blurs out their name as a deterrent to anyone looking to acquire their services. The ‘about’ description boasts that they have a loyal customer base of 30,000 players making for an interesting equation. The Reddit post’s author, alexandrepigeot, breaks down that with 60 million players on Warzone, every 1 in 2000 is subscribed to this company alone. Assuming that there are other hack providers and that players spending over $100 on cheats are more likely to play the game regularly, that would mean that 1 in every 100 players are probably using cheats.
The guesswork fully expands into one player per Warzone lobby is most likely using cheats. Fans that have critiqued the math point out that 60 million sign-ups does not equal 60 million players, which skews the entire equation to an increase in the number of cheaters per game. If Skill-Based Matchmaking is added into the equation, then the hackers will become more concentrated in top tier lobbies. At that point, there is a limited set of options for players to counter aimbots, wallhacks, and other forms of cheating.
Other variables continue to skew the math making for a very unsettling realization. If hacks are easily accessible for a price then Activision is on the losing side of a tough battle. Anti-cheat software can stop obvious players, but if an entire hacking industry is being built to counter it, then the cheaters will continue to have evolving tools.
For many fans, this mathematical breakdown explains Infinity Ward’s and Activision’s lack of a solution. The amount of money per hack far exceeds the price of the game itself, allowing the vendors of hacking software to invest in their programs and continue to find workarounds. Modern Warfare may not have started the constant hacking problems, but it definitely does a good job showcasing a new threat to the gaming community.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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