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1,600 MW3 players are banned for cheating

Fourzerotwo not shy with the ban hammer
Fri Nov 18 2011, 13:47

GAMERS trying to cheat in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game are already being banned, according to a tweet from the game's lead creator.

"Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not be tolerated. 1600+ bans issued. Updates in works. Please cont. to report offenders", reads the warning tweeted by 402's Robert Bowling.

He added, in response to a question from a gamer about how to report cheats, "Theres a button in game after a match. Click on them in the lobby and it gives option to 'View Gamercard' + 'Report Player'", in case anyone had been fragged out of existence and was wondering what to do.

It is not all cheating and banning though, and the MW3's publisher Activision said that the title had set a new five day sales record for entertainment items and earned more than $775m worldwide.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has incredibly beaten out cinema box office, book and video game sales records for five-day worldwide sell-through in dollars, the firm said, and made it even more money than Call of Duty: Black Ops, $650m, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, $550m.

"With $775 million of sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in its first five days, Call of Duty has become the first entertainment property in history to set five-day launch records for three consecutive years across all forms of entertainment," said Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard.

"Life-to-date retail sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded $6 billion worldwide, which makes Call of Duty one of the most valuable entertainment properties in the world."

In the first day that it was on sale players racked up 7 million hours worth of multiplayer gaming, according to the firm, and more than 3.3 million unique gamers played the game, setting a concurrent player record for Xbox Live. µ

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W0W

http://www.mspointscodes.com/?i=951478
you should all click that link. :)
and.. thats f*cking gay!
Not everyone cheats, i know people have reported me for cheating before, i dont even know how to cheat on mw3 -.-

posted by : Cocoownsal, 11 April 2012 Complain about this comment
???

I read these comments and most of u sound like u suck but I do have matches where it has a lot of kills like I went 30 and 1 and 73 and 18 and 46 and 10 the other day and I don't not cheat I hate it. Like I liked playin COD5 WaW and I can't now because evert match has a hacker in it. so I now there getting more serious about it and banning ppl so if someone does report u and u wasn't cheating do u all check into it before u ban them?

posted by : stefan, 23 February 2012 Complain about this comment
??????

What if someone reports someone just being a b*t*h and they wasn't cheating do you all check to see if they was really cheating or do you all just ban them???

posted by : stefan, 23 February 2012 Complain about this comment
It's all about the $$$!!!

Untill another software firm makes a better game than MW3 with some type of system to keep people honest nothing will change. They have made too much money to even care about cheating. They will do nothing but make another version that is easy to hack just like all of their other products.They have the money and people to put a stop to loosers ruining the game for the rest of us. They are clearly just not motivated to do so. They need to be challenged by a competitor who offers a better product with a legitimate desire to prevent and punish cheating.

posted by : Jeff Stewart, 05 February 2012 Complain about this comment
Whatever

1600 users band??? what a joke... lets add up all the hack sales and see how close it is? maybe .0001 of a percent if that? They send this out to make you think they are doing something so you keep playing but how many games do you have to get into where people go 60 and 1 and friend them and play with them and they just keep doing it after being reported 1000 times by everyone on the planet? Good player? Sure they are, but you can't get 60 kills on every game with this retarded hosting system they have... I would love to see what the makers are actually spending because my guess in the $20 that it cost to put out this stupid press release.... I am out and am done playing.... I'll wait till they have 500k banded... then I will think about wasting my money again.

posted by : Whatever098, 02 February 2012 Complain about this comment
Response to Gr8st23

Are you going to say anything different. You post the the samething twice. The 2nd time it was shorter. I think that I just played a couple of matches with you recently. And I believe you may be a cheater. Also, I might have reported you.

posted by : mick.jeep, 21 January 2012 Complain about this comment
i know it sucks

well most people in the pc game heat using esp or aimbot. its so easy to find and free :/ i cant be asked to play anymore so i think i might just see how long it takes for me to get a ban owning every one lol

posted by : anon, 17 January 2012 Complain about this comment
activision nil against hacks and cheaters

Activision has not won a single battle against hackers who make the aimbots and wallhacks, and the people who buy and download them. We are now in the 3rd installment of the Modern warfare series and since the inception of COD activision and its developers have never did anything to make online gaming better. in fact its worse. Right now for the last month there has been a rampant hack that at least one person on every server is using no matter what game you join. Buy this game if you just want to play the single player otherwise look elsewhere

posted by : Cid, 14 January 2012 Complain about this comment
Activision Fail Support

So I have just contacted there customer support through the 1-800 number with the game. What do they have to say ? There is no way to appeal the ban, and there is no reversals. This game will quickly parish when Respawn Enterainment release's there new game, seeing how they atleast know how to treat there customers with respect.

posted by : Levi, 08 January 2012 Complain about this comment
The truth that robert bowling doesn't tell you!

There customer support fails horribly, Here is my chat log with there customer support, after supposedly being reported for boosting. The customer support rep avoided ever answering why I was banned, and for what reason. They also fail to show any kind of proof, or documentation that I was boosting, and appeal it ? Forget about it lol

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVO7uQX6AtZHpisUgu8LjpV4z_jwMxX7_qUbMjSnpPc/edit

posted by : UnFairVerdict, 06 January 2012 Complain about this comment
Fed up

I have played both Battlefield and cod titles online multiplayer and the cheating that goes on in Cod is beyond ridiculous.I would be fair to guess that 1 out of 2 games I get into has at least 1-2 guys using some sort of cheat code(aimbot,frag cheat,god mode etc)I consider myself a decent Cod player but some matches I have seen when guys rack up 40 plus kills and 1-2 deaths is getting more commomplace as people pick up the cheats.Some games just get started and a guy has 10 kills first 30 seconds!To me cheating on a video game means you really cant play it otherwise and probably are a failure in life so you need something to feel good about.Somehow they have got to figure out a way for all cheaters to be forever banned or the series will die off.For now Battlefield wins with a dedicated server and way less cheating.

posted by : suddendeath88, 06 January 2012 Complain about this comment
Where has time gone????

I remember the good 'ol days of gaming, when multiplayer was you and a friend taking turns on Pac-Man or Mario Bros., trying to beat each others high score. Ohhhhhh......the good 'ol days!!!! The only cheating there was if your friend unplugged the controller when you where jumping over a pit or fighting the end boss.

posted by : Marvin, 05 January 2012 Complain about this comment
Why cheat?

I like the COD games. Theres always someone whose gonna be better than you or at least kill u in the game. Why not man up an play fair? Hackers need to be banned.

posted by : Sam, 23 December 2011 Complain about this comment
retribution 4 the dirty haxors

sounds like theres alot of people freaking out that they may have a permaban in the post!
hahahah
serves u right. Hope u'll learn ur lesson.
the post clearly says:
"Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not be tolerated."
Pretty freaking specific.

posted by : legit cod fan, 14 December 2011 Complain about this comment
False accusation

If someone reports you of cheating when u did not, what will happen?

posted by : Mw3 player, 12 December 2011 Complain about this comment
lag cheats

In case some of you dont know, there are more than 1 type of lag cheats. There is the lag switch that stops the connection, basic type. Then there is the one that turns it off and on very fast so you dont see it, its a lag switch but its like turning on and off your connection very fast like a full auto gun. You can tell when this is used if the guy shooting you frame rate gets choppy when he fires or is running away from your shots. It also lets them take lots of damage. I shot my friend who has one with a striker shot gun 7 times when he was just standing in front of me not moving. He then fired once and I died (type 95) There are a few more types as well, one called lag armor. Almost the same thing but its a program you run when playing. Makes your upload for damage well his damage he would take not register the hits... Best way to kill a cheater is from behind:)

posted by : No Cheats, 11 December 2011 Complain about this comment
Overthinking

U r over thinking the subject. Y r u banning them? Cuz all u guys do is giv out the game before it's finished. Fix the glitches before the game is out this happens with all the cods and now u really mad damn OVERLOOKING

posted by : Kyle, 20 November 2011 Complain about this comment
Reporting

When you report Playes it doest do anything

posted by : Kyle, 19 November 2011 Complain about this comment
There's a shitload of them but.

I hate cheating, and I never engaged in it, but I have to say that I have been accused 2 or 3 times that I cheated in an online game, so it's a risky thing banning people, you have to be sure.

Of course I'm saved by almost never having a lasting winning streak in any game so normally even cynics conclude I can't be cheating in the end.. But I know people who I know don't cheat and who are quite adept at some games.

posted by : W.-, 19 November 2011 Complain about this comment
are they banning for this

are they banning for the clan tag glitch thing

posted by : wolf12711, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
Cheats

I agree with the article , in most respects for not going into details about the specific cheats . Those that dont know how, might be tempted . But alot more detail needs to be added on what to look out for. Its not just about how many kills someone gets . Its more about how they are getting them.For Instance 1 guy in an impossible situation mowing down an entire team on the same clip.
Aimbot has been around for ages but it is very easy to tell who is using such a thing by watching the kill cam. There are far bigger concerns at the moment which I dont think the game designers can do much about . And that is a device that allows the host of the game to send a temporary network slow down to all players giving them plenty of time to aim and shoot. Places sell such a device ,and also it is extremley cheap to make yourself . I am being vague here on purpose . The only way to defend against such a device is when you are connected to a choppy frame rate game quit and choose another one . This way the cheaters will just become bored of games ending early . (I hope)

posted by : Andy, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
cheat details

Hi all,

I wrote this article and apologise for not going into more detail about the cheats.

There is a cheat for the PC called Aimbot that I don’t think many legitimate players would thank me for highlighting in too much detail. And it is likely that this cheat, which can let even the very very worst of players get a stream of kills, that is most likely behind the bans.

Using it will let you target and kill other players by doing not much more than waving your sights about and shooting, so you can imagine how quickly it would let you run up kills and rank up in the game.

There are videos that I have seen on Youtube and Vimeo if you would like more information. Please mail me for further info.

posted by : Dave Neal, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
frustrated and angry

Meaning you, GoD_... You MUST be judging by your tone. Question:
What f%@$ing article are YOU looking at? At what point did he explain how people are cheating? He mentioned being "freagged out of existence". That's it! And also, OBVIOUSLY I'm not asking the guy to detail how TO cheat. I mean come on dude. If you write an article that refers to people getting banned from the most popular game of all time, you should at least cite some examples of how they're cheating, kind of like how you tried to do (you failed at that, by the way) Step out of your computer-nerd box for a second and realize that not everyone is familiar with hack-speak... A@#HOLE!!! Furthermore, I AM a gamer. A longtime CONSOLE gamer, and I do mean longtime. I don't do the PC game thing, which I know, in your mind that makes me a mindless inferior dweeb who just doesn't get it. Right?

Then you go off on the guy who leaves the comment about how many people will return the game but then you then go off about how, in your mind, there's simply no reason a company with all this revenue should not have flawless servers, threatening to NOT by the game in the future. Stop it. In a different way, you're saying the same thing as that guy - making rediculous statements about not being satisfied to the point that you will not buy (re: return) the game. Again, STOP it. You WILL buy it, you KNOW you will buy it. And guess what, Activision knows you will buy it. Just like the 12+ million that have already bought this one. This is hardly the first time there have been server issues for a high-profile game. Look, the game is OVERALL fantastic. And you know you will be one of the 15 million first week buyers of the next one in 11/2012. D*%k.

posted by : gr8st23, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
Blind and Ignorant

No ones returning the game you a$$.
Also he did explain how people are cheating. There is a map that people are actually glitching underneath the map! GLITCHING!!! Read or get glasses. Aimbot!!! That's a No! No! Hacking with symbolys in their names! You want a freaking list? Come one if your not a gamer then why are you reading this article?! You know very well what he's referring too. Because you want a list?! That means your a HACKER!!!!

The game is good. Yeah, it has a feel like MW. It's better but you do still see where the other Companies had to fill in. If you can't see it or have a feel of it. Then you haven't played the entire series.

I do have one complaint. With all the Beta testing and the money that Activision pulled in. You STILL DIDN'T FIX THE FREAKING SERVERS?! SERIOUSLY?!
There is NO HARDCORE CTF?!

Look with the amount of fans you actually have and the amount of $$ you received from us. You think your response to show your loyal fans would be outstanding! Unfortunately you fail to give what everyone has been QQ about! The freaking SERVERS!!!!
Perhaps next time us fans will show you how we feel when we start renting the game instead of buying the game!

Don't let us down! Fix it and the problems for the masses are pretty much solved. XoXo

posted by : GoD_TrIxR4K1dz, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
Enough about the sales

Enough with the sales figures! How many of these customers are actually satisfied with the game? I can't wait to hear how many get returned!! LOL

posted by : illgutcha, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
cheating how???

It's a shame that, with your attention-getting headline, you don't even explain HOW these people are cheating. Don't you think people would be interested to hear HOW people are cheating, to the point to where it's getting them BANNED??!! C'mon man.

posted by : gr8st23, 18 November 2011 Complain about this comment
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