The Call of Duty community has been hit with yet another “great” announcement from Activision and their band of developers. This time, they are cracking down on the account sellers. But here’s the thing: account reselling is hardly the problem players have been losing sleep over.
What’s really making the life of a CoD player miserable are the Hackers and cheaters. These cheaters are turning every lobby into a pile of garbage. Instead of focusing on that, developers are out here banning account sellers like it’s some sort of big move that will save the game. Spoiler Alert: it’s not.
Developers failing to address the real problem of Call of Duty
Sure, banning account resellers sounds like a good idea, but if we’re being honest, it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Account sellers may mess with matchmaking by giving unearned advantages to players, but they aren’t the root cause of the frustration players feel every time they load into a match.
No, that honor belongs to the rampant cheating problem. Every lobby seems to be filled with people exploiting every trick in the book: aimbots, wallhacks, speed cheats, you name it, they have it. Where are the bans for these players?
For years, the community has voiced its concerns, yet it seems like they are yelling at a wall. While developers have responded on occasions, the statement tends to be very vague, reassuring players that the issue is being addressed. However, players are wondering: where is the solution?
Meanwhile, cheaters continue to dominate every lobby, creating an environment where legitimate players feel like targets for exploiters rather than enjoy an actual competitive shooter.
This has resulted in a steady decline in player numbers. Players are frustrated and logging off because they have become sick of fighting against invisible enemies who can see through walls or shoot them across the map with a perfectly timed headshot every time.
Players aren’t buying the excuses anymore
Activision and Treyarch may have thought that adding new cosmetics or announcing the perma-ban of account sellers would be enough to quell the growing backlash. But it’s clear that the community isn’t convinced anymore.
Account reselling is a violation of the Call of Duty terms of use. Any account that has been knowingly sold will be permanently banned. Selling of accounts threatens the integrity of our community and our games.https://t.co/d0e1DYEJnG
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— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) March 17, 2025
Ricochet bans everyone but cheaters 🤣🤣🤣
— Ben Jamón (@the_ben_jamon) March 17, 2025
Cheating is also a violation and we are NOT getting any fixes for it🙄
Shadowban fix?
— LobbyGod VPN (@belobbygod) March 17, 2025
There’s 10000000000 things more important than selling your account to some one to fix… but here we are again looking at odd things
— COD Warfare (@CODWarfareForum) March 17, 2025
This isn’t a problem with Black Ops 6 alone, nearly every installment of Call of Duty has struggles with the same issues. While account reselling is an issue, there’s no denying that, banning them is a short-term fix that does little to address the long-term issues.
If the developers want to regain the trust of their community and prevent Black Ops 6 from fading into oblivion (at least until the next installment), it’s time to get serious about putting more effort into anti-cheat.
Ricochet was a step in the right direction, especially with the AI integration, but it’s clear that it is not enough. The developers need to invest in a real and robust solution that identifies, bans and prevents cheaters from even entering the game in the first place.
Until then, the community will continue to feel like their complaints are being ignored, and the player base will only continue to shrink and be vocal about the issues on social media.
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