Activision's Ricochet anti-cheat has begun blocking Call of Duty multiplayer access while Warzone Agent is loaded. The action against the paid, unauthorized lobby-shopping app accompanies the first post-launch season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and the launch of its version of Warzone. Activision has also removed more than 20,000 boosting-related accounts since Modern Warfare 4 launched.
Why Warzone Agent is being blocked
Lobby shopping involves moving between Warzone's warm-up lobbies in search of weaker opposition. Warzone Agent supports that process, allowing users to cherry-pick easier matches instead of accepting the competition produced by matchmaking.
Activision's terms prohibit unauthorized software that manipulates the player experience, putting this tool directly within Ricochet's enforcement focus.
Content creators have used Warzone Agent and other methods to produce high-kill matches.
Players running Warzone Agent need to unload it before accessing multiplayer. Ricochet instructs affected users to do so when it blocks access.
Boosting is part of the same enforcement push
Ricochet also reiterated that artificially increasing or decreasing a player's skill rating counts as cheating. Its policy covers:
- Receiving an account boost.
- Having another player log in to boost an account.
- Purchasing an account that has already been boosted.
The anti-cheat team says it will continue applying pressure to boosting activity. Boosting services fill lobbies with low-effort accounts to farm XP and complete challenges. Those accounts can later be sold as Ranked Play ready, directly feeding the cheating marketplace.
