A significant number of Warzone players across the internet are calling for a boycott on purchasing the upcoming Season 5 battle-pass and all other microtransactions in Warzone until Raven Software adds a working anti-cheat system to the game.
The calls for boycott come amid frustrations with the Warzone cheater infestation, which has continued to get worse in the past few months, with many players calling the game unplayable. The cheating problem has even cost Warzone some of its biggest content creators like Nick Mercs and Dr. Disrespect, both of whom have quit the game to play Apex Legends instead.
There have been a handful of calls for boycotts on purchases in the game over the past few months, as the cheating problem has become more and more rampant over time. In the lead-up to the new season, however, more people than ever are banding together to condemning Raven Software for their continued inaction toward in-game hacking.
JGOD, one of the biggest content creators for Warzone, called the game unplayable due to cheaters multiple times this past week alone.
Even xQc, one of the largest streamers on Twitch, has expressed his frustration with the constant cheaters ruining his Warzone games on stream.
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Despite the very public and loud backlash demanding a working anti-cheat system, Raven Software has done very little to stem the tide. In July, they banned 50,000 accounts, but when the game is free banned cheaters can just spin up a new account. Raven Software also reportedly shut down the cheat seller CrazyAim's website and discord on Thursday, but that is just one single droplet in an absolute sea of cheating businesses and organizations around the internet.
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One thing is clear, players are reaching the end of their patience on cheating. If Warzone doesn't take real, concrete action to fix their game, players will begin to quit. Why should they stick around when they feel like Warzone lacks competitive integrity and there is no help on the way?
