Call of Duty: Warzone players are starting to realise they’re becoming invulnerable when fighting against cheaters thanks to a Damage Shield. This Damage Shield is a new innovation that came with the latest update of Ricochet Anti-Cheat, the game’s proprietary anti-cheat system. A new press release describes it as such:

When the server detects a cheater is tampering with the game in real-time, it disables the cheater’s ability to inflict critical damage on other players. This mitigation leaves the cheater vulnerable to real players and allows #TeamRICOCHET to collect information about a cheater’s system. We track these encounters to ensure there is no possibility for the game to apply a Damage Shield randomly or by accident, no matter the skill level.  To be clear, we will never interfere in gunfights between law-abiding community members. Damage Shield is now out of testing and deployed across the globe.

According to the press release, while cheating has been rising recently, it’s not as bad as it was bad in Verdansk. #TeamRICOCHET is committed to combating cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone and with the new rollout of the Damage Shield, players are beginning to feel the difference.

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