Activision announced that its Ricochet anti-cheat technology shut down cheaters in the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s beta test.
In the beta test, Activision said that by the end of the beta on October 9, nearly 99% of matches were cheater free.
“A message from #TeamRICOCHET: We’ve crunched the numbers for Black Ops 7 Beta, and RICOCHET Anti-Cheat achieved the strongest Beta results in Call of Duty history. Each day, our cheat detections got faster and your matches got cleaner,” Activision said in a tweet.
The median detection time for cheaters was three matches.
“#TeamRICOCHET is always adapting, working to stay ahead and keep your matches fair. We’ll keep the updates — and progress — coming as we head into Black Ops 7 launch on Nov. 14,” Activision said.
Earlier Activision said it has stronger systems and an unwavering commitment to game protection and cheat prevention with Ricochet. In the beta, the company noted:
· PC Requirement: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are required to play the Black Ops 7 Beta on PC.
· Support Made Easy: Guides are live to help enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, including BIOS updates for the top ten motherboard makers used by Call of Duty players.
· Systems Online During Beta: Dynamically deploying and adjusting our systems over the course of the Beta, both to learn what “good” looks like in Black Ops 7 and to avoid giving cheat developers a head start on circumventing systems.
· Machine Learning Upgrade Preview: A full year of Black Ops 6 gameplay powers one of the strongest detection systems we have ever developed, trained to spot suspicious behavior with greater accuracy.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot Required for the Black Ops 7 Beta on PC
On PC, the Black Ops 7 Beta required TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. Together with our upgraded Richochet anti-cheat detection systems, these features strengthen machine integrity, improve detections, and create a more secure environment that catches more cheating.
When Black Ops 7 launches on November 14, these requirements will combine with the newest Ricochet anti-cheat upgrades. At that point, Activision will introduce a remote verification system (known as Remote Attestation) to provide the strongest safeguard possible. This type of attestation is the most secure method of validation, more stringent than the client or local attestation methods found in other games, allowing Activision to validate TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot settings with Microsoft Azure servers in the cloud.
This creates a tougher environment for cheats to operate in and ensures that the protections these features detect cannot be bypassed or spoofed, which would be possible if th company used local verification on a player’s PC.
Activision said it layered defense that combines TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and Ricochet anti-cheat’s upgraded detection systems delivers our most advanced anti-cheat protection yet, safeguarding fair play across Call of Duty.
If these features are not enabled, you will not be able to play Black Ops 7 during the launch.