Cheating has already become a problem in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and the game is not even out of beta. As the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta opened up to crossplay for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC players, a new problem came with it. Cheaters have begun appearing in the game with everything from wallhacks to aimbots.
While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War does have a cheater problem right now, most of the cheat programs are still rather new. They are buggy with killcams showing very strange results of their use. Still, fans have decided that if cheating is a problem they have only one solution.
The console players in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta have started disabling crossplay in an attempt to dodge cheats. Due to most cheats being built for PC, by turning off cross-play console players have less of a chance of encountering aimbots or wallhacks. The trade-off for this technique means that console players queue into longer lobbies. Still, for many fans, this is fair trade, as they would rather wait for a lobby than deal with hacking players.
This entire incident is very similar to the problems that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone have had since launch. Both games are still battling their ongoing hacking problems, and with cheaters appearing in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's open beta fans have some immediate concerns.
Back when Warzone first launched, players implemented the same strategy. Disable crossplay and find refuge from the cheating PC community, at the cost of faster load time. Many fans are hoping that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War can get a handle on the cheating problem before the game launches.
It is up to the players whether or not to disable crossplay in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Many members of the Call of Duty community have been waiting for a long time to play with other platforms, but the benefits may not be worth the downsides.
Fans hope that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War does not follow the same ban wave and warning footprints of its predecessors and instead shows more direct results in handling the problem. While there is still no good solution for dealing with hackers, players are left deciding between their friends and cheater-filled lobbies.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is set to launch on November 13th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Eurogamer