Patch note update MW3 & Warzone of February 21: RICOCHET anti-cheat, adjustment of SR…

Since the start of Season 2, many MW3 and Warzone players have encountered cheaters, and the developers have finally addressed this major issue with an update.

Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone players have had one main complaint since the start of Season 2, that of encountering cheaters in every game. Whether playing games in MW3 Ranked mode, Resurgence Ranked or even in normal games, players have noticed that more and more cheaters are coming in.

With the increase in cheaters having a strong impact on both games, players have wondered if RICOCHET anti-cheat is still active. On February 21, the developers then released an update on the situation, confirming their goal to combat cheaters.

Discover their full press release as well as the content of the February 21 update on MW3 and Warzone.

Summary

RICOCHET anti-cheat
Patch note MW3
Patch note Warzone

Warzone Operator with a pistol — Activision

The developers addressed the increase in cheats in the February 21 update.

Patch note update MW3 & Warzone from February 21

RICOCHET anti-cheat

The RICOCHET team has been tracking an increase in cheating reports within the community. We are currently in the testing phase for additional security updates; however, the following updates have just been deployed:

Disabling the game code for temporary benefits (e.g. super speed)

As part of ongoing security updates, a single telemetry system was taken offline for upgrades over the weekend. This action led cheat developers to claim that RICOCHET anti-cheat was offline. This was not the case. As a result of monitoring activity over the weekend and intentionally reactivating this enhanced system, the RICOCHET team was able to identify and ban over 6,000 accounts for cheating from February 16-20.

Our team continues to work on security updates for issues in various modes in Warzone and Modern Warfare 3.

Modern Warfare 3

Personalization

Bug fixes
- Moved the Dragon Scales camouflage from the Special category to the Event category.
- Fixed the indicator name for the Crocodile blueprint of TAQ Evolvere.
- Fixed an issue preventing the Breath of Fire skin from appearing for the Wheelson-HS (Killstreak).

Multiplayer

Bug fixes
- Fixed various issues causing the player to return to the menu unexpectedly.
  - Watching the Horde Hunt event.
  - Editing Custom Mods in the Armory.
- Saving a Custom Mod to the Armory will no longer remove certain Camouflages.
- Killstreak icons on the HUD will no longer turn red after dying from a Cruise Missile.

Gameplay

Bug fixes
- Field of view will no longer be set higher than intended when infiltrating the map.

Progression

Bug fixes
- Fixed criteria for several Challenges to correctly track progress.
  - JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit Unlock Challenge.
  - Camouflage Challenge “Kill Operators without the enemy harming you” .

Cards

Sub Base
- Fine-tuned the objective limit of the Warehouse (P3) in Strategic Point to prevent capture from an unintended location.
Underpass
- Adjusted spawns to prevent players from respawning outside of the play area in Headquarters.

Modes

Control
- During the transition period to the Final Round, the incorrect team will no longer be displayed as Defending.
Cutthroat
- Fixed an issue preventing the capture the flag point from appearing in overtime.
Team Weapon Game
- Fixed an issue causing players without Weapons to become stuck.
War
- Fixed an issue causing the player to lose control after using a Turret and Smoke Drop simultaneously.

Weapons & accessories

Assault rifles

MTZ-556
- Decreased initial recoil when firing.
- Decreased recoil when shooting.
- Increased near-medium damage range from 34.3m to 36.8m (+7%).
- Increased average damage range from 41.9m to 41.9m (+12%).

Shotguns

Haymaker
- JAK KIT Large charger
  - Decreased aim deviation when aiming by 20%.
  - Increased firing rate from 357rpm to 500rpm (+40%).
  - Decreased the number of projectile damage from 8 to 5 (-38%).
  - Restricted use of Ammunition Accessories.

Precision rifles

Longbow
- Canon long Pro-99
  - Increased aiming time from 550ms to 580ms (+5%).
- Kit JAK Tyrant 762
  - Restricted use of Magazine, Ammunition and Breech Accessories.

These Accessories were not intended to be compatible with this Conversion Kit and were therefore non-functional when equipped.

Pistols

TYR
- Kit de Fusil JAK Container
  - Decreased movement speed penalty from 10% to 8% (-2%).
  - Decreased sprint speed penalty from 20% to 8% (-12%).
  - Decreased ball speed advantage from 100% to 50% (-50%).

Equipment

Electric Charge (Tactical)
- The Tactical Camera and Handheld Radar Combat Upgrades are now affected by enemy Electric Charges.

Combat Improvement

Trophy system
- Allied Bomb Drones will no longer be targeted and destroyed.

Killstreaks

Guardian-SC
- Fixed an issue preventing the movement speed penalty from being applied correctly to affected players.

Mode Ranked MW3

Killstreaks
- Fixed an issue where the Cruise Missile would explode in mid-air if the player controlling the missile was killed.

Warzone

Gameplay Adjustments

Improved Drone
- The size of an Improved Drone has been increased by 2.5 times.
- This ensures that all Urzikstan is in view of the player using it.

Weapons

Assault Rifles

MTZ 556(MW3)
- Decreased initial recoil when firing.
- Decreased recoil when shooting.
- Max damage increased to 27, up from 25.
- Max Damage Range increased to 35.56 meters, instead of 24.13.
- Near-Medium Damage increased to 24, instead of 22.
- Near-Medium Damage Range increased to 48.26 meters, instead of 35.56.
- Minimum Damage increased to 22, up from 20.