2,500 Modern Warfare 2 PC Players Ban Hammered

Cheaters still running rampant on matchmaking setup.

Posted 30 Nov 2009
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Oh, cheat (or 'cheaters'). Will they ever learn? Infinity Ward has just slammed the ban-hammer on some 2,500 PC players, as Modern Warfare 2 experiences a surge of questionable activity online. The news comes from Community Manager Robert Bowling’s Twitter account.

The developer caused controversy a while ago when it announced it was removing support for dedicated servers in favour of its IW.net service for online multiplayer. The benefits were to include a tighter grip on cheating accounts and a more reliable networking experience.

Specifically, Steam’s VAC anti-cheat system is in place for abusers of the PC version, and this news is either proof that the setup is proving more efficient for catching cheaters, or proof that even with this arrangement Infinity Ward still can’t get rid of the cheating problem.

How has the online experience been for you, MW2 PC players? Let us know in the comments section.

Comments

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Someone 10 Apr 2010 02:22
87/106
Ive Been banned For No reason i was playing a game and Quit next time i went on "Cheat Detected" Wtf happened
Daniele 12 Apr 2010 14:10
88/106
F...K Cheater!! you destroy the gaming online!!
go play chess online!!

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Gataga 14 Apr 2010 16:12
89/106
A person by the name "code" played today on one of the servers, i take he is south african as he typed in afrikaans"DUTCH". What can be done. This is utter BS! Steam and infinity ward etc needs to take care of this issue as its their product. Or else i have just waisted my money!! And to top it all, this oak tells me my weapon stuck out??? While i was not even agains a wall...Hmm, wtf ever dude. This makes me not wanting to play as it seems some people cant do it the hard ways so they cheat. Shame, life is hard....SUCK IT UP!!!
brah brah 14 Apr 2010 21:05
90/106
Is steam even banning hacks anymore. I know a few people who have been using the same f**king hack for like 4 months now. Its a free hack thats called "Catalyst'. This hack includes enemy name tags, and aimbot. I see almost 20% of the people on mw2 using this exact hack!!! Please dont ban me im just trying to get rid of the problem.
josh 16 Apr 2010 01:15
91/106
Hackers pack of w****rs.They can't play fair so cheat.Little little people
mw2 hacks 22 Apr 2010 16:48
92/106
im really sick and tierd of these hacks, iv gotten to the point of iving tehm a taste of ther own medicine, after the PC map pack patch and if no body gets banned them im downloading these hacks, they can be turned off and on wehnever you want, so if i get a hack match simply turn in on and let them have it. not gonna abuse it its simply just to piss them off, so what if i get banned id rather not play than constantly geting my ass kicked because of hackers
Jacko 23 Apr 2010 21:27
93/106
Well to be f**king honest i want a refund due to the fact that hackers are wrecking the whole game. We deserve out money back untill the problem is sorted IWnet F**K YOU
Angel 25 Apr 2010 17:57
94/106
I don't have any problem against level 70 prestige 10 level players, since i can still smack most of them. Sometimes they even say i'm cheating, because i can get scores like 44k-6d ( thanks to a well planed killstreak, and a lot of luck with pavel,ow and harrier) but against aimbot and wallhacking, like my entire team being killed in 5 sec... that really sucks... it really should be done something about this, fair and honored players really get bored with this, i have a clan and one ex-member cheated for getting higher levels and he got banned, i say he deserved it. Like all the cheaters should be banned from the game for good!!
1 more example once I saw a guy running in the Terminal map like if he was superman...
he killed the enemy team in about 5 seconds... all around the map! his score? 75-2 in about 2 min.... he ended up the game and we just saw him play.... really interesting for the rest of the team.... if i wanted to see a guy killing that much i would go to youtube right???
danyon 26 Apr 2010 11:45
95/106
its freking retarded iwnet is f**king dumb ur so useless i could make a better anti cheat system blind dumb and deaf
danyon 26 Apr 2010 11:47
96/106
i'm a regular mw2 player and there are so many hackers in the f**king game it's so frustrating u buy a game to vs people not a wall hacker i regret buying the c**t
Angryplayer 9 May 2010 00:59
97/106
Like everybody here i'm very angry about the situation, please IW remember that we are the customers who brings money, if nobody does anything about those hackers, simply adding the voteban or votekick option, I swear I will never buy any more games from you. I feel humiliated by all those hackers, and they disgusted me from this game. Why haven't you patched that? the gameplay and graphics are awesome but allowing hackers ruins it all.... Please take immediate action!
dooooooood 9 May 2010 15:22
98/106
the effing exp hacks can ruin the game for everyone in a room with the damn hacker. i got leveled up from a room with an exp hacker... and ill probably get banned now. f**k you infinity ward. you suck balls.
Pissed off 26 May 2010 23:08
99/106
I agree these fu***ng litle wa**ers need to be booted or give us our money back bunch of tossers
STEVEN61279 2 Jun 2010 08:58
100/106
TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHY DONT YOU SOMEHOW PUT ALL THE HACKERS IN THERE OWN SEPERATE GAME TO SLAUGHTER EACH OTHER, AND ALLOW NON CHEATERS TO ENJOY THE GAME. I MYSELF DONT PLAY AS MUCH ANYMORE, ITS RIDICULOUS WHEN THEY RUN RIGHT THROUGH YOU, LIKE YOUR STILL RANKED AS A PRIVATE OR SOMETHING....HOPEFULLY THEY FIX THE PROBLEMS, BEFORE NOVEMBERS RELEASE OF BLACK OPs , OR THIS WILL PROBABLY EFFECT THE SALE OF IT.
Casca 2 Jun 2010 10:48
101/106
It's to the point where it's very rare to join a game that's not being hacked. I agree- refund my money if you won't fix it ! It just p***es me off to even try to play it anymore. I'm ready to get a hack myself just to level the playing field !
Casca 2 Jun 2010 11:05
102/106
JohnnyWalker wrote:

>The pc version is horrible. With the lack of
>dedicated servers and alot of the lag issues, the
>game is getting worse and worse. Then you run
>into the Aimbotters over and over again makes me
>really doubt the power of IWnet. Give the power
>to the players....there we can boot cheaters and
>hackers. I have seen the same aimbotter everyday
>for the past month Manbearpig. Obviously IW isnt
>trying too hard fighting the hackers.


It's June now and that asshat is still on there. So much for Steam kicking hackers !
I want my money back! 24 Jun 2010 09:42
103/106
In every server you join it's atleast 1 or more hackers. When are IW going to do something about it???? 2 words Bad support ! How could this game be even releasted? It's MultiPlayer SUX!!!
HATEHACKERS 21 Jul 2010 09:54
104/106
found a hacker today, recorded the whole match, going to post up on youtube. heres his steam id, if we all mass report, maybe someone can do something.
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198016325450/
Chocnutz 16 Aug 2010 16:40
105/106
i consider myself to be one of the modern warfare 2 greats, owning those noob hackers without cheats or modifications, but its just retarted to know no1 is going to ban them, that i have to struggle against people that cant even play and have little to no skill at all, i currently have a 1100 winstreak for only playing FFA and a number of those times i've nearly lost it due to sh*t C*nts that have little to no skill. I Get called a hacker every game without fail, i take it as a compliment, i must be that good that people think i have a computer program helping me, but the real hackers continue to ruin the game...
Mike 31 Aug 2010 04:52
106/106
I've been playing MW2 since it came out. To be honest I have had to stop playing the game due to people just plan ole hacking or cheating. Just tonight i thought i might give it another chance, forked out the 15 bones to get the new maps played for about 10 mins and had to turn it off. The amount of ppl cheating MW2 PC online is retarted. If it's not a locator is an aimbot if it's not that there wall hacking or doing some crazy super jump thing.
Steam anti cheat thing sucks ass. Peer reporting doesn't work. Nothing gets done.
I actually took the time tonight to call Activision and complain about their product. I really can't get over how bad it has gotten. I can cheat but i don't want to .. i want to play the game like it use to be... actually be competitive with it again. But untill then i'm going back to COD4. MW2 and go f**k a duck... till this issue gets fixed.

SO Please do somthing PPL!.. .OMG!!!!!!!!!!

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