What would you do if the company behind one of the world’s biggest shooters showed up at your door with a legal notice? That is exactly what happened to Call of Duty cheat maker Elocarry, as Activision escalated its war on game cheats with an unusually public move.
• Activision personally served Elocarry with a cease-and-desist notice.
• The entire doorstep encounter was recorded and published online.
• The move appears designed to send a warning to other cheat makers.
The encounter was captured in a video shared through the official Call of Duty social media account. A legal representative arrived at Elocarry’s home, delivered the documents and left shortly afterwards. The exchange was calm rather than dramatic, yet the message behind it was far more serious. Activision was making it clear that cheat developers can become legal targets.
• The legal action targeted a prominent cheat developer.
• Elocarry also develops cheats for other major games.
• Activision chose to make the confrontation public.
Activision says this latest action forms part of a much wider campaign against cheating. The publisher claims it has issued 80 cease-and-desist notices, disrupted 375 cheat reseller operations and completely shut down 30 vendors. The strategy goes beyond detecting players during matches, targeting the businesses and individuals responsible for supplying cheats in the first place.
• Activision says 80 cease-and-desist notices have been issued.
• Hundreds of reseller operations have reportedly been disrupted.
• Dozens of cheat vendors have been shut down entirely.
The pressure appears to have already affected Elocarry. A screenshot shared by Call of Duty shows a message from his Discord community indicating that sales of Call of Duty cheats have been temporarily paused while an internal matter is reviewed. Whether that pause becomes permanent remains unclear, although Activision’s approach appears to be producing the kind of disruption it wants.
• Elocarry has reportedly paused Call of Duty cheat sales.
• The developer is reviewing the situation internally.
• The long-term impact on his cheat operation is unknown.
Activision is also carrying the anti-cheat fight into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Following the first beta weekend, the publisher reported lower infection rates, tougher-to-evade hardware bans and faster enforcement action. The second beta is now open to all players, giving Activision another opportunity to test its defences while players get a closer look at multiplayer, campaign content and Warzone. For cheat makers, however, the latest doorstep visit may be the clearest warning yet that hiding behind a screen is no longer enough.
• Modern Warfare 4 is receiving upgraded anti-cheat measures.
• Activision says detection and enforcement improved during the beta.
• The latest legal action signals a more aggressive approach to cheat makers.
Via: PC Mag
