system to ping multiplayer Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 It has been temporarily disabled in the game because some players have found a way to see enemies through walls, as if it were some kind of game. “wall hacker”.
As we can see in the video below, it is possible to activate the ping on an opponent after they have been killed by the glitch, and this indicator remains active throughout the entire game, paving the way to always know the exact location of the unfortunate ticked mark. .
Wallhack, in the jargon of online multiplayer games, is basically a to betray This allows you to see through walls and other obstructions that block your view. In a multiplayer shooter it goes without saying how advantageous it is to always know the exact location of an enemy, even if they are behind a wall.
In this case we are talking about a limited wallhack, since it seems possible to mark only one player at a time, but in any case a significant advantage, so soon the question came to social networks. .
Fortunately, Infinity Ward’s intervention did not take long, the developers immediately disabled The ping system of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is coming temporarily. Currently, the studio has not made an official statement on the subject and it is not clear when this feature will return to the game.
Who, more or less, has to deal with practically any online multiplayer game, server issues, balance or various glitches, but what happened with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is undoubtedly a very special case.
Considering the huge commitment Activision developers have made for the anti-cheat Ricochet and their stand against cheating players, it’s really high that a mechanic of the game itself becomes a kind of authoritative wall cheat.
On the subject, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players on Xbox and PC are also complaining about the lack of an option to disable crossplay available on PS5 and PS4.
Source: Multiplayer
