Activision canceled the phone number request to be able to play Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Of course, not on all platforms. While console players will be able to access the title without providing this information, computer users will have to answer “yes” or “yes”. Since the PC community is also quite large, criticism was not long in coming. However, the company explained the reasons why it continues to demand such information about computers. To be honest, they are understandable.
“The game requires a mobile phone number that supports text messaging. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on PC.
As you probably guessed, this it has to do with scammers. The vast majority of them are on the PC, mainly because the illegal tools they use were developed for that platform. After requesting a phone number and activating the protection system via SMS messages, Activision will make it easier to block users who cheat.
They could no longer block not only your account, but also the phone number associated with it. In this way, prevent the cheater from creating another profile with the same number.
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 take action against scammers
This is nothing new for PC gamers. In fact, providing a phone number is already mandatory when creating a new account on war zone for PC. However, now they are expanding it to Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2Well, for sure a lot of cheaters will train to do their thing in multiplayer. Unfortunately, hacks were reported during beta testing changing how games work.
“SMS verification is critical to our anti-fraud efforts as it prevents the creation of illegal accounts. This helps our security team keep accounts and games secure to ensure a safe, fair gaming experience and fun for everyone.”
It should be noted that the SMS verification system war zone had a disadvantage. This could be circumvented if, instead of creating an account in battle royalewas created directly in Modern Warfare (2019). This is how many hackers managed to go unnoticed for a while. The good news is that Ricochetanti-cheating system Call of Dutymanaged to notice the practice.
“As the illegal account market adjusted to our security app, we at #TeamRICOCHET began to see more scammers trying to access Warzone from Modern Warfare to bypass the SMS policy, so the security team recommended an update to further combat the illegal account market. accounts.”
This is another reason why the phone number must now also be linked to Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Remember the game will see the light of day next 28 of October. If you have reserved it digitally, you will be able to play the campaign from the 20th.
Source: Hiper Textual
