Two Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters were banned on Twitch after the actress behind the character Mara called them on Twitter.
Mara is a Warcom operator character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone that was released as part of the battle pass during the first season of Infinity Ward’s shooter in December 2019.
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Thank you @InfinityWard because I had myself at this project. I’ve been a hardcore CoD fan all my life, so it’s truly a dream come true !!!!! pic.twitter.com/PG5bLw0g7w– ALEX ???????? ???????????????? ? (@Alex_zedra) 26 November 2019
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The actress behind Mara is Alex Zedra, who took to Twitter to expose two fraudsters – a couple of a boyfriend and girlfriend – who use aimbots in a Warzone tournament on Friday, March 12th.
Zedra was warned about the suspicious game after she presented one of the streamers involved at the end of her own Twitch stream – and copied Twitch along with the game in her tweet.
Shark @Twitch I hosted a streamer hack during a tournament … just thought you should know. IcyVixen and BeardedBanger. pic.twitter.com/ZQgEpAgYeM
– ALEX ???????? ???????????????? ? (@Alex_zedra) 12 March 2021
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The track shows a very clear cheat in Warzone, and it did not take long before others also dug up shrinking games from her boyfriend.
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Skipped by his last rag and got these jewels from him wall hacking / aimbotting, his KDR bent? pic.twitter.com/xYGDoABngG
– lendies? (@lendies) 12 March 2021
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Both channels are now listed as suspended, and it appears that both have deleted their Twitter accounts. Zedra later thanked Twitch for acting quickly.
Thank you @Twitch for banning the most toxic hackers I have ever encountered in my five years that I have been on this platform. Glad I had to see him banned Live after being called bitch and to see them 1v1 while blatantly hacking.
– ALEX ???????? ???????????????? ? (@Alex_zedra) 13 March 2021
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Warzone, of course, has a reputation for cheating, which has slowed down the phenomenally successful battle queen since its launch in March 2020.
Despite Activision’s best efforts, fraud remains in the game – and it even causes some console gamers to deactivate the platforms in an attempt to avoid computer fraud.
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Last month, Activision said it had banned 60,000 accounts for fraud in Warzone since its launch, and that it had issued more than 300,000 permabanes to accounts worldwide.
The news follows increasing pressure from the Call of Duty community, and it comes shortly after two sensational Call of Duty streamers announced they had stopped the game due to fraud.
Activision is facing an uphill battle against Warzone fraudsters – and it’s a war that spans many games. The anti-cheat effort continues with Warzone, Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare, and will undoubtedly continue with the release of the subsequent games in the Call of Duty series.