Cheaters in Black Ops II PS5/PS4 Port Force Max Levels on Other Players
The ports bring classic multiplayer to current consoles, but the cheat damage undermines the experience and raises questions about the port's security.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Activision released PS5/PS4 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II on July 10. Cheaters have been forcibly changing other players' levels to the maximum of 55 and altering custom class names, with some accounts reaching a non-existent Prestige 16, causing crashes and disrupting multiplayer.
Activision released the PS5/PS4 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops II on July 10, bringing the classic multiplayer and Zombies modes to current consoles. Within weeks, reports emerged of cheaters forcibly altering other players' accounts.
In clips posted by user Samin and streamer TimTheTatman, a user with the ID 'Who Isn't Sharp? Shi idk_' joined rooms and changed all players' levels to 55, the maximum. Custom class names were replaced with messages like 'Hi There! Enjoy! Much Love From You know who..'. TimTheTatman's account reached Prestige 16, a rank that does not exist in the game's normal Prestige system, which tops out at 10. Some affected players reported crashes when joining matches.
The ID appears to reference a cheater called 'C Isn't Sharp' from the Xbox 360 era, suggesting imitators are mimicking past cheaters, though the connection to the original is unconfirmed.
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