"Call of Duty: WWII" is gearing up for countermeasures, as developer Sledgehammer pledges to implement an anti-cheat/anti-hack security measure for the full release.
After the security debacle of the upcoming game's open beta, where cheaters and hackers allegedly ruined the community experience, developer Sledgehammer released a statement, apologizing and discussing how to eliminate the cheaters and hackers in the full release of the game. Sledgehammer was also grateful that the players took their time to reach out to the studio after the troublesome open beta, as improvements to the full release of the game would not be possible had users not done so.
The developers are now actively sifting through their Reddit and Steam threads for player feedbacks, as well as continuing the tests for further problems that may not have occurred in the open beta. That said, they admitted that at the moment, they do not have an exact anti-cheat/hack technology, but the team is working on it for the full PC release of the game.
In addition to plans of discouraging hackers and cheaters, several bugs and inconveniences have also been acknowledged by Sledgehammer, and they are now working on fixing them. These include the implementation of a scroll bar, a numerical entry to the mouse and controller sensitivity option, a simpler exit for the game, clarifying the resolution options, video memory warnings and indicators, multiplayer key-binding, and other smaller issues.
Despite the community's open beta experience being spoiled by hackers and cheaters, PC Gamer did state that the game was rather fun, praising its automated voice chatter where the player character can relay enemy locations, eliminating the need for players to manually communicate. Another thing that they praised was the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle. PC Gamer emphasized that the weapon was actually proved viable amidst the more convenient fully automatic guns, making the game more balanced.
Still, they stated that they would not be recommending "Call of Duty: WWII" when it releases due to it being old fashioned and overpriced. They also mentioned that there were better modern military first-person shooters available.
"Call of Duty: WWII" will arrive on Nov. 3 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.
