![]() ![]() *Your phone must be able to receive Phone Notifications Setup The Authenticator provides two-factor authentication to keep your account secure.ī Mobile App System Requirements Enabling an Authenticator What you need The Authenticator is now available within the mobile app. It is, however, much harder to get a new phone number and particularly so if Activision isn’t accepting those on PAYG contracts.Jump To: ![]() It is, of course, easy to set up a new account in a free-to-play game should you get banned. The bottom line though is that I’d rather have a phone number associated with my account and know that, all going well, this might eventually help see cheaters dwindle than carry on in the hope that Activision’s RICOCHET might once actually get ahead of the game. – Albeit, in this regard, there is some positive news as in part of the blog post Activision did confirm that while RICOCHET was enabled in the BETA, it wasn’t fully unleashed ( pretty much confirming a theory I had that they were testing its effectiveness of spotting/identifying cheaters ahead of the official release). It clearly sucks that Activision feels compelled to do this, but, let’s be honest, for all their efforts, their cheat detection system has always seemed to be one step behind the people who create these hacks. – And let’s be blunt here, cheating is predominantly a PC gaming problem. It was, ultimately, an issue that led many of my friends to completely disable crossplay in the titles and only activate it when gaming with me. Call of Duty does not use SMS verification data for marketing purposes.” Why I Support Activision in This Move!Ĭheating was a huge problem in Call of Duty Modern Warfare and especially so in Warzone. The SMS requirement for game access is used for security purposes only. As the illicit account market adjusted to our security enforcement, #TeamRICOCHET started seeing more cheaters attempt to access Warzone from Modern Warfare to bypass the SMS policy, so the security team recommended the update to further combat the illicit account market. Prior to this change, new accounts in Modern Warfare could access Warzone without a SMS security check. In August 2022, we updated the SMS policy for new players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), requiring a text-enabled mobile phone number to play the game. This helps our security team to maintain account and game security in order to provide a safe, fair, and fun gaming experience for all our players. SMS verification is critical to our anti-cheat enforcement efforts, tackling illicit account creation at its source. ![]() A mobile phone number must be linked to your Steam Account to play Modern Warfare II on that platform. The SMS policy for Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 on is the same as the requirement for Call of Duty: Warzone on PC, which was implemented in May 2020. Existing Call of Duty®: Warzone™ players that have previously verified their account will not be required to provide any additional information to access Modern Warfare II and Warzone™ 2.0. “A text-enabled mobile phone number is required to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on PC. Specifically focusing on the phone aspect, however, they have said: Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2.0 – No Phone? Then No Play!Īs part of the blog post, Activision has at least clarified a number of key questions the community had in regard to this move. – Following their latest blog post, however, while Activision has clarified that this requirement will only apply to PC gamers (again, highlighting that this is more about cheating than account protection) they still appear pretty adamant that if you won’t associate a phone number to your account, you won’t be able to play either Modern Warfare 2 or Warzone 2.0. Particularly since it’s been reported that those attempting to register Pay As You Go (PAYG) phones haven’t been able to do so. ![]() While the move has predominantly been met with mixed feelings, however, growing voices have been asking Activision to consider removing this need for a phone number. Particularly given that Warzone 2.0 (likely set for release in circa March 2023) would be a free-to-play title. Namely, Activision knew that in order to best help combat cheaters, being able to ban accounts and a phone number associated with it would represent one of the most practical methods. – While clearly representing, on the surface, a solid form of two-factor authentication, reading between the lines, the real reason behind this was crystal clear. Earlier this week, an update to the official Activision Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 website confirmed that for gamers to access the upcoming title, they would require having an account with a verified phone number attached to it. ![]()
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