Call of Duty’s war on ‘toxic’ gamers finally seems to be working
It looks as though Call of Duty's dedication to axing toxic behaviour in the series is paying off, as it's reported some impressive statistics on the number of bans.
24th Jan 2024 11:10
Images via Sledgehammer Games
Call of Duty’s war on ‘toxic’ gamers finally seems to be working
It looks as though Call of Duty's dedication to axing toxic behaviour in the series is paying off, as it's reported some impressive statistics on the number of bans.
24th Jan 2024 11:10
Images via Sledgehammer Games
Over the past few years, Call of Duty has been cracking down on toxic players, which is at least a positive step. Still, we could've done with these attitudes while we were getting verbally abused in Modern Warfare lobbies for skipping a map.
Recent technologies have made it easier for the teams behind the franchise to lock onto toxic and abusive players, and they've been dedicated to wiping the series' slate clean - and it looks like their plans are working.
Call of Duty clamping down on toxic players is working
According to a new blog post from Activision Blizzard, it has been revealed that the plans laid out by the company for combatting toxic players are working a treat. Back in 2022, Activision reported 500,000 had been banned for toxic behaviour, but now, that figure has soared.
The company claims that its new advancements in mechanics have led to a 50% reduction in "severe instances of disruptive voice chat" in the last few months. Plus, there was an 8% reduction in repeat offenders since the new approach to anti-toxicity was launched.
"Call of Duty is dedicated to combating toxicity within our games and will empower our teams to deploy and evolve our moderation technology to fight disruptive behaviour, whether it be via voice or text chat," says Activision.
"We understand this is ongoing work, but we are committed to working with our community to make sure Call of Duty is fair and fun for all." It's definitely a better system than Xbox clipping and manually moderating voice clips accused of harassment.
Call of Duty has been hard at work in moderation
This is just one report in a long list of updates from Call of Duty, which back in August 2023, revealed its ToxMod technology. This AI-powered means of operation is supposed to crack down on hate speech, discriminatory language and harassment.
Some were caught in friendly fire, but for the most part, it has helped the problem of toxic behaviour in Call of Duty very nicely. The battle rages on, but we're one step closer to seeing the end of what, sadly, made Call of Duty the cesspit it once was.
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Joseph Kime is the Senior Trending News Journalist for GGRecon from Devon, UK. Before graduating from MarJon University with a degree in Journalism, he started writing music reviews for his own website before writing for the likes of FANDOM, Zavvi and The Digital Fix. He is host of the Big Screen Book Club podcast, and author of Building A Universe, a book that chronicles the history of superhero movies. His favourite games include DOOM (2016), Celeste and Pokemon Emerald.
