Call of Duty Vanguard's #2 ranked player "pplehx" caught cheating after stream bugs

A Call of Duty Vanguard player who is ranked second in Ranked Play has been confirmed to be cheating after being exposed during his live stream (Image via Activision)
A Call of Duty Vanguard player who is ranked second in Ranked Play has been confirmed to be cheating after being exposed during his live stream (Image via Activision)

Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone both employ RICOCHET anti-cheat, but it seems like it is hardly working. A couple of hours ago, Vanguard's #2 ranked player, pplehx, was caught cheating on his live stream.

Like most competitive games, Call of Duty's latest title also features a Ranked Play where players can grind and climb the ranks of the global leaderboards. "pplehx" is ranked number two on the leaderboards, and today, he was found cheating with wall hacks live on stream.

Ever since the title's launch, hackers have filled the game and ruined the gaming experience for most players. However, after the launch of RICOCHET, players believed things would change and become better for a change. However, with the evidence of pplehx cheating now out in the open, there seems to be little hope left with the situation getting any better than last year.


Call of Duty Vanguard cheater replies to accussations with the lamest excuses

"pplehx" was playing a game of Tuscan Hardpoint when his stream bugged out and revealed enemies behind walls in red boxes. Though it lasted for only a second, the live chat clipped the situation, and he was soon exposed in the community.

The most enraging situation is for those pro players who have often teamed up with this player as he was accepted as one of the best in the game. It is only after considerable grind that players are able to reach such heights.

The accused also provided the lamest of excuses after being called out by his viewers. In his defense, the streamer claimed that he downloaded the hacks while trying to grind for the Diamond completionist camo. However, he could never turn them off later on.

Some of pplehx's constant teammates on stream have denied any knowledge of the streamer's adulteration.

The best part about these scenarios is that most hackers end up exposing themselves live to the audience. However, RICOCHET will have to step its game up and not wait for cheaters to be foolish on stream before blocking them from games in COD Vanguard or Warzone.

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