Activision begins crackdown on Warzone Agent app that allows picking weak opponents in Call of Duty: Warzone

Better late than never.

Call of Duty developers have announced a crackdown on a third-party paid application that allowed players to pre-screen the skill level of opponents in Call of Duty: Warzone lobbies and choose matches with less experienced adversaries. The Ricochet anti-cheat team has already begun blocking the Warzone Agent program.

So-called lobby shopping has remained a widespread practice among Warzone players for several years, including streamers and content creators. Using various tools, they could check the stats of participants in a potential match and back out of a lobby if it had too many strong opponents.

Activision paid special attention to the Warzone Agent app, the use of which was considered an unfair advantage by many in the community. Now Ricochet intends to put an end to this practice.