Warzone Player Reportedly Caught With Cheat Menu Live On Stream
Cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone has become a point of contention for players, and while Infinity Ward has vowed to clamp down on those exploiting flaws in the battle royale favourite, critics have said the developer isn't doing a very good job of stopping them.
Now, one player has been reportedly caught cheating in the middle of a livestream. Well-known Warzone streamer "MrGolds" was reportedly caught out when he played with a cheat menu open. MrGolds has 70,000 followers and regularly pulls in over 2,000 viewers at any one time.
Fellow streamer ERA7E shared the moment MrGolds was reportedly exposed in a lobby while being watched by just under 2,000 people. Fans called out the open cheat menu as MrGolds tried to ignore the drama. ERA7E told viewers, "Everyone report his stream pls". Although MrGolds' title even boasts an impressive 6.0 Kills/Deaths ratio, the latest drama has called that into question.
MrGolds' stream seemed to show EngineOwning open in the background. It didn't take long for others to pick up on this and spot that EngineOwning was running behind his task manager with options including "Aim at Enemies". Among MrGolds' critics were GDefinition, who took to Twitter and wrote, "I can't believe there's people like this guy using EngineOwning, one of the most common obvious hacks and he doesn't get shadowbanned or even banned in general". GDefinition then asked why Twitch hasn't punished MrGolds.
The streamer apparently said during the stream, "Just because I have good recoil, I’m good at the game. Is it the first time you see someone good at the game? Have you ever seen someone playing like this, seriously?”. It's important to note that MrGolds has since denied the claims and said he will stream with a background camera to prove he's not cheating the system.
In the past, streamers who've accidentally revealed cheating via their streams have been given the boot before. In June, Apex Legends player EricTheUnready was exposed when he was seen typing cheats into a stream. At the time of writing, MrGolds' Twitch channel is still alive and kicking, but we'll have to wait and see whether it's still the case as the issue gathers more momentum.
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