There's an old adage that says if you mess around, you're bound to find out. That statement couldn't be truer when it comes to video games. In 2023, Ubisoft banned a Rainbow Six Siege player over a series of racist TikToks, while Marvel Rivals recently hit a player with a 100-year ban for cheating.
We know the true acronym for messing around and finding out, but we're keeping things PG.
That's not to make mention of the constant efforts by Call of Duty via its proprietary RICHOCHET anti-cheat system, which has seen over 136,000 account bans since the launch of Black Ops 6. In the latest example of a player finding out there are consequences for their actions, a player has been banned for 67 years.
Apex Legends is implementing a ban system that will seriously shake up the meta.
Over on the Black Ops 6 subreddit, a player shared that they had been banned for 24,488 days, or the equivalent of about 67 years. The reason? Chat activity that violates the Call of Duty Code of Conduct.
As is usually the case when things like this happen, the player refused to elaborate on what exactly they were...
