The Strategy of In-Game Mitigations vs Instant Bans
Historically, anti-cheat systems banned detected users immediately upon identifying a known signature. However, this provided cheat authors with instant feedback on what triggered the detection. Activision RICOCHET and modern game developers adopted a new paradigm: In-Game Mitigations.
The Top In-Game Mitigations Deployed in FPS Games
| Mitigation Feature | Game / Anti-Cheat | Operational Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Damage Shield | Call of Duty (RICOCHET) | Legitimate players become immune to cheaters bullets |
| Hallucinations | Call of Duty / Overwatch 2 | Server spawns decoy clones visible only to aimbots/ESP |
| Disarm / Splat | Call of Duty (RICOCHET) | Removes cheater weapons or disables parachute deployment |
Why Hallucinations Catch Aimbots Flawlessly
Server-side hallucination clones are generated with legitimate hitboxes but are placed in positions human eyes cannot see (inside solid walls or in the sky). If a player weapon snaps to the clone and fires, the anti-cheat achieves 100% mathematical certainty of an active aimbot without inspecting local PC files.
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