Modern Warfare 2 Seemingly Hacked One Day Post Launch

[Earnest Cavalli]

Modern Warfare 2 Seemingly Hacked One Day Post Launch

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Despite the game having been on store shelves less than two days, a newly released video seemingly proves that the anti-hacking technology Activision put into Modern Warfare 2 has been compromised.

Released by the group behind the CallOfDutyHacks.com website, the two minute YouTube clip shows an online match in which the player's character can see through walls, hit people from ridiculously long distances with inaccurate weaponry and, of course, fire magic bullets that pass right through solid objects. Typical hacker tricks, really.

The sad bit is that, if this clip is to be believed, Modern Warfare 2's IWNet anti-cheating system is yet another piece of hack prevention technology that simply didn't work. If someone wants to cheat in Modern Warfare 2 it won't be that difficult, and everyone who plays with or against that person will suffer as a result.

That said, perhaps the greatest deterrent to this hack becoming widespread is the CallOfDutyHacks.com website itself. The site's owners are charging $20 for the downloadable hack, and while I'm sure some morons will see no problem with handing over financial info to people who are attempting to profit off of unethical reverse engineering, hopefully most of you can see why that might not be a great idea.

(Via MTV Multiplayer [http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/11/11/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-already-hacked/])

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[Sneaklemming]

Its the same hacks from CoD4, just run with the MW2 exe.

Cod4 + MW2 have the same engine. All the "under the hood" stuff is the same. These hacks are old.

 

[Ph33nix]

looks like cod 4 hacks. you'd think iw would have figured out how to block those by now.

 

[theaceplaya]

That's a shame. And the sad part is that the hackers know that people are out there that will pay for it.

 

[Nova5]

Wow, IW sure had a rock-solid defense against hacking there. Great job, guys.

 

[Chaossebba]

Wasn't one of the major arguments of IW that with IWNet we wouldn't have to worry about hacks or the likes?

 

[Lord_Panzer]

So, matchmaking has been proven to be inferior and their own anti-hack system apparently doesn't work.

My god, those chaps at EyeDub really know what they're doing, don't they.

 

[L33tsauce_Marty]

I can't help feeling vaguely smug about the whole dedicated servers thing.

Same here, this is just laughable. Especially since people say these are old hacks.

 

[Coach Morrison]

great to see we lost our dedicated servers support so they could stop hacking. this is hilarious

 

[fix-the-spade]

As far as I can see IWnet isn't anti cheat at all, just registration and stat tracking.

Modern Warfare 2's using VAC as it's anti cheat. It's actually pretty effective, but only does it's ban thing at 30 days intervals, it's reliant on server side options (sv_pure) and admins to kick hackers instantly.

 

[Turtleboy1017]

What a surprise!

Made a thread on this earlier too. Honestly, who couldn't see it coming? Except like... a blind man or something. Or Caboose. Heh heh heh...

 

[Volothos]

I remember hearing that MW2 uses VAC.

If so, give it a week or 2 and he'll be banned.

 

[Amnestic]

I can't help feeling vaguely smug about the whole dedicated servers thing.

DU TURK MAH WURDS!

*coughs*

I concur. Rock solid defenses there, IWNet.

As far as I can see IWnet isn't anti cheat at all, just registration and stat tracking.

Not so. Quote from here [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=225847] begs to differ.

Cheat / Hack Free Games: The biggest benefit of using IWnet by far is the fact that you don't have to worry about joining a server full of aim-bots, wallhacks, or cheaters. Or relying on the server admin of the server to constantly be monitoring, banning, and policing it. Modern Warfare 2 on PC allows us to control the quality of the game much more than ever before as well as utilizing the VAC (Valve-Anti-Cheat) system to keep games clean of hackers and cheaters.

The "As well as" implies that IWNet has anti-hack measures in place as well as VAC.

Just that they're apparently worth fuck all.

 

[Jonny49]

This isn't going at all well is it? I think it's safe to say that IW have utterly cocked up the PC version of MW2. Not only did they loose several thousand consumers, but the ones that they do have are likely to get their games hacked to death. Not going well...not going well at all.

 

[ffxfriek]

sweet IW gets a 1 under the win column... /sarcasm

 

[uppitycracker]

oh man, oh man.... the joys of matchmaking services over dedicated servers... ya, i saw this coming. even if they do improve their anti cheating crap, you know it'll still have that delayed response on banning, meaning you'll have to tough it out in the game yer in or drop out and find a new one. doesn't really FIX THE PROBLEM. not when it matters, anyway.

 

[MR T3D]

This isn't going at all well is it? I think it's safe to say that IW have utterly cocked up the PC version of MW2. Not only did they loose several thousand consumers, but the ones that they do have are likely to get their games hacked to death. Not going well...not going well at all.

I truly hope hacker make hacking this game their JOB, as IW even tries to to stop them, they adapt, and when IP bans start to surface, they start proxy'ing or something, to give player mopre LAG in addition to the h4x, and really just make IW regret trying to attack net neutrality by taking more control over the online aspect of the game.
yeah, that sounds like a lot of whiny hate, but this system is in opposition to some of my core beliefs, so please, future poster/quoter, understand my perspective here.

 

[ActionDan]

All I have to do is laugh, and laugh, and laugh and laugh. See Infinity Ward? Valve Anti Cheat system is absolute crap.

 

[MiserableOldGit]

All I know is you couldnt pull this type of nonsense back when multiplayer gaming was winner stays on Street fighter2...