Warzone's Top Streamers Are Being Banned And Nobody Knows Why

Warzone's Top Streamers Are Being Banned And Nobody Knows Why
Activision

Written by 

Jack Marsh

Published 

19th Jul 2022 16:45

A range of the best Call of Duty: Warzone streamers are getting banned from the game, and nobody has any idea why...

As Warzone spirals towards a whimsical death amid the sequel's arrival, Caldera is doing its best job to taint the memory of the beloved battle royale Call of Duty title. 

Not only did the map fail to encapsulate the imagination of a bright pacific appearance, but now some of the best players in the world are being shadowbanned from playing it, although Rebirth Island and Fortune's Keep remain open.

Fifakill And Rated Shadowbanned From Warzone Caldera

Popular streamers Rhys "Rated" Price of 100 Thieves and Ethan "Fifakill" Pink of Quadrant have both enjoyed illustrious Warzone careers, both sitting within the top ten highest earning players in the world. 

However, both players have now been shadowbanned from playing Caldera, and they have received no reason as to why.

Both bans have been enforced only for Caldera, rather than across the entire game, eliminating most suspicions of cheating or hacking.

 

Why are Fifakill and Rated Shadowbanned In Warzone?

Usually, shadowbans are enforced as a result of cheating accusations and mass reports. Recently, friend of Activision and Call of Duty streamer "fivebyfivex" was shadowbanned amid cheating claims.

Rated, however, is a former Call of Duty professional, and having played at multiple LAN events in his career, he is rather clear from needing to use hacks in his gameplay. 

It could possibly be because of a range of reports from players in-game, which Activision have picked up on, although the reasoning for the bans does remain unclear.

Other streamers have also been hit with similar bans over the last two days, including smaller content creators like "magnificent" and "Kxpture". 

Following the bans, other streamers have now called on Activision and Raven Software to get to grips with the scene before players flee to other games.

The bans usually last around three days, before a manual review takes place to either permanently ban or completely clear the claims.

Jack Marsh
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Jack Marsh
Jack is an Esports Journalist at GGRecon. Graduating from the University of Chester, with a BA Honours degree in Journalism, Jack is an avid esports enthusiast and specialises in Rocket League, Call of Duty, VALORANT, and trending gaming news.
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