A paralyzed Call of Duty streamer said that he received a temporary ban from online matches after Activision’s RICOCHET anti-cheat system flagged his accessibility controller as a third-party input modifier. The Call of Duty content creator then reached out to Activision and other sources on social media to raise awareness about the situation.
In recent years, companies such as Activision have taken steps to detect and quickly respond to cheating in online matches. With the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone‘s season five in August 2025, Activision introduced some upgrades to its RICOCHET anti-cheat system. Following the update, RICOCHET’s current iteration requires Call of Duty players on PC to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot within their system’s BIOS. However, since TPM 2.0 is a system requirement for Windows 11 PCs, users with a modern motherboard should have it enabled by default.
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Call of Duty Streamer Banned for Using QuadStick Accessibility Controller
While Call of Duty‘s RICOCHET anti-cheat system has proven effective in catching cheaters, one content creator said that they received a temporary ban after their setup was flagged. On social media, a Dallas-based streamer called WheeledGamer said that they use a QuadStick adaptive mouth controller to play Call of Duty: Warzone, since it is the only way they can play the game. Compared to a standard controller, the QuadStick uses mouth-based inputs from the user. These inputs include sipping, puffing, and using a chin button to do various moves such as aiming and shooting. On May 22, WheeledGamer said that he was temporarily banned after Activision’s systems stated that a “third-party input modification device” was detected. WheeledGamer then tagged various Call of Duty developers and other social media users to raise awareness of his issue.
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Thankfully, WheeledGamer’s appeal caught the attention of Call of Duty‘s support team. As of this writing, WheeledGamer’s ban from online CoD matches has been rescinded. The Call of Duty team stated that they would reach out via direct message to see what part of WheeledGamer’s QuadStick device could have triggered a response from the RICOCHET anti-cheat system. In response, WheeledGamer thanked Call of Duty‘s community management team for reviewing his case and said that he would be happy to share any details to prevent this from happening again. Though devices like the Cronus Zen have been targeted by Activision for giving players an unfair advantage, WheeledGamer said that his QuadStick controller is an adaptive gaming device that should not be punished.
However, Call of Duty is not the only online shooter to face scrutiny for falsely flagging accessibility controllers as cheating devices. In March 2026, Embark Studios came under fire after several users were banned from ARC Raiders for using accessibility controllers to play the game. Embark said that the bans were unintentional, and that impacted users could reach out to the development team to have their cases reviewed.
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Even though cheating remains a problem in online gaming, systems like RICOCHET still require some fine-tuning to ensure players like WheeledGamer are not caught in the crossfire. Given that the next Call of Duty title will be developed by Infinity Ward, it remains to be seen what steps will be taken to ensure accessibility controllers are not mistaken for cheating devices.
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March 10, 2020
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence
Source: Dexerto
