Activision, one of the important names in the video game world, announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the new game of the Call of Duty series a few months ago. The production, which excited the players, was officially released a few weeks ago as an open beta version. Activision will present this game to all gamers on October 28th.
As the countdown continued, a remarkable development took place. Activision has made a small but important update for its game client battle.net. This update required players to register their mobile phone numbers in the system in order to access some games. In an informational text on battle.net; It is stated that players who want to play Overwatch 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 should also connect their battle.net accounts with their phone numbers.
So why did Activision make such a strange decision?
Activision’s support page also explains why this strange decision was made. So much so that the company took such a decision to prevent players from getting a new account after cheating. The statement states: Limiting the number of free accounts a single person can create helps hold players accountable for their actions. In this way, toxic behaviors and cheating are reduced. A positive community experience is ensured for all players.
By the way; There is something remarkable about the decision taken for battle.net. So much so that the phone number to be registered to this account must be a postpaid line. In other words, it will not be possible to create an account using fake numbers or prepaid lines. We will see together whether the new decision taken by Activision is effective or not…
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