My son just received a used PS3 system from a good friend who had upgraded. He was playing Call of Duty last night online. I was watching him play. Suddenly he got really upset and started going on about the game being hacked. I just laughed it off because 1) games are always hacked and you just learn to live with it and 2) I didn't fully believe him as he is new to the game and might just be upset that he was getting slaughtered…
And then suddenly… My son went from a level 7 to level 55 and all of these guns became available. And all of the players who started low were suddenly at 55. And then the game got glitchy and things stopped working…
Did my son get hacked? Is there a way to fix what was done? Is there something that he can do to prevent it from happening?
Thanks.
Best Answer
Call of Duty, especially the older games in the series that nobody really plays anymore (although the newer games have it too in some extent) Have hacked lobbies that screw with the game settings in various ways. Everything unlocked, unlimited ammo, fast movement, etc. Naturally some of these "modifications" can mess up the game itself and cause it to crash or just act funny.
I can't promise this, but generally your account will remain "OK", as Activison doesn't really even monitor these games anymore.
Simply restart the game, and try to join a different server (your results may vary).
If it is as bad as I'm guessing... you're most likely better off just shelving the game entirely and trying something else.