Crippled Call of Duty Streamer banned for accessibility control use

A cripple Call of Duty streamer said he was temporarily suspended from online matches after Activision's anti-cheat system RICOCHET flagged his accessibility checks as a third-party input modifier. The Call of Duty the content creator reached out to Activision and other social media sources to raise awareness of the situation.

In recent years, companies like Activision have taken steps to detect and quickly respond to cheating in online matches. With the launch of Call of Duty: Warzoneseason five in August 2025, Activision introduced some upgrades to its anti-cheat system RICOCHET. After the update, RICOCHET's current iteration requires Call of Duty gamers on PC to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in their system's BIOS. However, since TPM 2.0 is a system requirement for Windows 11 computers, users with a modern motherboard should have it enabled by default.

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Call of Duty Streamer Banned for QuadStick Accessibility Controller Use

While Call of DutyRICOCHET's anti-cheat system has proven effective in catching cheaters, one content creator said they received a temporary ban after their installation was flagged. On social media, a Dallas-based streamer called WheeledGamer said they use a QuadStick adaptive mouth controller to play Call of Duty: Warzonebecause that's 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 perform various movements such as aiming and shooting. On May 22, WheeledGamer said he was temporarily banned after Activision's system reported 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 problem.

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Thankfully, WheeledGamer's appeal caught attention Call of Dutys support team. As of this writing, WheeledGamers is banned from online Cod the matches have been cancelled. The Call of Duty the 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 Dutys community management team to review his case and said he is happy to share any details to prevent this from happening again. While devices like the Cronus Zen have been targeted by Activision for giving gamers an unfair advantage, WheeledGamer said his QuadStick controller is an adaptive gaming device that shouldn't be penalized.

However, Call of Duty isn't the only online shooter facing scrutiny for falsely flagging accessibility checkers as cheating. In March 2026, Embark Studios came under fire after several users were suspended ARC Raiders to use accessibility controls to play the game. Embark said the bans were accidental and affected users could reach out to the development team to have their issues reviewed.

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While cheating is still a problem in online gaming, systems like RICOCHET still require some fine-tuning to ensure players like WheeledGamer don't get caught in the crossfire. Given that next Call of Duty title will be developed by Infinity Ward, it remains to be seen what measures will be taken to ensure that accessibility controllers are not mistaken for cheat units.