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“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” is currently selling out like crazy despite all of the issues that players have with the game. On top of the removal of the single-player component, the 50GB day one patch, and the horrible Black Market grind, it seems that Treyarch is also wrongfully banning players. At least, this is what a developer of “Battlefield 5” is claiming after his account was blocked.
The developer, in question, is Florian Le Bihan. As VG247 reports, he worked on “Battlefield 5” as a core gameplay designer. He was also recently banned from playing “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” with the reason being a mystery, as of this writing.
Taking to Twitter to air his grievance, the developer asked Treyarch to lift the ban on his account. He even included a clip of his most recent gaming session of playing “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” to show that he was not doing anything wrong. The most plausible explanation he could come up with as to why he was banned was that he was simply too good at the game.
Dear @Treyarch (also @TreyarchPC),
— Florian - DRUNKKZ3 (@DRUNKKZ3) October 23, 2018
Please find attached to this tweet (below) a great video of me killing some other players on #BlackOps4. Accept this as a token of my appreciation towards your game (please unban).
P.S: Sorry for the bad edit, I know.https://t.co/grR2HreD20
Cheating is certainly a major concern for video game developers these days because it significantly impacts player enjoyment. If gamers are not having fun, they will not play a game, and this still holds true for games as popular as “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.” No players also mean no money from microtransactions.
As of writing, the account is still banned and no explanation as to why the ban was even implemented has been released. This has led many to believe that there could be more to this incident, with some refusing to rule out petty rivalry as the cause. After all, the “Battlefield” franchise has been something of a competitor to “Call of Duty” games. This could have been a result of that competition.
