Many gamers vie for their piece of the coveted streaming pie. Streaming your online gaming play can amount to considerable revenue. But not if you suck.
A new ruse claims that some Call of Duty Warzone streamers are cheating using VPN services. And it isn’t as ludicrous as it sounds.
Let’s work through this, shall we?
Warzone pairs gamers with other gamers based on skill and level. But there’s a catch: the region the gamer plays in determines the pool of gamers. I think we see where this is going.
Warzone pairs up gamers by their K/D ratio, which helps determine suitable matches. But it does so in specific regions using specific servers all based on location. A VPN can change the appearance of your location; hence, a Warzone gamer can reduce the pool of competition by choosing a less populated region.
If you’re a gamer and not familiar with how a VPN works, I suggest you read this what is a VPN guide stat. If you hate reading, understand, a VPN’s ability to alter the origin of your online location is the point. People use VPNs to protect their personal data and privacy, which begins by concealing the user’s IP address and location.
Warzone gamers understand this VPN component and are using it for perceived evil.
Are Warzone Streamers Using VPNs?
Ah, journalistic integrity – this is where we determine if there is any truth to the claim. Well, it’s a mixed bag.
This fiasco begins with a tweet by Optic Hitch asking if popular streamers leverage VPNs to find easier Warzone games. The response to his tweet overwhelmingly suggests that most gamers believe streamers do, in fact, use VPNs.
what % of warzone content creators do you think use a VPN to find easier lobbies in non-competitive games?
answer honestly. i want to see what everyone’s opinions are
— OpTic Hitch (@hitchariide) December 27, 2021
So no, there is no proof. But that doesn’t matter because most people think streamers are cheating.
It’s important to understand that streamers don’t earn thousands of dollars a month sucking it up. So if you’re a Warzone streamer, there’s more than a little incentive to stack the deck in your favor. And that begins by gaining access to less competitive pools of competition. So long as streamers increase their followings, they’ll probably leverage whatever helpful technology is available.
But again, this is all mass conjecture. There’s no proof.