Activision Blizzard has significantly reduced that limit Phone number requirements for Overwatch and Call of Duty Globally. Ahead of Overwatch 2’s launch, Activision has announced his SMS protection system for Battle.net. The system banned anyone with a prepaid phone from accessing the game, causing condemnation. The company said the system was put in place to prevent smurfing and cheating.
Overwatch, Call of Duty’s phone number requirements have impacted a large number of players
The SMS protection system not only locked out those using prepaid phones, but also made it difficult for many international players to play Overwatch 2 and Call of Duty because the phone number was never recognized in the first place. Did. Activision removed his SMS protection for existing players after the initial ruckus, but now the requirements for all players (both new and old) worldwide have been significantly reduced.
https://t.co/M9cxbpOXCU has now globally accepted prepaid phones in an update set that will complete its rollout tomorrow.#Team RICOCHET We continue to fight unfair play.Click here for details https://t.co/awfC9dDzly https://t.co/4QnSN6vTZ7
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 17, 2022
The update comes on the heels of news that Blizzard Entertainment’s games, including Overwatch, will be taken out of China until further notice after Activision and partner NetEase failed to reach an agreement to renew their licenses.
