Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be the least toxic Call of Duty in franchise history due to Activision’s new measures.

Before you load into Treyarch’s latest dose of fast-paced multiplayer, you’ll have to accept the Call of Duty Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct aims to prevent you from harassing, or being harassed, against or by teammates or the opposition during a match.

While some are hoping for the Call of Duty lobbies from old titles to return, the measures from Activision aim to reduce the levels of toxicity without impacting the franchise’s competitive nature.

Black Ops 6 to feature anti-toxicity measures

As soon as the servers are switched on when Black Ops 6 releases on October 25, an anti-toxic report from Activision reveals the game will launch with voice and text chat moderation to keep toxicity to a minimum. Both text and voice chats will be monitored during matches to automatically flag harassment in-game.

Since the measures were added towards the end of the Modern Warfare 3 cycle, the publisher says there’s been a 67% decrease in the amount of unpleasant voice communications in-game.

These measures will also expand to cover French and German in addition to English, Spanish, and Portuguese, ensuring any chatter is directed towards the action taking place on the virtual battlefield.

After showing promising results, Activision has joined forces with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the past two years resulting in quicker times between reports being sent and action being taken by the moderation team.

Will the system work?

While in-game voice and text chat may be quieter than usual in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, players have already started utilising other workarounds to avoid any kind of filters. One fan says: “Everyone is in Discord or party chats the majority of the time because of this.” Another adds: “A game about shooting and killing people but you can’t swear.”

However, it’s quite clear that swearing is not the only toxicity happening in online voice chats. Other game developers, such as Space Marine 2’s Saber Interactive, are also attempting to curb harassment of sexist, racist and other kinds in their multiplayer games.

The Call of Duty Code of Conduct is here to stay whether you like it or not. The proven reduction in toxic communications is a huge positive for those wanting to load in, team up, and score plenty of victories. Pre-game lobbies may not be anything like they used to be, but the measures still allow you to get hyped in the heat of the moment.

For more Call of Duty, take a look at the exciting rewards on offer for completing the campaign. Elsewhere, check out the sweeping changes made to a Zombies map arriving at launch.