I know it probably won't do much but I made a petition to save the game. So disheartened to see the game in the state that it's in with no attention from Activision/Treyarch even though they were dropping updates previously.

https://c.org/Jnv5SRCC7s

This was my all time fav cod and was gonna play this port exclusively for a long time, reliving my childhood. But it’s just irritating, depressing, and puts me in a cranky mood rest of the day when 9 out of 10 games there’s a cheater in the lobby.

Deleting the game and going back to elden ring 😭

Hope you hackers enjoy hitmarking each other to no end.

Maybe the hacking gremlins that have infiltrated the PS5 version have left the OG version alone…🤔

Has anyone else noticed this??

Since the re release me and my mate have been trying to get to round 40 on every map but I’m struggling with Verruckt moon and Nacht. If anyone fancies trying to reach this round on any of these maps on PS5 please let me know.

Name is Lil_Minimunt

Title. Forever pissed at activision for this money grab.

If you were the host and you see someone using godmod, just pull the internet cable please

I'll be uploading BO1 videos every day in the near future. Please like & subscribe if you enjoy.

First game of the day 🤡

Do yall play on 1080p automatic or 4k?
I remember when the port first came out 1080p felt a lot better, but now im not really sure what to use

Yes, yes, I know. Hackers etc are taking over, but I'm still having fun when I find lobbies without it. So if anyone is up to play during late night US time, hit me up and we'll see about getting a group together.

I need help with BO I Moon Ground Control Trophy for the 100%!

Well shit, its really anyone at this point

Hello everyone, I’ve not played this in a while and have mainly heard about all the hacking issues via this subreddit. I’m a software engineer, I have 0 faith in the game fix being prioritised.

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Here’s the crux of the issue for anyone that doesn’t understand it:

BO1 has no dedicated servers, one player’s console acts as the "referee" (the host) and dictates game state, stats, and match rules. Hackers abuse "force-host" tools using three basic tricks:

Faking empty matchmaking: They block incoming lobby invites at their router, tricking the game into thinking zero games exist worldwide so it automatically creates a fresh lobby and hands them host.

Spoofing connection stats: Matchmaking elects host based on who claims to have the best latency and bandwidth. Since the legacy engine blindly trusts client data, modders edit their profile variables to report 0ms ping and infinite bandwidth to win the election every time.

Triggering forced migrations: If they land in a lobby someone else is hosting, they intentionally desync or stress the connection to trigger a host migration, then claim the slot with their spoofed stats.

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With that being said I’ve thought about solutions that use the same exploits to ensure good actors (most of you here) maintain or are able to steal back host. The issue with that is the same issue that occurs when two hackers are in the same lobby:

If both spoof identical stats, the matchmaker resolves it via arbitrary coin-flips like join order or NAT type.

The loser usually retaliates by immediately triggering another host migration, trapping the entire lobby in an infinite "Migrating Host..." countdown loop.

If both run firewall rules blocking each other's traffic, you get a split-brain lobby where neither host can talk to the other, ending in a hard disconnect back to the main menu ("Server connection timed out").

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I’ve thought about other solutions using the exiting exploits but all of them run risks. If Activision or Sony decide to ban people one day good actors will get banned with the bad ones. Which nobody wants.

Moreover, even with dedicated servers, like BO2 has, hackers using aimbots and other exploits still exist (as they do on newer CODs) and there’s not enough of an incentive for Activision or Sony to ban them.

PC has managed to solve these solutions by hosting their own lobbies via Plutonium. We’re not able to create a solution like this on PS5 unless everyone jailbreaks their console.

So instead I wanted to gauge interest in a Discord Server with the aim of using it to populate private matches? We can moderate it ourselves and use it as a way to lock out the hackers. If there’s enough people in this subreddit interested, I think it could be the best solution to extend the life of a game we all love.

There are trade-offs, obviously we lose progression tracking and unlocks. I think for all the trade offs there’s pros and solutions. We could give people unlock all. We can also set games with predefined custom classes, perks or kill streaks. There’s loads of options.

Would people be interested in giving this a go? Also happy to discuss other solutions in the comments or answer any other questions people may have based on my experience as a software engineer.

Thanks!

I’ve seen the post about MEX, here to clarify we’ve crushed them at every bout. We crushed BLITZ, crushed 2EZ & IOWA. Always ready for a 6v6. Love the game & simplicity.

Shoutout to Hoodie4L**, Timmy4dr, pigeon(matracemusic), parrot, raunchy, Torres, Mike, castle, muncher, leavenotrace, scarface whoever I forgot in the gang.

I hope this game never dies due to the cheaters/hackers.

We always chat CoD trash talk that’s for sure so be ready ;)

Cleanest clan on BO1 never cheat.

-PSN:K_RMA21

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I know the mp for the ports are fried but hows the co op zombies experience? I have bo2 and thats fun but it would be nice to play some bo1 zombies as well

I get that the game is ruined by hackers etc.
But why don’t we start posting some more positive stuff?
Post your clips people.

As I’ve stated on this sub before, I absolutely adore this game. I’m nearly prestige 9 and I cannot let go despite it being completely overrun with godmode lowlife losers. As a comprise to myself, each time I log on I give myself 3 goes - if I enter a game with a godmode player 3 separate times I close the game and don’t look back until the following day. I cannot count the amount of these people I have blocked and reported on PSN, it has gotten to a point now where I’m getting back in to their lobbies despite having blocked them purely because I assume there isn’t that many lobbies.

A genuine question, how hard would it be for Activision/Iron Galaxy to fix this? I know they don’t care at this point, they got their cash off us idiots, especially with their new slop release around the corner. With GTA6 out in just under a month, I hoped this game would see me through to that release but I’ve got other irons in the fire for that.

(As an aside, I fully got my 20$ worth of fun out of this game and then some but that’s not the point)