A new wave of bans just hit Call of Duty. This time, it’s all about Plunder boosting a trick many players used to level up the Battle Pass without playing. Go AFK, stay in the match, farm passive XP. Sounds harmless? Not to Activision.
CoD Accounts Permanently Banned for Plunder Exploits
Plunder has always been the casual mode: no shrinking gas, no Gulag, full loadout from the start. Players used it to relax, level up weapons, and grind tiers without much effort. Some even walked away from their screen, letting the 15-minute match run for free XP.
That’s where the problems started. Activision began treating this as boosting and started handing out permabans. Dozens of players say they were banned overnight — no warnings, no second chances.
Plunder Boosting Leads to Ban Wave in Call of Duty
The alarm went off when insider TheGhostOfHope posted on X:
“Getting many people saying they’re being banned for AFKing in Plunder to finish battle pass/level up. Activision now seems to consider it boosting…”
Right after that, YouTuber Zach “Immortal” noticed the same trend. His comments filled up with players claiming they got banned for doing exactly that, mostly console users, not cheaters. Just folks trying to save time.
CoD Community Shocked by Plunder Bans
To many players, this feels excessive. By Activision’s own policies, first-time boosting offenses generally merit a temporary suspension, stat resets, or removal from leaderboards — not perma-bans. And yet dozens of players are reporting receiving a full perma-ban right off the bat. The community is upset and baffled.
Call of Duty Bans Hundreds for Plunder “Cheese” Tactics
Doesn’t matter if Activision planned this or messed something up, players are still getting permabanned. And we’re not talking about wallhacks or win-trading here. Just Plunder XP farming. Activision seems to be treating them as breaches of the Terms of Service.
Activision is banning players who bought the Battle Pass and used Plunder to grind it passively. No warning, no appeal, no mercy from Activision — unless you got hacked.