The new battle royale mode Warzone for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has launched, and the player turnout is high. However, that seems to be a problem because the matches are starting slowly.
What is the problem? Since today, March 10 at 4:00 PM German time, Warzone has been launched for buyers, the first players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One can start the new battle royale mode.
The problem is that many players lack patience and are leaving the lobbies in droves before the match starts. This means that the remaining players are unable to start and have to wait a long time.
In our attempts to sign up for Warzone, we needed on average between three and five minutes for five sign-ins before the match finally started, sometimes significantly longer.
Why are players losing patience? In Warzone, up to 150 players can play at the same time in groups of up to three players. This is 50% more players than most battle royale games invite per round.
Due to the required number of players, the lobbies are filling up somewhat slower. For some, this seems to be a problem, and they leave the lobby, which prompts others to leave as well because they feel it is taking too long.
Players complain about wait times and leavers
Other players are already reporting the problem, just a few hours after the launch, on the subreddit for Modern Warfare:
- frankiexile writes: ”I can’t even get into a match because everyone keeps leaving the lobbies.”
- Global-Driver complains: ”I tried to play for 20 minutes and then gave up. If people keep going in and out, the game never starts.”
- The user ohsinboy has already addressed the developers in his own thread. He suggests that the lobbies should only open with all 150 players so that they start immediately and no one can leave the game.
Will it get better?
The issue of lobbies not filling and players constantly waiting has already been a problem in the main game. Especially on unpopular maps like Piccadilly, it occurred more frequently that games did not start at all.
At the moment, only buyers of the main game can play. Only at 8:00 PM will the Free2Play version of Warzone be available. It is quite possible that the lobbies will fill more reliably then. Also, the crossplay from Warzone could help with this.
Maybe players are also tempted to stay a minute longer in a lobby when they see the first gameplay from their favorite streamers and YouTubers. Because Warzone celebrates every victory in style:
Call of Duty: Warzone live stream: If you want to check out the battle royale novelty before jumping into the action, you have the chance tonight (March 11) at 7 PM on MAX. Be live on Twitch as Julius, Clape, and Yassin find out if they can dominate or fail as a squad in Warzone.
Watch live video from MONSTERSANDEXPLOSIONS on www.twitch.tv
