Call of Duty Warzone is battling with some overpowering weapon builds in the currently ongoing first season: After the BAS-B, the Snakeshot pistols triumphed, closely followed by a really bad loadout for a shotgun. The developers have now promptly disabled the required powerful attachment.
Which weapon is it about? The problematic
weapon is the Lockwood 300. It is currently one of the best shotguns, and we list it in our 5 best weapons and how to equip them perfectly for CoD MW3. Even in the current Season 1 of Warzone, the weapon is absolutely powerful, even though it requires some practice to handle.
The currently best loadout for the Lockwood 300 for Warzone was the following until recently:
- Muzzle: Bryson Series XII Choke
- Barrel: Matuzek 812 Barrel
- Stock: Heist Stock Mod
- Underbarrel: Bastion Angled Grip
- Trigger: Maelstrom Dual Trigger
In the trailer, you can see the new Warzone map Urzikistan, which was also affected by the build.
This loadout was so strong that the developers disabled it
Which attachment was problematic and why? The shotgun itself already has a real punch, but with the Maelstrom Dual Trigger as the trigger, it dominates the lobby. The background is that this allowed you to fire both shells simultaneously.
The downside was that you had to reload after each shot. However, if both shells hit, you could typically take out your opponent with that one shot.
Those who can handle the Lockwood 300 had a significant advantage over other players whose bullets didn’t deal as much damage at once. By the way, those who purchased the Doom variant of the shotgun did not have to unlock the Maelstrom Dual Trigger: it was included by default with the weapon in this form.
How did the developers react? The developers of CoD Warzone have now announced via X.com that they have disabled the functionality of the trigger specifically for the Lockwood 300 in public matches. You can still find, equip, and use the Maelstrom Dual Trigger, but the Lockwood 300 will no longer fire both barrels simultaneously.
According to the colleagues at Charlie Intel, the developers started to disable problematic content first instead of leaving it in the game longer with the release of the map Urzikistan.
Players also seem to appreciate this move – many of them are responding under the post regarding the disabling of the Maelstrom trigger. Users ProRebornYT, Zyro_wz, and StoneMountain64 are for example thanking directly under the announcement.
Nonetheless, players still have enough wishes for the developers. An online game is a living object that continues to be developed and optimized over many years, as seen here. Apparently, the developers are currently very quick in fixing issues. Recently, a three-year-old bug resurfaced in the game: Well-known bug in CoD Warzone again leads to unfair victories, has been a problem for 3 years – returns after 2 fixes
