With the Pacific update, Call of Duty: Warzone has been thoroughly revised. In addition to a new map, the weapons from CoD: Vanguard have made their way into the game. However, they come with what is known as Bloom. This causes bullets to land in a different place than the one you are actually aiming at. Although Bloom has been reduced with the latest update, it is still active in a weaker form in Warzone.
What is the problem with Bloom? The bullets from the CoD: Vanguard weapons have a large spread. This means they do not necessarily hit the place you are currently aiming at, but deviate from it with a certain spread. The so-called Bloom has now found its way into Warzone through the Pacific update.
There, the weapons are usually quite accurate. Only at longer distances or with certain weapons does a larger spread become noticeable.
The problems with the new weapons in CoD Warzone were so significant that a hotfix was introduced immediately with the first patch. This not only increased the damage for all Vanguard weapons but also reduced the spread. However, the developers did not completely eliminate it.
But that is expected to come in the future.
Bullet spread of over 172 pixels
How bad was Bloom before the patch? The spread of the weapons was analyzed in detail on the YouTube channel TrueGameData. For this, a distance of 57 meters was chosen and shots were fired consistently at the same position with 10, sometimes 11, shots:
- Some weapons reached a spread of over 100 pixels
- The largest Bloom effect was with the PPSH-41 at 172 pixels
- For comparison: Characters in Warzone are about 150 pixels tall at this distance
- The sniper rifles from Vanguard, however, were said to have hit quite precisely
The Bloom was not well received by the players. They felt cheated out of their skill, as it was purely a matter of chance whether they hit an enemy or not.
How is it after the patch? The patch notes state that “Bloom has been drastically reduced for all Vanguard weapons”. Note that these changes only apply to Warzone, not to Vanguard itself.
However, many players are still complaining on reddit that the spread is still too large.
On Saturday evening, for example, user Sorby420 complained on reddit and asked: “Is this the new Bloom mechanic or are these just bad servers? It feels like this happens in every Gulag.”
In a related context, he showed a video where he was unable to hit his opponent in the Gulag, even though he was shooting directly at the head.
Bloom will be completely removed from Warzone, but that takes time
What do the developers say about removing Bloom? In the patch notes, they stated that they are currently working on an adjustment. However, this takes time and must be tested, as the balance of the weapons is linked to the respective Bloom:
In the future, we will completely remove Bloom from Vanguard weapons. This process will take some time, as we need to identify appropriate disadvantages to compensate for the removal of Bloom, which depend on each individual weapon and the type of attachments.
When exactly the change will be made is still unknown.
For those who want to be very active in Warzone right now, you can check out the best weapons with setups here:
CoD Warzone: The best weapons with setups – Season 1 / December 2021
