On April 1st, Call of Duty: Warzone suddenly changed completely. On the day of the pranksters, the developers changed the rules in the main modes of the Battle Royale, which hit the mark for many players. MeinMMO shows you reactions to the nonsense.
What happened on April 1st in Warzone? The free Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone took itself and its players lightly on April 1st with ridiculous game modes.
In the normal Battle Royale, there were no parachutes and, accordingly, no fall damage. Additionally, explosives and incendiary grenades caused bouncy flight sessions.
On the smaller map Rebirth Island, however, there were crazy bonuses at the start of the match and a furious end. At the beginning, all players had the extremely strong specialist bonus and a free loadout crate.
Moreover, the “respawn timer” did not end, and both friends and foes kept coming back into the game as long as one team member was left.
The modes displaced the normal modes on April 1st, and Warzone players had to deal with it one way or another. Overall, this was very well received, but it also highlighted the problems with Battle Royale, which does not dare enough.
Pranksters went to Caldera, Sweat players to Rebirth Island
What were the players’ reactions? If you look at the subreddit for Warzone, you can find many positive thoughts about the April Fool’s prank of Warzone.
Users had a lot of fun with the following clip: “The update on the first of April is killing me” – reddit.com.
In the clip, a squad is having a great time with the crazy mechanics. The bouncy effect was also triggered by incendiary ammunition, and players could shoot enemies across half the map. The contagious laughter of the player in the clip kept the momentum going.
Many Warzone soldiers tested the limits of the mechanics, using grenades for vertical flights or just messing around with their teammates:
- Equivalent_Minimum94 in the reddit thread: “I almost fell out of my chair last night. My friend and I were in a very small room and threw Molotovs on the floor. We bounced off the walls like rabbits on drugs. I had tears in my eyes.”
For those who found the outrageous rules on Caldera too crazy, Rebirth Island offered relief. Due to the strong bonuses at the start of the match and the lax rules on respawning, it was a sweat-fest like no other, catering to a different audience.
- PM_Me_Frosted_Tits: “I played so damn aggressively. That’s why it was so much fun.” (via reddit)
- BuddyBaja: “I’ve never had so much fun on Rebirth Island. Played for 10 – 12 hours straight yesterday.” (via reddit)
There were also some players who did not like all these rule changes. But most commentators at least liked one thing: the madness on Caldera or the insanity on Rebirth Island.
New game modes don’t have to be that complicated
Why does it highlight a problem of Warzone? The Battle Royale took a risk on April 1st and suddenly brought in 2 totally wacky modes, which provided a lot of variety.
User “JadrianInc” summed it up well with his comment on reddit: “We don’t get enough limited-time ‘out of the box’ modes. Party modes in a Battle Royale are such a great fun!”
Special modes with crazy rules have actually only taken place regularly in Warzone during Halloween. However, many players believe that it doesn’t always have to be that complicated.
Just shake things up a bit, try out nonsense, force players to adapt to a different dynamic – that worked really well, provided variety and gave people something to talk about.
If Warzone becomes a little more relaxed in this direction, it would be a win for the free Battle Royale. One may also look at competitor Fortnite.
