Actually, the choice of operator in Call of Duty: Warzone is not supposed to bring significant advantages or disadvantages. However, due to a bug, there are now two different mechanics when parachuting – which can bring you advantages and disadvantages.
On the first large map of Call of Duty: Warzone, Verdansk, the “Side Gliding” was a popular technique to get a few more meters of flight distance out of your parachute.
Because the altitude loss was less than if you just flew straight. This allowed you to cover a good distance and use an otherwise unreachable neighboring roof as a power position.
However, the mechanics were revised with the Caldera update: all operators are now supposed to offer you the same sinking speed – regardless of whether you glide forward, sideways, or backward with the parachute. Players on reddit have now discovered that the mechanic is “bugging” (via reddit.com).
Sinking flight differs from operator to operator
What is broken? Currently, the old and the new mechanics coexist in the game. Some operators consistently sink at a rate of 6.6 – others still reach the old speed of 10.4.
An operator with a sinking speed of 10.4 still uses the old mechanics – if you glide sideways with such an operator, the speed decreases. Just like it used to with sideways flight.
Operators with a speed of 6.6 have no way to adjust their speed in gliding. This gives the buggy operators with a 10.4 value a certain advantage.
Are there also disadvantages? Indeed! The affected operators completely use the old parachute mechanics.
Since the Caldera update, you can indeed pull the parachute at lower altitudes and release it closer to the ground. This is not possible with a buggy operator.
You can adjust your speed in the sinking flight, but you are not as flexible when it comes to pulling/cutting your parachute.
The Warzone expert “JGOD” has looked at the bug and published a video about it. If you want to see his short analysis, we will embed his English video here:
How can I recognize this with my operator? You can already check this in the warm-up round before a match. Pull the parachute and look at the speed at which your operator is sinking.
You can recognize it by the number on the altimeter, which is visible during flying maneuvers:
If the value is not at 6.6, then you have a broken operator. With the new mechanics, the value is always 6.6. If you have other values, the speed in the sinking flight can be adjusted.
Generally, none of the “new” Vanguard operators are affected. Only operators from CoD MW or Cold War have this special “sinking flight training”.
The bug may have been lurking unnoticed in Warzone for quite a while. There are indeed advantages at the start of the match, but these are offset by the disadvantages in parachute usage.
The developers have noted the bug in their Trello board and will surely deliver a patch soon.
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