Call of Duty: Warzone is the best battle royale on the market, according to MeinMMO author Maik Schneider. However, the slow content flow is starting to annoy him. The community is also suffering. For Maik, it’s time that Warzone finally delivers more or at least openly says what’s going on.
What’s going on with Warzone? In short: nothing at all. The battle royale shines with stagnation. The last truly big thing was the integration of Cold War with nearly 30 new weapons and the introduction of the small map “Rebirth Island” in December 2020. And even that was poorly received by many players.
Since then, Call of Duty: Warzone has been more about, nerfing overpowered weapons, repairing their broken attachments, and complaining about a zombie invasion that has so far been a major disappointment.
The constant teasers, leaks, and hints are just plain annoying:
- What’s going to happen with the zombies? Every week there’s a short clip from the developers on Twitter, but nothing really happens
- What about the map? Is it staying, going away, is there something new? Is there going to be a live event or just a zombie mode?
Currently, there is nothing from the official side that gives hope for better times, and that’s why I say: Do something! Offer us something! Or at least please tell us what we can look forward to.
Warzone becomes a love-hate relationship – A bad sign
Why is it so intensely frustrating? I have been managing Warzone for MeinMMO since the release and am an enthusiastic soldier of the battle royale. For a long time, no title in the genre could really hold me, even though I desperately wanted to settle into a battle royale. PUBG, Fortnite, Apex – all just short excursions over a few weeks with a few dozen play hours per title.
In Warzone, I have now played almost 800 matches and accumulated just over 200 hours. And for most of those hours, I had a lot of fun. That’s why it bothers me so much that there’s no progress. I would love to binge it again for a weekend, try out new tactics, or do a little nonsense.
But the battle royale does not provide an inviting foundation for that. Much of it is still the same as it was at release. And, as much as I enjoy the game, it has worn thin. Like an old controller that still kind of works but you don’t really want to use anymore. Sometimes, though, it’s really good to have it around – a classic love-hate relationship. A recent meme on reddit describes the situation very aptly:
As a sour cherry on top, there are the cheaters. The problems here are not quite as bad as on servers in other regions, but even here, hackers, cheaters, and exploiters are annoying side effects of the free-to-play Warzone. And here too, the developers come to us with their little “teasers” about anti-cheat updates, promising us something without saying exactly what is happening. Does it have to be like this?
Warzone should open up and be honest
What should happen? Honestly – bombard us with content, events, and new modes until we’re dizzy. But hope is fading. If even new weapons come into the game so broken that they significantly shift the meta, I don’t want to know what happens when new mechanics are tried more often.
A less elaborate way would be better communication. Even the release of Warzone was mysterious – the first trailer for the battle royale came out only a week before the launch. Prior to that, only leaks and uncertainty. And this has continued right up to today:
- No clear announcements about new content
- If there’s information, it’s cryptic and barely decipherable
- Updates constantly secretly change weapons
- No concrete statements about the fight against cheaters
You don’t have to serve the whole feast right away. But the current tidbit strategy is slowly making me starve as a player and fan. On top of that, constant changes to the weapons in secret. After an update, it’s hard to tell if your current favorite weapon is still good or if you need to set up a new one again. It’s really stressful being a Warzone fan.
So, Warzone, please: Tell us what you plan. Blow Verdansk up, bring a new map, do something with the old one – I almost don’t care. Just something exciting for once. But don’t troll us with an in-game teaser that bombs the map and then keep us waiting for weeks for something to happen with the zombies. Thank you.
What do you think about the topic? Do you also think that Warzone should try harder with content and communication or are you satisfied with the game and its conditions?
