Call of Duty: Warzonehas made its debut on next-gen consoles alongsideCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but fans will find that it’s basically the same game as it was on last-generation consoles. WhileCall of Duty: Warzoneruns better when playing it on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, and there are newBlack Ops Cold Waroperators available, not much else has changed when it comes to the popular battle royale.
However, there are still many changes that could be made toCall of Duty: Warzoneto improve the experience, which will help retain players as well as potentially bring back those that have already moved on to other games.
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Here are all theCall of Duty: Warzonechanges we want to see.
Bots for Private Matches
Just recently,Call of Duty: Warzoneadded a highly-requested new feature that allows players to battle it out in private matches. This lets players battle it out on Verdansk with their own custom rules, but the problem is that it’s really only useful for official tournaments or people who can scrounge up a significant number of players. Over 20 players are required to playCall of Duty: Warzoneprivate matches, even for Mini BR variant, and that’s something that’s just not feasible for the vast majority of players.
One way to fix this would be allow bots inCall of Duty: Warzoneprivate matches, not unlike the bots that are used in the standardModern Warfaremultiplayer mode. This way,Call of Duty: Warzoneprivate matches could become a great way for people to practice in the battle royale, trying out new loadouts and the like without having to worry about being killed by skilled enemy players before they have a chance to do so.
FOV Slider for Consoles
A big controversy when it comes toCall of Duty: Warzone’s cross-playis the potential advantage that players may have by playing on one platform over the other. Case in point, the fact that PCCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers have access to a Field of View slider and those playing on console do not. While many will be satisfied withCall of Duty: Warzone’s default FOV, there are some that argue that being able to adjust the FOV gives them an advantage. Regardless, since PC players have the option to adjust it, it only makes sense thatWarzoneplayers on consoles have the same option as well.
Less Cheaters
A big problemCall of Duty: Warzonehas faced is an abundance of cheaters, mainly impacting PC players and those who use cross-play.Call of Duty: Warzonehacksinclude everything from aimbots to wallhacks, and they give players a massively unfair advantage against their opponents. Activision and Infinity Ward have banned countlessCall of Duty: Warzonecheaters, but it remains a persistent issue in the game. While it’s unclear exactly what else Activision could do to combat it, more anti-cheat measures of some kind could go a long way in improving theCall of Duty: Warzoneexperience for those playing fair.
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New Map
Battle royale fans can only play on the same map so much before they tire of it or are wanting to experience something new. Other games have solved this problem by adding brand new maps for players to explore, whereas games likeFortnitehave made sweeping changes to the existing map.Call of Duty: Warzonehas made some slight changes to itsVerdansk battle royale mapsince introducing it back in March, like opening up Stadium and subway stations, but it’s generally remained the same.
A newCall of Duty: Warzonemap could give the battle royale a significant shot in the arm, going a long way in retaining current players and perhaps even bringing back lapsed players that have moved on to other games. Of course, Verdansk should still remain an option inCall of Duty: Warzoneif a new battle royale map is introduced, as past BR games have forced new maps on players that have proven to be not nearly as popular as the original.
There are rumors that a newCall of Duty: Warzonemap is in the works in some capacity. In fact, it’s been teased that theAlcatraz prison islandthat’s been featured in pastCall of Dutygames will either be added to Verdansk as part ofBlack Ops Cold WarSeason 1, or will be its own separate map. Other rumors point to a newCall of Duty: Warzonemap coming to the game as part of its 1 year anniversary in March, possibly comprised of locations fromBlack Ops Cold War, but that remains to be seen.
Quality of Life Changes
There are still many quality of life changes that the developers could make toCall of Duty: Warzoneto improve the experience in general.Call of Duty: Warzone’s skill-based matchmakingis a point of contention, and many would be happy to see it go. The annoying gas mask animation continues to ruin games, and there are various balance changes that the developers could make to improve general combat as well as killstreaks like Cluster Strikes and UAVs.
Another quality of life change that could be nice to see would be forCall of Duty: Warzonemarksman rifles to use their own ammo type instead of sharing ammo with snipers. The way it is now,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers using marksman rifles run out of ammo far too quickly, making the guns not nearly as viable as they otherwise would be.
It would also be nice to see some of the more popular limited-time modes become permanent playlists.Call of Duty: Warzone’s Stimulus modehas proven to be quite popular with fans yet is usually unavailable, and the developers have also been known to remove things like regular Plunder from the game. More consistency with the available game modes would go a long way in ensuring fans are having fun more consistently when playingWarzone.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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