With the introduction of the Pacific update forCall of Duty: Warzone,plenty of changes have been brought about to the popular Battle Royale, including the new island map of Caldera. With such a major update though, there have been calls for further updates to fix both mechanical problems withtheWarzonePacific updatewhich have been causing bugs, and weapon changes in order to make the experience fairer for players, no matter what gun they are using.
As a game often played competitively,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers will often demand changes when a gun becomes “unfairly” strong or weak. While theWarzonemeta is constantly shifting, as is the case with many competitive games. At the beginning of 2021, players were asking developer Raven Software for nerfs of the DMR 14, and even rapperLil Uzi Vert joined the chorus of complaints around the overpowered weaponwhich was dominating the meta at the time. Now, instead of calling for nerfs,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers are making a case to buff the Automaton rifle.
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The Automaton, an assault rifle brought fromCall of Duty: Vanguard, deals a decent amount of damage, and inCall of Duty:Vanguardthe weapon’s low recoil and high fire-rate made it an instant success with players. However, theCall of Duty: Warzoneversion of the weapon has been underwhelming at best for many fans like MiFeyz who even refered to the gun as “unusable” after it was hit with a heavy nerf by Raven.
Compared to the other assault rifles, the Automaton now has an incredible rate of recoil, leading to many looking to any other weapon as currently the Automaton is difficult to control. While many agree that the pre-nerf Automaton was very strong, there is also an opinion within theCall of Dutycommunity that Raven should find a middle ground between a gun being overpowered and nerfed into oblivion. Currently, Raven Software seem to be working on a fix for a bug causing players’controllers to disconnect while playingCall of Duty: Warzone.
AsCall of Duty: Warzoneevolves alongside the release of a new map and major updates, there have been plenty of opinions on the game’s latest developments. YouTube streamer TimTheTatman stated that the new Caldera map “feels dead” and was boring to play. Other players though, have still been finding fun within the first Pacific season. One player managed to hijack a plane in mid-air, andRaven’s own take on Krampus was introduced with the Festive Fervour event, though the latter was nerfed after harassing players in Caldera.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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