With the upcoming release of games likeBattlefield 2042andHalo Infinitereleasing later this year,Call of Duty: Warzonewill have a lot of new competition to stand up against at the end of 2021. This will likely requireCall of Duty: Warzoneto evolve if it wants to maintain its current place as one of the biggest battle royales and multiplayer shooters on the market. Of course, this evolution will be helped by the release ofCall of Duty 2021that is still scheduled to happen this holiday season, but there is more thatCall of Duty: Warzonecould do to help it stand out against its competition.
This is especially true asCall of Duty: Warzone’s current competition is not going anywhere anytime soon. Games likeApex Legends,Fortnite, andPUBGare still just as popular as ever, meaning that the influx of new shooters will simply add to the massive competition thatCall of Duty: Warzonealready has. Fans of the game have always called forchanges toCall of Duty: Warzone, but maintaining its popularity through the end of this year will likely require some drastic changes and effort from the team at Raven Software.
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Call of Duty: Warzone Should Double-Down on Crossovers
Call of Duty: Warzonemade headlinesearlier this year when it revealed a crossover that would bring the movie franchisesDie HardandRamboto the battle royale. The crossover included operators as well as new locations in Verdansk that were references to some of the biggest scenes in the movies. While the community’s reaction to the skins was not entirely positive, the crossover was still a cool moment for players and gathered a lot of attention for the game. In the future,Call of Duty: Warzoneshould double down on these crossovers to help it stand out from other military shooters.Fortniteis well known for its eyebrow-raising crossovers, butCall of Duty: Warzone’s more mature audience and presentation open the doors to a lot more options for the game to take advantage of.
There are a lot ofoptions forCall of Duty: Warzoneto crossover withnext, and they would instantly helpCall of Duty: Warzonestand out from games likeBattlefield 2042that have never had crossovers in their history as a series. Introducing more crossover events would also allowCall of Duty: Warzoneto explore different genres or themes that it usually wouldn’t, such as introducing some more sci-fi-themed skins or areas in a crossover with a movie likeIndependence DayorAliens. This would help the developers keep things fresh for players who spend a lot of time on the game while also helping attract new players to the game who want to see what crossovers will come in the future.
Call of Duty: Warzone Should Mix Things Up
Call of Duty: Warzonealready features multiple modes and frequently gets new content with seasonal updates. However, forCall of Duty: Warzoneto really stand out from the other upcoming titles, it should mix the formula up more than it already has. Leaks have suggested thatplanes may be coming toCall of Duty: Warzonein a future game mode, and that is a great start, but the game could do more. One option would be to introduce game modes that have a larger player count on PC and next-gen consoles. WithBattlefield 2042coming soon its 128 player servers could overshadowCall of Duty: Warzone’s, but a new, bigger game mode may be able to prevent that.
Call of Duty: Warzoneshould also introduce some new game mechanics that are new to the battle royale genre as a whole. When it first launchedCall of Duty: Warzoneintroduced the genre to the Gulag, a small arena where killed players could face off against one another to regain entry into the main match. However,PUBGjust introduced a new featurethat is very similar to the Gulag. IfCall of Duty: Warzonewants to continue standing out from the crowd it’s going to continue to introduce new ideas to keep it feeling fresh and make sure that it offers gameplay that no other game can.
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Call of Duty: Warzone Needs to Fix its Issues
Two of the most consistent narratives surroundingCall of Duty: Warzoneare, firstly, players and fans complaining about the game’s weapon balancing and, secondly, the game’s constant struggle with cheaters and hackers. Developer Raven Software has made a lot of changes to try and constantly shake up the game’s meta to keep things fresh for players, but the game has struggled in the past to keep certain guns from dominating the meta for too long or feeling unfair to play against. With the impendingintegration ofCall of Duty 2021inCall of Duty: Warzone, it will have to go smoother than the integration ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Otherwise,Call of Duty: Warzonerisks losing more players who grow tired of dealing with overpowered weapons or an unbalanced meta.
Call of Duty: Warzonealso needs to fix the litany of glitches and bugs that have persisted throughout the game’s lifespan. Some bugs, like the immensely powerful invisibility glitch, have evenreturned after being patched out ofCall of Duty: Warzone. With the increase in competitionCall of Duty: Warzonewill have to finally stamp out those bugs otherwise it may very likely lose players to games that don’t have as many issues plaguing their matches.
Hopefully,Call of Duty: Warzonewill continue to evolve and make the adjustments necessary for players to continue enjoying the battle royale as time goes on. There are a lot of changes that the game’s community would like to see be made, and the new competition has the potential to motivateCall of Duty: Warzoneto do so. Until then,Call of Duty: Warzonejust released its Season 4 Reloaded update, so there is plenty of new content for players to jump in and have fun with for the time being. Hopefully, players will get a look at what is in store forCall of Duty: Warzone’s future sometime soon.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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