While the map of the Pacific Ocean is in Call Of Duty: Warzone ushering in a new WW2 era of seaside battle royale, it also adds blooming weapons. Swings and roundabouts, or in this case new islands, and a nasty feature that means some of your shots won’t hit the target. Thankfully, Raven Software realized it wasn’t the most popular addition to the game and started the full patching process. But it will take time to get rid of it completely.
An update went live on December 10 had “dramatically reduced the number of flowers on all base Vanguard weapons”. Raven Software says it plans to “completely remove the Vanguard weapon,” but that’s a more complex issue that can’t be solved with a quick tweak or two.
This process will take time, they explain, as we will need to identify the right downsides to counterbalance Bloom’s removal.
Weapon bloom is another term for ‘ammo spread’, it adds a layer of randomness to your shots. So if you aim at a target and hold the trigger, that ensures that some of your shots won’t hit the mark. Your bullets won’t fly in all directions, it’s not that serious, but even the smallest adjustments to your margin can make or break those clutch touches. And that is something that players are not too satisfied with.
Before Vanguard merged with Warzone, weapon proliferation wasn’t an issue. You hold down the trigger and your bullets will fire according to your weapon’s stats. Accuracy is only affected by distance, so the farther your target is, the more you need to lead your shots to compensate for drop and movement time.
For whatever reason, Raven Software decided “no, we want random” and added to Vanguard’s arsenal. It may be because the Vanguard weapon allows the player to equip 10 stat-boosting attachments, which is twice as much as Modern Warfare and Blops Cold War products. .
I haven’t had a chance to visit Warzone’s new map yet, so I can’t speak to how important the bloom changes feel. However, TrueGameData can. Together they created a video that covers the issue. It’s long and has pictures of bullseys on an Excel spreadsheet, telling you all you need to know.
Elsewhere, the update also prevents planes from auto-targeting parachutists and reduces the number of planes, bombing environmental hazards, and killing Killstreaks. Apparently, the planes had become too powerful.
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