A recent addition toWarzone 2, the armor broken UI indicator was meant to better inform players, but most fans want it gone. In a game as frantically fast-paced asWarzone 2, overwhelming players with text cues can do more harm than good.
After a moderate delay, the anticipatedseason 2 update forWarzone 2finally arrived on February 15. Premiere among the many additions is the new Ashika map, playable in DMZ and the fan-favorite return of resurgence mode, a smaller, more intense version of the traditional battle royale. The island map funnels combat into high-value points of interest with its crown jewel, Ashika Castle, waiting at its center to be held or besieged. While fans are pleased with what has been added, there are plenty of existing issues left unaddressed, as well as a few new ones that cropped up with the season 2 update.
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Oneupdate toWarzone 2’s UIthat arrived with season 2 and is now a source of controversy is a new text indicator for breaking an enemy’s armor. In the same size and font as an enemy downed text indicator, the addition is causing confusion for players in the heat of battle, who can only spare a cursory glance at the UI while dishing out and evading gunfire. Fatboyslick took to Reddit to vent their frustrations with the new system, which was met with near-unanimous agreement. The leading sentiment is that the new text is superfluous at best, and can get a player killed at worst when they think they downed a player when it was just an armor break and vice versa. There has been no official response from Infinity Ward regarding this issue.
While there is plenty tocelebrate with the release of season 2 ofWarzone 2,the sense of disappointment from some fans does have its merits. Some feel that Infinity Ward has the wrong priorities when it comes toWarzone 2, too intent on bolstering the cosmetic side of the game. Others speculate that the experimental DMZ mode is having a negative impact on the balance philosophy of the game. Despite all of that, an air of optimism lingers, as Ashika island and the resurgence game mode has been favorably received, andWarzone 2remainsrelatively young in its life-cycle, giving fans hope that Infinity Ward will get most of the issues sorted at some point.
WhileWarzone 2may have taken a step backward in some elements of design, the overall package is still a much-improved and iterated-upon version of the game that it was at launch. The season 2 delay may have rubbed fans the wrong way, but as long as Infinity Ward gets back on track and addresses feedback in a timely manner,the future forWarzone 2is bright.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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