Warzone devs respond as players claim Precision Airstrike is “completely useless”
ActivisionThe Warzone devs have addressed some fan complaints with the recent changes to Precision Airstrikes, suggesting that further changes could come to the killstreak.
While the formula of Warzone is the same as other battle royales – drop in, loot up, and try to be the last team alive – it adopts plenty of mechanics from the traditional Call of Duty multiplayer modes.
The most interesting of which has always been the use of killstreaks. Players are able to call in UAVs, use the Guardian heatwave to slow enemies, and wipe out squads by calling in a Precision Airstrike. However, the airstrike has caused plenty of issues at times.
Over the years, fans have complained that they don’t get enough of a heads-up about when an airstrike is hitting them. That prompted the devs to add a new notification in Season 2, including showing the flight path and area in which the blast would affect.
Warzone devs respond to Precision Airstrike change complaints
Some players have suggested that those changes have made the killstreak “completely useless,” which has prompted the devs to respond.
“The range at which players will receive feedback on an incoming Precision Airstrike is < 100m from the target area, allowing players to predict ahead of an enemy player or enemy squad’s movement. This distance is a metric that we will continue to monitor based on player sentiment and internal data,” Raven said, commenting on the CoDWarzone subreddit.
“We are passionate that the design direction the Precision Airstrike is heading in is the right one. For too long players have been hit by a Precision Airstrike without any knowledge and we heard this feedback loud and clear that it needed addressing. This feedback was also validated when we looked at our internal data which highlighted how many players were being killed significantly above and beyond other killstreaks.”
The devs noted that the changes have made it more difficult to get kills with the airstrike, there is now a “better balance to the Killstreaks ecosystem.”
It remains to be seen if further changes will be made anytime soon, but at least the devs are still keeping a watchful eye on things.
