Criticism of Unusable Weapons in Black Ops 6 Warzone Sparks Backlash from Fans

Warzone is expected to feature all weapons from MW2, MW3, and Black Ops 6, causing concern among fans about the developers’ ability to effectively balance the vast array of options.

The previous titles, MW2 and MW3, had weapon counts of 76 and 57 respectively. It has been confirmed that Black Ops 6 will include 12 new weapons, as well as a variety of beloved favorites. This brings the total number of guns in Warzone for BO6 to at least 150.

Raven Software will face a challenging task in achieving the ideal balance between short and long-range meta options, particularly as players have already expressed dissatisfaction with the current buff and nerf decisions.

JGOD, a popular Call of Duty YouTuber, criticized the “atrocious”weapon balancing in the current battle royale. He argued that despite seasonal updates, the game has still failed to improve the viability of certain guns that are rarely used.

Additionally, with the current issues surrounding the MW2 and MW3 weapons, it is likely that there will be even more problems in BO6 according to public opinion.

Upon the release of the news by CharlieIntel, a large amount of negative comments flooded the comment section.

Starting with Season 1 of Black Ops 6 x Warzone, players will be able to use Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare III, and Modern Warfare II weapons in Warzone. pic.twitter.com/tPdaHHnera

— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) August 28, 2024

“One player questioned why there were so many guns if the weapons from MW2 and MW3 were going to be rendered unusable.”

“A second user expressed doubt about the game developers’ ability to balance three sets of weapons in Warzone, given their struggle to balance the current two sets.”

Despite feelings of anger and frustration, players also couldn’t help but feel pity for the developers given the immense task they are facing.

A third commenter expressed concern for the developers, stating that the upcoming weapon balance is going to be intense.

Despite all of this, there is still one glimmer of hope that could potentially aid in improving weapon balancing. Treyarch has made significant changes to the gunsmith in Black Ops 6, where the majority of attachments offer one or two positive effects rather than a multitude of drawbacks as seen in previous games.

In theory, creating loadouts should become easier with the use of these attachments, as they can enhance the performance of weaker weapons. However, we will have to wait until we can try the upcoming battle royale ourselves to confirm.