Fans of Call of Duty worried that WW2 integration would lead to Warzone’s “death”

Many Warzone players are anxious about the impending WW2 weapon integration as we get closer to the release of CoD Vanguard.

Call of Duty Vanguard tries to transport us back to the cruel yet familiar circumstances of World War II by allowing players to customize their loadouts using classic weapons. While Warzone has a lot of classic weaponry, the popular BR now focuses on modern guns and equipment.

However, when Vanguard is released later this year, this will alter. Sledgehammer will try to implement lethal weaponry from the 1940s fight, similar to Black Ops Cold War’s integration. Many CoD fans are concerned that this integration will upset the game’s balance. Guns like the Thompson SMG and M1 Garand rifle are likely to see action in Warzone.

“The very thought of WW2 guns flooding the game like with Cold War or going back in time just sounds like the death of Warzone,” said RelationshipOne2969. “Most of the WW2 guns are totally inferior but for performance sake, they will be buffed to ridiculous levels to make them viable and sell blueprints.”

Many commenters agreed with this viewpoint, pointing out how broken Black Ops Cold War’s guns were when it was first released. In fact, until the developers enhanced them, the great majority of Cold War weapons underperformed in every area. There have been various balancing concerns since then, affecting the present state of Warzone’s meta. Fans also commented on how bizarre it would be to see WW2 weapons outperform their modern versions.

“It’s just thematically weird seeing an StG outperform something like an SG 556 (Grau) in every aspect,” says GigaNiko. “I don’t really care about realism, but still, at least balance MW weapons a bit on par with CW (and future WW2) guns. Everyone knows they will nerf the sh*t out of CW guns so people would start using WW2 guns and perhaps buy new CoD.”

Weapon attachments and how the gunsmith will deal with these historic guns are also sources of concern. It’s unclear how quickly Vanguard will integrate into Warzone, but fans appear to be wary for the time being.