A major recent update toCall of Duty: Warzone 2has overhauled major aspects of the game’s looting mechanics, but this new system has brought with it some major technical issues. A plethora ofCall of Duty: Warzone 2gamers have been complaining since launch about the refined loot system present in the free-to-play FPS battle royale due to its slower, more methodical pace. Activision has taken that negative feedback onboard and attempted to speed up the looting process by making it more similar to the looting system from the originalCall of Duty: Warzone.
Rather than being able to open up duffel bags and first aid kits to loot individual items using the UI pop up, all the items now empty out of said containers instantly when a player highlights the container and press the loot button. Players who preferWarzone 2’smore nuanced loot systemhave lovingly referred to this less methodical style of looting as “vomit loot.”
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However, it is now the case that even the players who preferred the looting mechanic from the originalCall of Duty: Warzoneare complaining about the changes that this update brought with it. This is owed to the fact that multiple loot-relatedglitches have been occurringinWarzone 2over the past few days. Multiple examples have appeared online showing loot vanishing before the player’s eyes instantaneously before they can collect any of it. This behavior is obviously not normal and is hindering the battle royale experience for some players.
There have also been a few more minor instances of loot appearing incorrectly. Light machine guns have been appearing as measly pistols and vice versa, but at least these abnormal weapons can still be collected and used, unlike the ones that vanish from existence. This issue is obviously having a knock-on effect andhampering theWarzone 2gameplay experiencefor players, as there may be instances where a player is reliant on picking up a certain weapon at a specific moment, only to be hit with the baffling frustration that their desired firearm has inexplicably disappeared.
It would seem that this desire to return to the ways of old has come at a price and is compromising the player experience. Due to the fact that this issue is having such a directly detrimental effect on the game, it is likely that Activision is already working on some sort of fix. Do not be surprised if the game sees yet another patch roll out over the next couple of days, ideally sooner rather than later.
The changes to the game’s loot system were not the only thing overhauled during the recent update. Many other aspects that madeWarzone 2unique in comparison with its predecessor have also been reverted to more closely resemble the first game. Examples of this include the map locations of loadout drops being changed and theGulag now being a 1v1 battleto the death rather than 2v2.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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