Activision Blizzard has officially added a quality-of-life feature back intoCall of Duty: Warzonethat was originally added with Season 4. This feature allows players to make changes to their loadouts in the pre-game lobby.
Raven Software originally removed the edit loadout feature from the pre-game lobby shortly after it was added. According to the team behindCall of Duty: Warzoneand videos that were surfacing at the time, players were able to exploit the system in order to gain blueprints, free camos, and even an in-game advantage. The feature was quietly removed as a result of the bugs and exploits associated with it.
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Players who were benefitting the most from this feature were able to acquire infiniteDead Silence, giving them a significant advantage over the competition. With this game-breaking bug, among several bugs and exploits attached to the edit loadout feature,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers have had to edit their loadouts before a match. Thanks to the return of the feature, players will be able to edit loadouts as they wait for their next battle royale match.
Call of Duty: WarzoneSeason 5 released with update 1.41, and it includes several changes to the game. Included with the return of the pre-game lobby feature inWarzone are new weapons, perks, map changes, and a Gulag inspired by the Rush game mode. Unlike the previous seasons to release, Season 5 doesn’t include significant bug fixes or weapon balancing.
FrustratedCall of Duty: Warzonefans have voiced their displeasure about the removal of the pre-game lobby loadout feature.Modern Warfarefans, in particular, had been affected by this change, as depending on the attachments they wanted to use, they weren’t able to test them out in multiplayer mode first. Upon the return of this feature, Raven Software announced that it would be coming to Plunder andModern Warfaremultiplayer in addition toWarzone.
On top of the changes to theCall of Duty: Warzonepre-game lobby, Raven Software also officially announced thatWarzone update 1.41changed the lobby screens forCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzone. The pre-game lobby edit loadout feature has been a highly requested addition toWarzonesince it was removed with Season 4.
With this oldCall of Duty: Warzonefeature returned to the game, it seems like Activision Blizzard and Raven Software are listening to theWarzonecommunity. WithModern WarfareandCold Warfans both receiving this feature, it’s likely thatCall of Duty: Vanguardwill include something similar with itsWarzonemode.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available right now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
