Call of Duty games usually comes with an assortment of game modes to play at launch. With the rise of Fortnite and its Battle Royale mode, Call of Duty introduced is version titled, Blackout. Fast forward one year, they are back with another version titled; Warzone. When making this type of game mode for Call of Duty, you must make sure to tune the weapons correctly. This can cause a Battle Royale game to make or break you as a game designer.
This difference in gun play between regular multiplayer and Battle Royale, is that multiplayer has a much more arcade feel towards it, while Battle Royale is almost like real life. In BR games, you must compensate for bullet drop. This means, if your using a sniper, you must aim above your target if their standing still and in front if they’re on a move. If you shoot like you would in regular multiplayer, then you bullet wouldn’t reach its target effectively. Weapon choices are very much different between the two modes as well.
With the mode having a total of 150 players, the map must be humongous. With such a huge map, you must know which guns to use at the correct distance. You don’t want to use a pistol from 50 meters because it’s just not going to get the job done. From short ranges, you would want to use submachine guns, shotguns and pistols. From longer distances, you would want to use snipers, light machine guns or marksman rifles. But the most widely used weapon choice would be the assault rifles.
The AR’s are versatile because you can use up close, medium range and pick players off from long distance. At any point in the game, you would see most players running around with this weapon choice. It really is the safest weapon category to use because you don’t want to get caught with a shotgun trying to out gun an AR and you don’t want to try to quick scope with a sniper up close to outgun any of the other weapon categories I mentioned.
The game mode can be difficult at first, especially if your used to playing regular multiplayer. With practice, knowing your weapons and map; you will begin to learn the ins and outs of the mode and will be racking up wins in no time.
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