Call of Duty: Warzone removes controversial Redeploy Flares feature

Call of Duty: Warzone has been around for a few years now. Ever since its release, the game has introduced a number of thrilling features for players. Although most of them have received quite a positive response, not all were utilized as intended.

Call of Duty: Warzone has removed Redeploy Flares from the game in the latest update. The change was implemented after players often misused the powerful item to dominate competitive play.

Redeploy flares was one of the most popular additions from the fourth season of Call of Duty: Warzone. It allowed players to respawn a random downed teammate with the small cost of revealing their location to the enemies. Redeploy flares were found via loot cache, ground loot, or purchased from buy stations.

It was only a matter of time before gamers found a way to make the most of this Field Upgrade. Eventually, winning teams began hoarding these to spam respawns during the final circle. For the other team, it was nearly impossible to encounter the sudden barrage of opponents.

According to the developers, this “created situations with a general lack of competitive counter strategies, especially in the final moments of a Ranked Play Battle Royale match.” The developers ultimately decided against keeping this Field Upgrade in the game to restore balance.

Here are the complete patch notes of the October 4 update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone:

1. Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where the Player can be kicked back to the main menu when attempting to access the “Manage Files” section in the Settings menu.

• Fixed an issue where a significant hitch could occur when transitioning to some menus from COD HQ
• Fixed an issue where the Battle Pass After Action Report wouldn’t play correctly if the Player had Auto Redeem turned on
• Fixed an issue where the ISO 9 Mastery Completeionist Charm displayed an incorrect Charm
• Fixed an issue where the Player could be kicked back to the main menu when viewing Tracer Pack: Witchcraft
• Fixed an issue where the Dual Kamas model is missing in the preview for the Red Haunt Blueprint
• Fixed an issue where locked camos could be added to weapons before they were earned
• Fixed an issue where the TR-76 Geist Mastery Completionist Charm would incorrectly show the FR Avancer instead

2. Warzone Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the mission ‘Thinning the Herd’ could not be completed as intended due to Konni Group no longer spawning on Al Mazrah in DMZ
• Fixed an issue where some melee weapons could clip through the Operator’s wrist when transitioning into a DMZ match
• Fixed an issue where Skin Indicator tiles for several Operators could display inconsistently

3. Match Ruleset Updates

Field Upgrades

• Redeploy Flares have been removed.

Many felt that this update should have been implemented earlier and not after the recently concluded World Series of Warzone 2023. However, players have been supportive of this change, arguing that it would make the game fairer for all parties involved.

4. About Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone is a first-person shooter battle royale that only supports multiplayer mode. It allows for both cross-platform and cross-progression which makes it gameplay remarkably spectacular. Unlike other battle royales, CoD: Warzone can easily house 150 players in a match while this limit is extended to 200 for some limited-time modes.

Players are offered the choice of playing two modes: Battle Royale and Plunder. To make the game interesting, large and diverse maps are packed by the game. Like any other Call of Duty arrival, Warzone too doesn’t have a shortage of weapons that can wipe out the existence of your opposition.

Call of Duty: Warzone surpassed 60 million downloads in the first two months of its release and received positive reviews from critics throughout the world.