With a plethora of experience playing FPS games and working on Call of Duty maps, popular YouTube streamer Dr Disrespect has some ideas for what Call of Duty: Warzone 2 should copy from Apex Legends. Call of Duty: Warzone 2 was launched last November.
During a recent YouTube livestream, Dr Disrespect was playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2 with his frequent duo partner ZLaner when the two discussed their battle royale lamentations. Though Dr Disrespect often drops into Call of Duty: Warzone 2's Al Mazrah with fellow popular livestreamer TimTheTatman, it's rare that he isn't playing games with ZLaner since his move to YouTube. Dr Disrespect has been a long-time Call of Duty player and once worked on the franchise with Sledgehammer Games, but his enjoyment of the series has wavered over the years, and he's already uninstalled Modern Warfare 2 from his PC.
According to Dr Disrespect, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 needs to take the immense skill gap of Apex Legends and apply it to the systems, mechanics, and features used in the Activision Blizzard battle royale. ZLaner and Dr Disrespect both agreed that Apex Legends has a top-tier skill gap for its players, while Call of Duty: Warzone and its sequel are marred by skill-based matchmaking and a smaller toolkit. Giving some credit to the original Warzone experience, ZLaner regretted the fact that pressing Y twice no longer cancels a reload, slide canceling was dropped in favor of a new mechanic, and the movement isn't as polished in the follow-up.
Although they have their gripes with Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and ideas on how to improve it, Dr Disrespect and ZLaner often team up to win battle royale matches in Al Mazrah. Activision Blizzard continues to update Call of Duty: Warzone 2 with bug fixes, weapon adjustments, and more, which may mean that some of Dr Disrespect and ZLaner's ideas could be implemented in the future. Given that part of Apex Legends' skill gap is the legend abilities that each character has, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 may only be able to do so much in an effort to match the successful EA battle royale.
Because Dr Disrespect is developing his own FPS with Midnight Society, currently known as Deadrop, the two-time champion may be onto something when he has recommendations for games like Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and Apex Legends. While it may be difficult for Call of Duty: Warzone 2 to match the skill gap of Apex Legends, the dialogue between the two popular YouTube streamers suggests that the original Warzone was closer to hitting the sweet spot than its sequel.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.