Warzone 2 players demand nerf for “insane” melee strength

Ryan Lemay
An operator punching in Warzone 2

Warzone 2 players are growing tired of getting taken down by enemies using fists instead of weapons.

Season 3 Reloaded marks the introduction of Warzone 2 ranked play. Teams of three will need to climb through seven divisions before ultimately attempting to secure a top 250 spot. Trios earn skill ratings through match placement, kills, and assists.

Users earn rewards based on how high they reach during a season. With so much on the line, every team will try to find any advantage they can. One of the best times to rack up kills to earn a skill rating is when everyone first lands.

Typically it would be foolish to bring fists to a gunfight, but that isn’t the case in Warzone 2. Instead of rushing to loot weapons upon landing, players are earning easy eliminations through melee.

Warzone 2 players fed up with overpowered melee strength

Warzone 2 streamer TCaptainX urged the developers to: “look into how melee has a ‘glue’ like effect to enemies.”

The streamer shared a video, and it appears that his operator locked onto an enemy while using melee. TCaptainX elaborated: “I shouldn’t be able to melee an enemy while they’re running away at a full sprint. The lunch strength of melee, in general, promotes melee over shooting in close quarters.”

Other community members agreed.

Warzone 2 pro NYSL Aydan responded: “This is insane. Needs to be nerfed for sure.”

CoD leaker TheGhostOfHope claimed: “It’s a feature, not a bug. They nerfed this in WZ1 a long, long time ago. You can see and understand why it’s still in WZ2.”

Hopefully, the tactic doesn’t become too much of an issue in ranked matches.

About The Author

Ryan Lemay is a Games Writer on Dexerto's US team, specializing in Call of Duty, including the CDL, Warzone, Modern Warfare and Black Ops. He also covers EA SPORTS FC, NBA 2K, Madden, and EA College Football. Ryan also has bylines at Dotesports, Destructoid, and Esports Illustrated. You can contact him here: ryan.lemay@dexerto.com

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