Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0has been hugely popular on all platforms. The latest installment from Activision features more detail and realism in terms of the textures and animations,improved gameplay mechanicsthat add to the overall atmosphere, and a new DMZ game mode that sees players uncovering intel on progressively more shady organizations as they unlock each mission.
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As military shooter video games get more realistic, current methods and tactics employed by elite military and police units are more relevant and useful. But which Special Forces tactics will serve players best inWarzone 2and how are they supposed to pull them off when the bullets are flying?
7SWAT-Style Slicing The Pie To Stay Alive
One of the safest and perhaps easiest methods to perform solo on games such asWarzone 2is the ‘slicing the pie’ trick as favored by SWAT teams when entering a room potentially full of bad guys.
6Flashbang Wallop
Often overlooked inWarzone 2PvPand DMZ is the use of flashbangs, stun grenades, and teargas. Why use a non-lethal grenade though when ultimately trying to be as lethal as possible?
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Grenades onWarzone 2are great for taking out an enemy hidden behind cover. However, that’s more or less all they will do, take out one enemy. Stuns and flashbangs however can affect the whole room, throw one into a crowd of bots on DMZ and the entire group will be stunned and ripe for the picking.
A step-by-step guide to using flashbangs, stun grenades, and teargas in Warzone 2:
Hopefully most of the occupants will be affected by the flash and temporarily incapacitated.Player models of humans and NPCswill reveal if they are stunned by covering their eyes with a raised arm. This effect will only last a very small amount of time, however, before the player’s vision clears, so speed and timing are key.
Effect Duration for each non-lethal grenade
5Special Forces Style Room Clearing
Thismethod is especially usefulin duos, trios, quads, and DMZ as it needs at least 2 players. The cue to go will be the sound of the stun grenade going pop. Players without a secondary grenade in their inventory should just shout “Leroy Jenkins” and hope for the best.
4Speed Aggression and Surprise
Using speed and lateral unpredictable movements it is possible to avoid most incoming shots, step past and around any targets and get beyond their line of fire.
Dodging left or right as you rush a player makes it very difficult for the enemy to track and deal effectively with all the threats that are facing them, especially combined with the effects of the stun grenade.
3Avoiding Sniper Fire On Warzone 2
Jinking, lateral movement, and dodging unpredictably to the left or right is also highly effective when takingincoming fire from a long-distance sniper.
Instead of fleeing straight towards the nearest cover, take a big swerve or sidestep to any side, for no apparent reason and foes will cry in frustration as every shot misses the mark.
2Suppressive Fire
Special forces operators are often outnumbered facing larger groups of enemies with smaller units themselves, embedded behind enemy lines, or working covertly. When ambushed or compromised in such situations they rely on two methods, suppressive covering fire and charging the larger enemy in an attempt to unsettle them.
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InWarzone 2this is relatively simpleto do especially when equipped with an LMG or anything with a large magazine. Fire rounds in controlled bursts around the enemy, getting the odd hit markers but not necessarily looking for kills. Players just need to keep the enemies’ heads down and prevent them from peeking around the cover long enough for another part of the squad to rush the position.
1Leapfrogging Towards Enemy Position
When out in the open and under fire from a larger enemy force, one of the special forces tactics here is to use alternate suppressing fire and rushing from two groups to ‘leapfrog’ towards the enemy and rush them up close without sustaining too much fire.
In aWarzonesetting one player would be firing off rounds at saya sniper position, getting hit markers, and keeping the snipers from taking a good shot. Meanwhile, player 2 is rushing forward on a full sprint. Player 2 stops after about 20 yards and starts firing himself. This is the cue for player 1 to sprint past player 2 and repeat the process, opening up on the enemy position until their squad mate makes a leap forward. People rarely want to pop their head up when there are hundreds of rounds coming their way bouncing off the walls so this tactic is highly effective inWarzone 2.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0is available now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
