Warzone devs have spoken out about possibly seeing the concurrent player count on Caldera drop from 150 to 200 after CoD pro FaZe Swagg quizzed Raven employees on their future plans.
One of the most common criticisms of Warzone’s Caldera is that it has too many large empty spaces, especially in the center. Players were far from enamored with Verdansk at the end of its life, but the new Pacific map is still far worse in many ways.
Warzone already boasts impressively large bets, accommodating up to 150 players, but by further increasing the number of players, those long stretches of empty space could become less dreary.
Caldera Voids have been relevant to players since launch.
The technical difficulties of Warzone development
During a March 31 Swagg stream, devs Raven Software joined the creator for a Q&A where he asked if there were any plans to go from 150 to 200 players, either as a permanent feature or as an LTM.
Josh Bridge, senior creative head of Warzone, hinted that he’d like that to happen later. Moreover the concept has even been “internally tested” by the team.
“It’s something that we are constantly studying, for sure, because we like the idea”he explained.
However, “technical challenges” seem to be holding the team back from making the jump. This was mainly due to concerns over how it would impact performance on consoles.
Ted Timmins, Raven’s Senior Creative Director, also commented that the team is currently prioritizing new gameplay features, as they believe this is the best way to keep players engaged.
“We’re really focusing on the essential new things that we can put into the game,” launched Timmins.
All hope is not lost, however, since the developers have not ruled out the possibility of a change in the future. “We want a lot of those things you talk about”Timmins told Swagg. “When we look at the whole chapter to come, we definitely have these type of conversations about what we can do.”
Only time will tell if the developers manage to find a way to open up Warzone matches to more players without hurting performance on consoles. For now, at least, the main focus seems to be on making matches more varied by adding new features.