Warzone 2 is stagnating and streamers are leaving

One of the best Warone players and renowned streamers, Aydan “Aydan” Conrad, is taking a break from Warzone 2.

Aydan announced that he is leaving Warzone 2 and its esports scene, citing the lack of an enjoyable or worthwhile experience in the Warzone sequel as the reason for his decision. Aydan stated that he would return for Season 3 in the hopes that it would be successful enough to rekindle his enthusiasm for the game.

In the meantime, Aydan promised to play Fortnite again, but this time in the ranked mode, where many other significant Warzone players, like TeePee and others, have been spending their time recently.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 has long been the subject of criticism from players, content creators, and professional players who claim it has several issues. The title hit 25 million players within a week of release, but its player count has reportedly been dropping at a steady rate ever since.

While some streamers like Dr. Disrespect have repeatedly criticized its core gameplay loop, many others like Turner “Tfue” Tenney have publicly voiced their displeasure about the game’s overall lack of polish.

Why streamers are leaving Warzone 2

Fans claim that the game’s slow pace, which is brought on by the lack of advanced movement mechanics, and the incredibly short TTK (time-to-kill), which closes the skill gap, are the biggest issues alongside the lack of fresh content. Although the Resurgence mode and Ashika Island, a new map for the mode, were added with the Season 2 update, many crucial problems haven’t been fixed yet.

However, it’s not just the lack of content that drives Aydan and other streamers to make a shift to other games. The competitive War Zone 2 scene is also very underdeveloped and the studio appears to have no plans to support the esports ecosystem in any way.

In terms of prize money, no War Zone 2 competition has come close to the $100,000 OpTic Texas Warzone 2 Kickoff Tournament in November. Aydan claims that one thing that inspired him to play has been huge tournaments, but now that they aren’t always guaranteed to happen because of the game’s waning popularity, he isn’t as enthused about the Call of Duty experience as he once was.

One has to wonder what Activision will do to stop the decline given that numbers are still dropping and popular streamers are leaving the title for different reasons. As competing video games like Fortnite continue to release new content for their player bases, the situation is only getting worse for Warzone 2. To prevent the title from turning into a virtual ghost town, more content, better servers, and gameplay updates must all be introduced as soon as possible.

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