A dataminer has found that skill-based damage is лесбиянки порнографииpresent in Warzone, but not in the way that many players had feared.
Skill-based matchmaking is one of the most controversial topics among Call of Duty fans, as the community has been debating its place in the series for years at this point. But another feature that many have speculated might be present is skill-based damage.
Based on both patents filed by Activision and their own experiences in multiplayer and Warzone, many fans are convinced that your guns do less damage if you’re a high-skill player fighting a lower-skill opponent.
Article continues after adThis debate rears its head time and time again, but is usually quickly disproven by stats experts. However, it’s now been revealed that skill-based damage is actually in Call of Duty — in Warzone Casual.
Warzone Casual bots use skill-based damage
Trusted dataminer ‘Alaix‘ found a number of files related to Warzone Casual that were added in Season 4, including multiple difficulties for the bots, which are based on skill. But the line that caught everyone’s eye was the mention of skill-based damage from bots to humans.
Article continues after adThis implies that the damage done by bots varies depending on your skill level, so weaker players will come up against more forgiving bots, and better players will take more damage per shot.
Following this reveal, CoD expert TheXclusiveAce shared a video where he investigated how it actually works in practice.
He approached a bot and let it damage him with a PU-21 from a few meters away. At this range, assuming each shot achieves the lowest damage multiplier, it should take no more than 12 shots to kill a fully-plated player. However, it took 20 shots to take him down.
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Article continues after adThe video also featured another example in the Gulag, where his AI opponent should have been dealing 30, 45, or 72 damage per shot with a pistol. Instead, though, he was met with a variety of different values, but none higher than 32.
This proves that the damage done by bots is being limited in Warzone Casual based on skill. Ace mentioned that he is likely considered a low-skill player in BR since he primarily sticks to multiplayer, which appears to be making the shots less impactful.
Article continues after adFor now, this feature is being used exclusively in Warzone Casual, which is designed to be a more relaxed experience than regular Battle Royale. But with the devs clearly testing this feature, fans will be hoping it doesn’t make its way over to other modes.