Every season, Call of Duty: Warzone changes details of its map to reflect an evolving storyline. While it is not the only battle royale to take this approach, the changes may not be as drastic as players suspect. When Call of Duty: Warzone is compared to a similar battle royale, Apex Legends, the impact of its map updates becomes exceptionally vague.
Battle royale titles use seasons to introduce new content, and this has stayed true through Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, and even Fortnite. While rotating content remains interesting, one fan noticed that Call of Duty: Warzone's season 2 felt rather bland. When reflecting upon past seasons of content, nothing has really changed in the world of Verdansk to the level that players expected.
A post created by Reddit fan alexandremix compared the content updates of Call of Duty: Warzone against the map changes found in Apex Legends. From the image alone, it becomes clearly evident that Call of Duty: Warzone's core map has remained relatively the same. Meanwhile, comparison into the new additions to Apex Legends has brought some confusion among the Call of Duty community. Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play battle royale with a paid game mounted on top of it. Meanwhile, Apex Legends operates on a completely free-to-play model, and somehow it seems like the game has taken greater strides.
Map Changes of Apex Legends a (Free to Play BR) VS Warzone (A free to play BR that has a Paid game attached to it*) (*2 Paid games attached to it) from CODWarzone
While this is not a community debate about which game is better, the fans are merely looking at which game has progressed more. While Call of Duty: Warzone is certainly not the same game it was at launch, the map has barely changed in its many seasons of content. New items, operators, and even locations have appeared, but the core map has stayed the same for over a year.
While many find this odd for a game with such heavy support, other fans believe that Call of Duty: Warzone is operating the right way. Some fans believe that new additions in Apex Legends have only gone to disrupt the game, and the subtle changes found in Call of Duty: Warzone are a better and more sustainable route.
As one fan points out in the comments. the Call of Duty: Warzone devs have repeatedly said that they are making small changes on purpose. Although the community wants big and dramatic effects, the Call of Duty: Warzone developers are being guided to only make slight adjustments as a way of enriching the game, rather than providing an evolving experience.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.