Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is getting one-shot snipers back, and players are actually liking it

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2 welcomes Season 3 tomorrow, and the return of the one-shot sniper rifles is going down pretty well with players.

Earlier this week, as PC Gamer (opens in new tab) first noted, "one-shot" snipers were announced to be returning to Warzone 2. In a blog post (opens in new tab), developer Raven Software noted that we can "expect the return of one-shot sniper rifles — under certain attachment and platform conditions — as part of this seasonal update."

This sounds like a recipe for disaster - whenever live-service games like Warzone 2 add in a supremely powerful weapon or ability, it's nearly always met with a polarizing response from the player base, as plenty inevitably decry the addition for being overpowered.

Shockingly, that's not really the case with Warzone 2's latest addition. Over on the Warzone-dedicated subreddit (opens in new tab), players are sounding off on the new weapons, and one commenter writes that "this is a very welcome change" as sniper rifles were "borderline useless, and only very situational" with weakened power.

Another commenter writes that this should stop people simply ducking behind cover to armor up and recover instantly from a sniper shot. Even headshots from a sniper couldn't outright kill players in Warzone 2, leading to a lot of frustration and incredibly drawn out firefights.

However, there is some concern this could mess up Warzone 2's pacing. Some commenters see this change as increasing the game's 'time-to-kill,' which could theoretically make Warzone 2 even faster and more difficulty for slightly less skilled players. "And we thought the TTK was too fast before..." writes one sceptical player.

This is generally being seen as a pretty welcome addition for Warzone 2