Call of Duty Warzone 2 Removes One-Shot Sniper Rifle But Hackers Find Workaround

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2 players are none too pleased with hackers devising workarounds for a recent sniper rifle nerf intended to remove a limited-time one shot kill method. This comes as the St. Patrick's Day event comes to a close in the online game.

It's no surprise that snipers are one of the most important assets on the battlefield, and this is no different in Call of Duty: Warzone 2. This makes them extremely viable due to their utility and function when it comes to gameplay, however they have been rather notoriously underpowered in Warzone 2 compared to past titles.

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But a developer-built one-shot provision for snipers known as the Shillelagh, which in turn was built around the Victus XMR sniper, was always intended to be removed from the Call of Duty: Warzone 2 game once the event came to a close. Unfortunately, hackers and cheaters have devised a workaround to add it back in, much to the detriment, and obvious annoyance, of those who play by the rules, or who simply want in-game alternatives, such as LAN-style gameplay, that would lessen their impact.

One-shot snipers haven't been as prevalent in Warzone 2 as they were in the past, as the role has been toned down compared to past Call of Duty titles. In fact, one-shot snipers haven't been a thing at all in Warzone 2 (although there has been a fair share of exploitable bugs and glitches), but there have also been rumors that this could change in future seasons.

Needless to say, players are rather furious about the matter, and this is on both sides of the issue, both regarding the hackers who have devised the workaround and the fact that the Shillelagh has been removed at all,