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Petition to remove Casual playlists from Warzone. #RemoveCasuals In my experience, Casual playlists have made regular public matches worse, blurred the distinction between pubs and Ranked, and created a cycle that pushes players further away from the core game. Here’s the problem: when casual and average players move into separate, bot-heavy playlists, regular public lobbies lose those players. The remaining population feels increasingly competitive, and pubs become exhausting. Then, when someone from Casual tries regular matchmaking, they get destroyed and immediately return to Casual. Does that automatically mean they aren’t good enough to play normal Warzone? No. My concern is that many of the opponents who would have been at their level are now staying in Casual too. That creates a self-reinforcing loop: players leave pubs because they feel too difficult, and pubs feel even more difficult as more of those players leave. Casual becomes a permanent destination rather than a stepping stone. Players have little incentive to return, because the population they could have enjoyed balanced fights against has left with them. We experienced this during Black Ops 7, and I’m concerned the MW4 era will repeat the same mistake. Too often, public matches already feel almost as demanding as Ranked, except without the ranks, rewards, or progression that justify that intensity. If I have to approach both playlists with the same mindset, what meaningful choice do I actually have? Where can I simply enjoy a few games with friends? I also don’t believe the mechanical skill gap in BO7 or MW4 Warzone is so enormous that we need this many separate experiences to keep people playing. We need a healthier mix of skill levels in public matches and a clear competitive identity for Ranked. There’s also the issue of what bot-heavy matches teach players to expect. Dropping 20 or 30 kills against AI is a completely different achievement from doing it against real opponents who react, adapt, and fight back. When bots appear under realistic-looking usernames, that distinction can become even less obvious. Players can mistake AI encounters for victories over human opponents and assume they’re having the same experience as everyone in regular matchmaking. To me, that’s a simulation of the PvP experience: the familiar map, rules, and appearance of a normal match, with much of the opposition replaced by AI. That can inflate expectations, distort people’s sense of improvement, and make the transition to real PvP unnecessarily frustrating. A 30-kill game against bots becomes the benchmark, and a normal match against humans suddenly feels broken. For a game with such a huge community, why do we need three overlapping casual experiences? My proposal is simple: keep ONE dedicated casual alternative, such as Rally Point. Let it be a clearly distinct space to learn maps, experiment with weapons, understand mechanics, and have some low-pressure fun. It should complement Battle Royale and Resurgence, rather than serve as a bot-heavy substitute for both. Players should understand what experience they’re choosing and what kind of opposition they’re facing. Bring players back into the same core public playlists. Give those lobbies room for mixed skill levels, unpredictable encounters, improvement, and fun. Make Ranked the place where consistently intense competition comes with meaningful stakes. Removing Casual variants alone won’t fix every matchmaking issue, but I believe keeping players permanently separated is making the problem harder to solve. Remove Casual BR and Casual Resurgence. Keep Rally Point as the dedicated casual alternative. Make public matches enjoyable again, and give Ranked a distinct purpose. If you’ve felt public lobbies get worse while Casual keeps players separated, share this and add your experience. Bring back fun pubs. #RemoveCasuals

VieroLII's tweet photo. Petition to remove Casual playlists from Warzone. #RemoveCasuals

In my experience, Casual playlists have made regular public matches worse, blurred the distinction between pubs and Ranked, and created a cycle that pushes players further away from the core game.

Here’s the problem: when casual and average players move into separate, bot-heavy playlists, regular public lobbies lose those players. The remaining population feels increasingly competitive, and pubs become exhausting.

Then, when someone from Casual tries regular matchmaking, they get destroyed and immediately return to Casual.

Does that automatically mean they aren’t good enough to play normal Warzone? No. My concern is that many of the opponents who would have been at their level are now staying in Casual too.

That creates a self-reinforcing loop: players leave pubs because they feel too difficult, and pubs feel even more difficult as more of those players leave. Casual becomes a permanent destination rather than a stepping stone. Players have little incentive to return, because the population they could have enjoyed balanced fights against has left with them.

We experienced this during Black Ops 7, and I’m concerned the MW4 era will repeat the same mistake.

Too often, public matches already feel almost as demanding as Ranked, except without the ranks, rewards, or progression that justify that intensity. If I have to approach both playlists with the same mindset, what meaningful choice do I actually have? Where can I simply enjoy a few games with friends?

I also don’t believe the mechanical skill gap in BO7 or MW4 Warzone is so enormous that we need this many separate experiences to keep people playing. We need a healthier mix of skill levels in public matches and a clear competitive identity for Ranked.

There’s also the issue of what bot-heavy matches teach players to expect.

Dropping 20 or 30 kills against AI is a completely different achievement from doing it against real opponents who react, adapt, and fight back. When bots appear under realistic-looking usernames, that distinction can become even less obvious. Players can mistake AI encounters for victories over human opponents and assume they’re having the same experience as everyone in regular matchmaking.

To me, that’s a simulation of the PvP experience: the familiar map, rules, and appearance of a normal match, with much of the opposition replaced by AI.

That can inflate expectations, distort people’s sense of improvement, and make the transition to real PvP unnecessarily frustrating. A 30-kill game against bots becomes the benchmark, and a normal match against humans suddenly feels broken.

For a game with such a huge community, why do we need three overlapping casual experiences?

My proposal is simple: keep ONE dedicated casual alternative, such as Rally Point.

Let it be a clearly distinct space to learn maps, experiment with weapons, understand mechanics, and have some low-pressure fun. It should complement Battle Royale and Resurgence, rather than serve as a bot-heavy substitute for both. Players should understand what experience they’re choosing and what kind of opposition they’re facing.

Bring players back into the same core public playlists. Give those lobbies room for mixed skill levels, unpredictable encounters, improvement, and fun. Make Ranked the place where consistently intense competition comes with meaningful stakes.

Removing Casual variants alone won’t fix every matchmaking issue, but I believe keeping players permanently separated is making the problem harder to solve.

Remove Casual BR and Casual Resurgence. Keep Rally Point as the dedicated casual alternative. Make public matches enjoyable again, and give Ranked a distinct purpose.

If you’ve felt public lobbies get worse while Casual keeps players separated, share this and add your experience.

Bring back fun pubs.

#RemoveCasuals

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BaronDX

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Definitely gonna play some wager matches before snatching tags in DMZ today

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@CODLeague @CDCIntel We’re so back

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@ScufGaming Morning dad

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@charlieINTEL Happy to see this! Will need to finish my Camo grind before then!

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Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer Ranked Play and Warzone Ranked Play go live in Season 2 Co-developed by Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Raven Software

charlieINTEL's tweet photo. Modern Warfare 4 Multiplayer Ranked Play and Warzone Ranked Play go live in Season 2

Co-developed by Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Raven Software https://t.co/tNVTVu4Ihl

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@Nadeshot @InfinityWard My man been preaching this for WEEKS. Help him out!

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6 days ago

@Joel_Midgett88 I agree. That’s crazy that Bagent is only 59 overall..

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7 days ago

Season 1 for multiplayer is disappointing, but let me tell you… the DMZ content and fixes are GLORIOUS. I only played 2 games of resurgence but that was also a blast. Love it

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Is it too expensive to get your operator back in DMZ? I don’t think so. I like the fact that every raid has stakes involved. Even if you’re on a free kit.

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10 days ago

Every extraction shooter has the same issue. You can’t have it both ways. Just leave it the way it is… #dmz

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10 days ago

I have officially decided that asking someone for a truce in DMZ is just asking them what caliber they'd like to shoot you with.

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10 days ago

@DeadbyDaylight Bro, you guys had literally one of THE BIGGEST streamers playing your game. You give him content to show off to tens of thousands of people and then you APOLOGIZE? Getting your product in front of as many people as possible is marketing 101.. what are we doing???

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