Call of Duty: Warzone is quickly becoming notorious for its inferior notification system compared to other battle royales, particularly its "Team Wiped" indicator. Essentially, Warzone's notifications are cluttered on-screen, disappear very quickly, and contain tiny text. Worst of all, however, is the exclusive nature of alerts pertaining to full squad wipes; the indicator is only given to the 💜squad that gets the last kill, rather than all who were responsible for the take-down.
Although it'd be easy to write-off the complaints in this arena as insignificant – accessibility in games is actually incredibly important. It goes beyond inconvenience and deals with players who experience games differently. Really, great accessibility in games opens doors for disabled gamers, allowing them to have an unhindered experience. Take it from deaf Warzone player u/FireSeraphim, to express concern over the current Team Wipe notification in ✤the battle royale.
Not only does u/FireSeraphim rely solely on visuals, they mention that their entire crew does 𝔍too. They testify that the current indicator is exclusive only to the team that kills to last player of an eliminated squad, often leaving the other players in a fight wondering.
Say your team knocks down 3 of 4 opponents. If a d🤡ifferent 3rd-party arrives and kills the 4th, your team can end up needlessly confused. Although it can be argued that gathering intel is part of the game, deaf gamers rely solely on visuals for confirmation, thus increasing the importance of a consistent notification system.
Apex Legends is a game that does a great job conveyin꧒g clear, consistent visual notifications as well as additional sound cues whe♌n players are eliminated. A reliable system is helpful for each of the remaining players, so they aren't caught making decisions based on incomplete, bad information.
Heck, u/FireSeraphim even sparked a general discussion about difficultly with Warzone notifications – even for those without disabilities. Apparently, players desire a "Teammate Knocked" indicator too, and are dissatisfied with Warzone's awkward yellow text color.
Even if it just sparks a meaningful discussion or gets the idea 💛in front of some devs' eyes – talking about notification issues has its uses. Sure, many will peg players as entitled complainers, but accessibility in games goes beyond that.
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