Warzone Solos removed again for some players as Casual takes over

The Warzone devs have shared an update on the ongoing battle between regular and Casual Solos, and it’s not looking good for the standard playlist.

Warzone Casual has become one of the CoD BR’s most popular modes, offering players less stressful lobbies made up of a mix of bots and real opponents. The Squads version performed so well when it arrived in Season 3 that a Solos version was rolled out in Season 4, replacing the classic Solos mode.

It returned in the June 26 playlist update to exist alongside Casual, although the devs mentioned that the bot-filled version was three times as popular.

Now, with Season 5 coming on August 7, the devs have shared another update on the mode’s popularity, and while it’s sticking around for many players, others aren’t so lucky.

Warzone Solos to be removed again for many players

In the Season 5 blog, it was revealed that players who preferred Core Solos before it was removed “significantly reduced” the hours spent in the mode when it came back. In fact, it only made up around 25% of their total playtime in Warzone.

Despite this, both Core Solos will remain active in Season 5, but only in North America and Europe. Meanwhile, players outside of these regions will either have to stick to Casual Solos or squad up if they want a more competitive experience.

Explaining the decision, the blog said: “In North America and Europe, Core Solos was marginally more sustainable than other regions in both phases of testing; however, the mode still suffered from match quality concerns (connection, match times) due to players preferring other available playlists.

“In other regions, Core Solos was unable to deliver acceptable match quality.”

With this in mind, they’ve opted to limit most regions to the “more approachable and globally sustainable” Casuals.

Although players in Europe and the US will still have access to normal solo lobbies, the devs have confirmed that they will “continue to evaluate performance and feedback” during Season 5, so if the player count dips too low in these regions, it could be removed again altogether.

So, while it’s still around for now, there’s no doubt that Casual is winning the war at the moment, and Core Solos has plenty of catching up to do if it wants to stay put.