New grenade in CoD Vanguard is completely OP, turns maps into a hell of a sea of ​​flames

With season 1 of Call of Duty: Vanguard some new content came into play. This includes the new incendiary grenade. Thanks to this new primary gear, the maps quickly look like a famous meme. Players say: this is not okay.

Season 1 of CoD Vanguard has been running since December 8, 2021. With the season there will also be some new content, such as new perks and maps. 5 weapons were also added.

The incendiary grenade is another new toy available to CoD Vanguard players with Season 1. It quickly turned out to be very strong, which is why it was seen as an OP at an early stage. In addition, this primary equipment is the third fire grenade in the game, alongside the thermite grenade and the Molotov cocktail. That’s just too much for the community – especially because the incendiary grenade makes the game almost unplayable on some maps.

How do I get the new grenade? The incendiary grenade is currently unlocked via the Season 1 Battle Pass. As with all other weapons, you don’t even have to buy the Season 1 Battle Pass: The incendiary grenade is a free part of the Battle Pass. You only have to level it sufficiently to unlock the grenade.

You unlock the incendiary grenade for free at level 39 of the Battle Pass.

Incendiary grenade combines the strengths of smoke grenades and thermite

What makes this grenade so powerful? Even if they are good at collecting kills: The incendiary grenade is not one of the deadliest grenades in the game. However, it is very good at destroying the flow of the opponent’s game: It obscures the view and slows down or prevents aggressive advancement of the opponents. Thus, the incendiary grenade works like an effective mixture of a smoke grenade and the thermite.

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As the official in-game description says, the incendiary grenade “envelops an area in white fog and burns everyone who approaches”. For CoD fans, not only this description brings back memories of white phosphorus, the most annoying killstreak in Modern Warfare (via reddit). This grenade is a small version of it that refreshes itself every time you respawn. With certain perks and field equipment you can even use several of these grenades per life.

A real counterattack for the grenade is missing: CoD Vanguard does not have a trophy system that could repel these grenades. So you can easily spam these annoying grenades without real resistance.

New best grenade makes the game almost unplayable for fans

Small maps like Shipment or Das Haus in particular quickly become a sea of ​​hellish flames. It is then almost impossible to see anything but smoke and fire. This video on reddit shows this opaque mess very well:

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What can you see in the video? As the video shows, almost nothing can be seen thanks to incendiary grenade spam. Spraying sparks, thick fog and blazing fires make a clear view of the action almost impossible. In addition, clear stuttering and performance drops can be seen.

This is a problem especially in the ShipHaus 24/7 playlist. Here you only play the smallest maps in the game, which degenerated too quickly into an almost incomprehensible chaos even before the incendiary grenade. But the grenade is also a problem on larger maps. Especially in game modes like Hardpoint or Domination, the incendiary grenade makes both conquering and defending points much easier. If you take a smoke grenade with you in the loadout, a lot of view is obscured.

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How do the fans react? The fans are not impressed by the incendiary grenade. There are lots of ironic comparisons on reddit with the “This is fine” meme in which a dog is leisurely having a coffee in a burning house (via knowyourmeme.com). The dog does not recognize the serious problems in his current situation – just like the developers of CoD Vanguard, so do the fans imply. Otherwise, the reactions are almost entirely negative.

  • Ian-Campbell wonders, “Why is this in the game?” (via reddit)
  • likkyball says: “My PS4 will [all diese Effekte] not survive ”(via rejectiont)
  • hound368 says: “The developers have no feel for the game. What were they thinking about adding this new grenade? ” (via reddit)
  • OrganizationWinter53 says, “The video worries me and it makes me never want to play the game again.” (via reddit)

Precisely because there is no real counterattack for the incendiary grenade without a trophy system, fans only have 2 solutions for the current hell of fire: Stop playing the popular little maps or stop playing CoD Vanguard completely.

Even if there is still no official reaction from the Sledgehammer Games: Hell is more likely to freeze over than the developers to watch completely idly.

What do you think of the new grenade? Do you like to use them? Or do you think she’s ruining the game? Perhaps you haven’t noticed it negatively at all? Let us know in the comments.

With all the fire, it’s easy to forget that Christmas is approaching. In Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone there will soon be a suitable winter event:

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