Dropping into a match of Call of Duty: Warzone leaves players with limited protection prior to looting. The game provides a 1911 pistol in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3, and fans often take advantage of its pistol-whip potential in melee combat. Despite several seasons of this being possible, members of the game's community are calling for a damage reduction for melee attacks with the starting pistol.

The starting pistol is a defining feature in Call of Duty: Warzone. Most battle royale titles drop players into a game with nothing, but the pistol allows fans to get right into the fight even if an enemy manages to grab a gun first. Despite being a prominent feature, many fans are frustrated with the incredible damage the weapon puts out in melee attacks.

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The problem is a combination of the number of hits it takes to down an enemy and the way the game auto-locks melee attacks. With the Call of Duty: Warzone starter pistol dealing more damage in a melee than a bullet, many fans are hoping to have that number reduced. While adjusting the accuracy would help with some problems, other fans believe a total damage decrease is in order. Call of Duty: Warzone Reddit fan Cream-Shpee posted a meme presenting a rather simple solution: match the pistol whip damage to punching with bare hands. While some agree with this sentiment, others believe that it would be unrealistic to make such a standard fix.

Many Call of Duty: Warzone fans argue for a more realistic approach where melee attacks with pistols do more damage than bare hands, but less than bullets. There is a careful balance that many players are considering, but that balance needs to match realistic expectations for these weapons.

Alongside the discussion around damage is the fact that the weapon melee snaps onto other players. Testing this theory, many fans have found that the weapons auto-lock from a rather good distance. This makes the Call of Duty: Warzone melee attack stronger as more hits will impact the target.

So far, no fans have asked for the removal of the weapon, but it is clearly evident among the community that something has to change. While Call of Duty: Warzone is a unique battle royale experience, many players want it to be a more balanced war environment. The developers have not commented on this issue, but many fans expect that they will take either side with reducing damage or reducing melee snapping distances.

Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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