Warzone devs disable Bunker Busters as duplication exploit makes Ranked Play “unplayable”
ActivisionThe Warzone devs have removed Bunker Busters from the game after the Season 5 Reloaded update brought a Killstreak duplication glitch, leading to an endless onslaught of the item and ruining the Ranked Play and Supreme Resurgence modes in the process.
The Bunker Buster is a powerful Killstreak that hits people inside buildings and emits a toxic gas that deals damage to anyone nearby. One is powerful enough, but through this new glitch, they couldn’t be avoided.
On August 26 the devs took to the CODUpdates account to announce that they’ve “temporarily disabled Bunker Busters,” while they investigate the issue.
Any item was capable of being duplicated, giving the cheater an unlimited amount to use. It’s not the first duplication glitch to hit Warzone, but Bunker Busters on the small Rebirth Island map made the issue much worse.
Reports really kicked off on Friday, August 23, and only got more common as the weekend rolled on. Early on August 26, social media was ablaze with players complaining about the glitch and begging the devs for a fix.
“Ranked became unplayable,” said Reddit user ‘phersper.’ “Every match there’s at least one team throwing almost 50+ [Bunker Busters] by the time the game ends.”
“Game crashed because there [were] 23 Bunker Busters on the map simultaneously,” replied ‘KrispylC.’
Over on X/Twitter, ‘Solgob’ said they “died to this exploit two games in a row” after watching “ these dudes pop about 200 bunker busters and UAVs in Warzone.” In their tweet, we can see loads of UAVs on the ground. ‘Wumpalive’ showed a similar screenshot, with the floor covered in Bunker Busters.
The devs responded quickly thanks to the sheer amount of complaints and its effect on Resurgence playlists.
While the Bunker Buster has been disabled until they find a fix, players using the exploit will likely revert to using the next most powerful thing, so they’d still have unlimited UAVs, Gas Masks, and Airstrikes. If you’re using the exploit yourself, expect to get at least shadowbanned.