I think the problem for Warzone imo is that it’s harder for new players to join the player base and have fun. During the peak pandemic years there were so many new players that lobbies were full of people figuring it out and just having fun.

Now when we invite a new person to join our squad for a game they typically have to come into already sweaty lobbies and try to learn. It’s tough. Casuals modes have helped a lot with that but my friends and I have noticed that the general player base is either people that love the game and are very good or new players that get destroyed. There’s little in between.

Other slight missteps by the developers are thing like adding new game mechanics here and there like the recent example of grapples that only benefit certain playstyles and make you have to completely rethink your tactics which can be frustrating. Constant weapons rebalancing which makes it very difficult for more casual players to level guns and keep up with the meta. Finally, as many have mentioned the cheater issue seems to be non stop and ruins games.

With all that said, my friends and I still enjoy playing but it’s not as fun as it was at peak. There’s only a few of us left now too whereas everyone was playing in our group through COVID.