Call of Duty: Warzone's High Alert perk will soon hear Dead Silent footsteps Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Warzone's High Alert perk will soon hear Dead Silent footsteps A good shout. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 15 Jul 2021 2 comments Raven has teased some upcoming changes to Call of Duty: Warzone in the latest patch notes for the battle royale. The developer plans to update the High Alert perk to let players hear Dead Silent footsteps. Currently, all High Alert does is make your vision pulse whenever enemies outside of your view see you. By then, of course, it's often too late. Watch on YouTube This change to High Alert is important for anyone who plays Warzone - a game in which your ability to hear your enemy coming can make the difference between winning and losing a gunfight. The popular Dead Silence field upgrade does exactly what it says on the tin: it temporarily makes your footsteps silent. But there's more: it also makes your movement slightly faster. It's extremely powerful in Warzone. Getting the jump on an opponent is often the name of the game, and if they can't hear your footsteps, you're at a distinct advantage. Too much of an advantage? Dead Silence critics point to the field upgrade's lack of a downside. Other field upgrades, which many are currently neglecting because they can't compete with Dead Silence, do have a downside. Stopping Power, for example, adds recoil. Deployable Cover has an animation that must run its course before the cover hits the battlefield. And using the Recon Drone leaves you defenseless. Currently, Warzone does not contain a decent Dead Silence counter. Players had suggested Raven make an existing perk, such as High Alert, detect players using Dead Silence. Clearly, that was a good shout. That's not all Raven teased for Warzone. The developer confirmed two new Warzone-specific perks are coming to the battle royale, although it didn't say what they are. And finally, Raven said a weapon will make its "long-awaited" debut in Verdansk. The developer stopped short of saying what this weapon will be, but current speculation points to the CX-9, the unreleased Modern Warfare SMG used in a recently-released new Warzone Payload gameplay video, as spotted by CharlieIntel. The new Treyarch Studio Broadcast video covering all things Season 4 Reloaded shows the unreleased Modern Warfare CX9 in action in Warzone briefly. pic.twitter.com/FCiT1dfJvR- CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) July 14, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store