Sometimes glitches in games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are not a bad thing, as they open up the opportunity for a different look at the game. After the initial launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, players started to gain a general feel for which maps they do and do not enjoy. Cartel is one of the maps in the latter group.
However, a recent glitch gave fans a new look at the map and suddenly players saw something very different. The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer map went from questionable to strangely improved, all due to a single glitch removing one small element.
Reddit user CapAustria posted a series of photos showing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's Cartel map without any bushes in the center. This glitch appeared during a round of Domination and it removed the often-discussed bushes, giving the arena a cleaner look. While the shrubs help give players some minor cover in the middle of the map, some think removing them is a major improvement.
Had a bug where the leaves and bushes disappeared on the map Cartel.....it was beautiful from blackopscoldwar
The hope is that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch is paying attention to the reaction from players and considers a possible change. Occasionally, game developers turn glitches into game features, but Treyarch has not done anything like that before.
With players flooding into Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to soak up the new Nuketown map and double XP, the developers may receive even more feedback on the Cartel map. Players seem to like the idea of making the center of the map more clear, even if they only saw it because of a glitch.
Still, plenty of players think that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War map is fine as is. The foliage does serve some purpose in modes like Domination where players are vulnerable while defending the point. Perhaps Treyarch can find a middle ground where the foliage is thinned but not completely eliminated.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available on Pc, Ps4, Ps5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.