It is also about your own awareness to realize when your teammates do not pay attention.
You can pre clear barrels or stay away from them.
“Can” 
I am always doing it now, and wish there was no need to…
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I usually try to shoot barrels as well provided they are well away from any teammates. Ancient habits die hard.
But in seriousness, the amount of times barrels have helped deal with enemies versus the times hitting a barrel by accident screwed the team, is miniscule. Barrels are much more risky to the team than they are a useful tool for damaging enemies in the vast majority of situations. Anywhere where we might have to hold up and fight I try to clear of barrels as soon as I can safely do it.
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Really, I wish we could tag barrels so you can tag it and let your team know you’re about to blat it.
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Also include voice like “Get outta there I’m gonna shoot it!” when we tag a barrel would be nice 
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Nah, it should be something like “Let’s gather up near that ledge, and I’ll make a memory shot”
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All they need to do to “fix” barrels is actually scale the amount of knockback to how far a player is from the barrel when it explodes. Currently it feels like the knockback is “flat rate” which makes standing further from the barrel worse because it will throw you a greater horizontal distance versus standing right next to it.
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