The new combat zone will be available first to buyers of Call of Duty: Vanguard, and will be accessible to other users tomorrow.
Theย freeย battle royaleย Call of Duty Warzoneย is renewed today with the Caldera map, which renews the combat terrain of thisย Activisionย shooterย for the first timeย .ย It is not about cosmetic changes or for the Christmas season, but rather moves the action to a paradisiacal and volcanic island that will close Verdansk.ย Of course, not all players will have access at the same time,ย Call of Duty: Vanguardย buyersย will have 24 hours of advance access to other users.
Season 1 schedule:
- December 8 at 6:00 p.m. -Vanguardย Season 1 beginsย with 24-hour early access to the Caldera map forย Vanguardย usersย .
- December 9 at 6:00 p.m. -Warzone Pacific with the Caldera map is available to all users.
Thereโs a few stops along the way before we reach our next destination. โ๏ธ ๐
Drop into Season One at 9 AM PT on December 8 for #Vanguard and #Warzone. pic.twitter.com/klZfTAkMsC
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) December 6, 2021
Among other features, the launch trailer gives us a look at the modes coming to theย battle royaleย , such asย air battles, anti-aircraft weapons and an all-terrain transport for troops.ย Logically there will also be 40 weapons inspired by World War II, a dozen new Operators and much more that can be unlocked in theย battle passย of Season 1. The radius and the rate at which the circle is closed has also been changed, with new events every time it happens, in addition to adding items in the scenario and in the rewards of the contracts.
Today, those withoutย Vanguardย will haveย a playlist focused on Rebirth Islandย with several modes: Resurgence and Mini Royale.ย Later in the season, this map will be available again with limited-time modes such as Vanguard Plunder, Vanguard Resurgence, and others yet to be announced.
The launch is accompanied by the RICOCHET anti-cheat system
Activision will testย the newย RICOCHET anti-cheat systemย with which they hope to eliminate or at least greatly reduce cheats on PC.ย It works at the kernel level and will detectย wall-hacksย ,ย auto-aiming programs,ย and other software that have marred theย Warzoneย experienceย since virtually its launch in March 2020.