With the Name of Obligation: Warzone 2.0 launch on the horizon, the primary battle royale will take a brief break. Activision is taking Warzone offline for 12 days to concentrate on conserving the sequel steady and has confirmed cosmetics is not going to carry over within the new sport.
Within the newest Name of Obligation weblog, patch notes define how the studio will deal with the following massive launch over the vacations. On November 16 at 8 am PT, Name of Obligation: Warzone servers will quickly go offline, and developer Raven Software program estimates service ought to return on November 28 at 10 am PT.
Name of Obligation: Warzone 2.0 will launch on November 16 at 10 am PT as a part of Trendy Warfare 2 Season 01. With the downtime, builders at Raven Software program “will probably be targeted on making certain the brand new Warzone 2.0 free-to-play ecosystem is operating successfully.”
The weblog additionally notes this offers them time to watch an upcoming US vacation and guarantee every thing is “totally steady” with each video games.
The unique Warzone will relaunch afterward as Name of Obligation: Warzone Caldera, and gamers can take a look at the two.0 launch free of charge in the course of the outage. There are additionally “a number of objects” that will probably be gifted to Warzone gamers to make use of in Warzone 2.0.
Nevertheless, the merchandise bonuses finish there, and participant cosmetics is not going to carry over from the unique Warzone. The Caldera relaunch remains to be thought-about a separate sport and never tied to Trendy Warfare II progress like Warzone 2.0. Weapon XP, Inventories, Battle Go content material, weapons, and retailer bundles will solely be obtainable in Caldera. Activision defined that is as a result of end result of some obstacles in its patch notes:
“This is because of a mix of suggestions from the group, technical limitations, and a have to simplify the following and latest Warzone to create a seamless participant expertise shifting ahead.”
The primary battle royale received’t have an in-game retailer anymore, however COD Factors might be transferred into Warzone 2.0. Sadly, these useful buffs in 2XP and 2WXP Tokens can’t transfer between video games, both.
For extra on Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2, ensure to take a look at our breakdown on every thing new with the shooter.
Andrea Shearon is a contract contributor for IGN protecting video games and leisure. She’s worn a number of hats over her seven-year profession within the video games trade, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA In the present day’s FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Website. Discover her on Twitter (@Maajora) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any sequence involving large robots.
