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Celebrating the five -year anniversary of Call of Duty: Warzonelaunched in 2020, the Activision He decided to bring a change that was very well-made by fans: Verdansk’s return.

The iconic map was part of the original version of Battle Royale, a way in which several players face each other in the same scenario and the last to survive is the winner. The news is part of season 03 Black Ops 6which started on April 2, and brought an improved version of the map, as well as other improvements.

Now, developers PETE ACTIPIS and ETIENNE POULIOT – Companies Raven and Beenoxrespectively – explained the decision to bring Verdansk back and anticipated some news to the future of the game (via IGN). Then know the main highlights.

Verdansk’s return (and many players)

The decision to rescue the original map was taken by the companies responsible for the development of Cod warzone. And at least in the first few weeks, it was a big hit. “When we said we resume Verdansk, it was very important for us to bring back a nostalgic moment. After the launch, now we are getting a great feedback from the community. They seem to be enjoying it very much. We are also players, so we wanted to build a similar experience with which we fell in love with 2020. So, it worked. Actipis.

To bring the map back, the developers had to put the narrative a little aside. This is because, in 2021, the city was destroyed in the game’s plot. However, they explained that this was not exactly a concern and history can be updated in the future.

Furthermore, PETE ACTIPIS and ETIENNE POULIOT They said that even if the map was already used in 2020, they recreated everything from scratch to ensure the quality and update of the scenario. This means that the sounds are more accurate and the more realistic lighting and textures. The team also stated that they have brought changes in vehicles, repositioning drones and standards with which game zones move along the gameplay, which ensures more dynamic, busy and surprising matches.

How long will Verdansk be available?

“We brought Verdansk back for a reason. It was not just to bring him back for a season and a half that we said goodbye to him. A lot of effort was invested,” he said Actipis. According to the developer, this is just the beginning of the journey, and fans can count on the scenario throughout the year.

At first, the idea is to keep the map in the future, but the developer chose not to commit to. “We’ll see how things go from there. There is no confirmation or any information about the map strategy going forward, but we love Verdansk.”

Casual

The update of the new season has also brought a new possibility of gameplay: casual mode, in which 28 players are real and the other 120 are bots controlled by artificial intelligence.

According to Devs, the novelty has two main functions. The first is to create an alternative for casual players who want to have a quieter and less difficult experience compared to standard mode. The second is precisely to offer players who abandoned the game, but they came back after the addition of Verdansk, the opportunity to get used to the game’s mechanics. “We were very careful in creating this experience this season, and the data show that it has been a success and we hope to maintain this pace in the future,” he said Actipis.

The mode was also very well-received by the players, but the team stressed that it is aware of any changes. “We have just been released and we will analyze the data, we will evolve it over time to ensure that it maintains the principles of design and the spirit we wanted.”

Ttk

Among the most frequent players of WarzoneTTK (Time to Kill, or time to kill in the Portuguese translation) is a acronym known for representing the speed with which equipment is capable of eliminating a rival – in theory, the smaller TTK, the better.

With Verdank’s return, Devs decided to create a lower to kill team and explained this choice. “The original experience and what we wanted to go back now was to make the game more casual and friendly, like ‘if I’m not good at giving right shots, I have an opportunity, I won’t be destroyed at all times.’ Actipis.

Once again, they reinforced that they will continue to evaluate this decision. As the lowest TTK “balances” the game and makes life easier for those who do not have so much quality, the tendency is that the index will be increased in future updates to reward the most skilled players.

Special skins

Who has returned to the game, noted that Verdansk is full of skins (customizable clothes that players can choose for their character) who were not seen in the original release. The first version of the game had a proposal more focused on military simulation. After 5 years and numerous changes, it is possible to play used characters from Ninja turtles, Round 6 and The Boysfor example.

As much as this represents a very significant aesthetic change compared to the first version of the game, Actipis stressed that it is necessary to understand the new reality of Warzone. Another aspect was to respect players’ purchases, who most often need to use real money to release skins in the game. “As a player, I investigate a amount of time, money, whatever it is, and it is with these skins that I like to play. Okay, we could have created a restriction, but some players just want to have fun in their own way.”

Cheats, hackers and cheats

One of the problems much pointed out by players in previous versions of Warzone It was the number of players using hacks and prohibited mechanisms to take advantage.

No wonder, the game producer announced the Ricochet Anti-Cheat initiative, which uses various tools to monitor data and ban cheating. The developers did not go into detail about the operation of the initiative, but stated that the general feeling is that the problem was corrected. “We are also players and we strive to make the game as best as possible,” said Actipis.

Call of Duty: Warzone It is a free game and is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S | X

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