Call of Duty: Warzone 1.0 says farewell with free banner commemorating its worst meta ever
The idea of a successful live-service battle royale 'ending' feels a little odd to me, but that's what's happening with Call of Duty: Warzone(opens in new tab), which received its final major update today.
Call of Duty: Warzone launched in March 2020 and made an immediately positive impression, and has grown in the years since with new maps, operators, weapons, and even giant movie monsters. Interestingly, amidst all the major content and gameplay updates, Raven Software said in a blog post(opens in new tab) that what it's most proud of are the various quality-of-life improvements it's made, «and our focus on reducing points of friction in the core gameplay loop.»
Warzone is undeniably a success, but with Warzone 2.0 set to launch soon after the Modern Warfare 2 reboot coming in October, its days were inevitably numbered. Which brings us to today's mid-season update, the final major update to Call of Duty: Warzone. The update will kick off weekly playlist rotations featuring «classic and fan-favorite» game modes, expanded support for solo players, and the usual array of gameplay and quality-of-life improvements.
The best part, though, or at least the most fun, may be the «Warzone Stories» calling cards, free for all players as a kind of memento of the glory days. Players who were around for the integration of Black Ops–Cold War in December 2020 will remember the community outcry around the wildly overpowered DMR-14(opens in new tab). Now, you can remember it forever as a profile badge.
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