The Call of Duty cycle fans have grown accustomed to has seen an upheaval. Not only does developer Treyarch's next entry, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, arrive earlier in the usual three-year development cycle, but Infinity Ward, the developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, has unexpectedly created a very popular free-to. -Play battle royale game with Warzone. Going forward, how will the ever-evolving Warzone platform be reconciled with the upcoming Black Ops Cold War?
Warzone beyond modern warfare
While Call of Duty: Warzone uses the Modern Warfare 2019 title as its basis, Infinity Ward Design Director Geoff Smith has confirmed that Warzone will continue beyond that title. “Although Warzone is very closely related to Modern Warfare, it was designed from the start as its own game,” Smith said. GamesRadar. "As the game continues to be updated over time, it will evolve and become linked to other games in the Call of Duty universe."
Even though Smith doesn't explicitly mention Treyarch's upcoming game (the title and premise of Black Ops Cold War was not public at the time of this interview), Warzone players did notice a number of Easter eggs, both subtle and blatant, indicating a new Call of Duty game from the Cold War era. Encrypted messages such as "Know your history" would appear on the screen during normal play, for example.
Warzone became more of a platform in the same vein as Fortnite, and players would move away from the usual run-and-gun gameplay to participate in what looked like Cold War-themed treasure hunts for more. new clues leading to official confirmation of Black Ops Cold War on August 19. The full gameplay reveal will take place on the Verdansk map on August 26, so it would be shocking for Black Ops Cold War to abandon Warzone after using its platform so thoroughly.
«Classic Captain Price» avec Frank Woods dans Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Pre-order Warzone skin leaked
If a reputable leak (by COD Tracker) is to be believed, then one of the pre-order bonuses for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be a cosmetic operator pack that will allow classic Black Ops character Frank Woods to be playable in Black Ops Cold War, Warzone and Modern Warfare.
Likewise, Treyarch's Blackout, the battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 of 2018, featured a "Classic Captain Price" skin for customers who pre-ordered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. While Frank Woods in Warzone would be a similar promotional move, Frank Woods being playable in both Black Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare indicates that Warzone will be a shared platform between the two games.
How this will affect the player base
Unlike Blackout, which will forever remain locked behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Warzone is a more accessible game. In addition to being a game mode for Modern Warfare, Warzone is a cross-platform, cross-progression, and free-to-play game as a separate download. In order to preserve the player base, having Warzone remain a mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War would be a smart move for Activision.
That would always lead to questions and quirks - will Warzone ditch the pitfalls of modern warfare and embrace the Cold War theme? Or will there be a separate new map based on Black Ops Cold War? Will those with a Modern Warfare disc be able to access Black Ops weapons and loot at no additional cost? Either way, Warzone will continue to grow through future Call of Duty titles, including Black Ops Cold War.
