The second season of content for Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific and Call of Duty: Vanguard has been delayed, Activision has announced.
Originally due to begin on 2nd February, Season Two will now kick off on 14th February, just under two weeks later. This extra time is required in order for the development teams to “deliver updates, including optimizations to gameplay, game balancing (including weapon and equipment balancing), to fix game stability and bugs, and to ensure an overall level of polish to improve the experience for players”.
This follows weeks of gameplay and visual issues plaguing Call of Duty, particularly in Call of Duty: Warzone, which has seen the game come under fire from the community. This, of course, also comes against the backdrop of the ongoing QA strikes at Warzone co-developer Raven Software, with management at Activision reportedly still not responding to the demands of the striking workers.
“Upcoming implementations will address several concerns raised by the community and other quality-of-life improvements. Adjusting the core gameplay loop, mechanics, and balance is a continuing and important focus,” Activision says.
More information on updates and fixes has been promised for the coming weeks.
We’ve deployed a number of updates, but more needs to be done. Thank you for being patient while we delay the release of Season Two in #Vanguard and #Warzone to prioritize ongoing work to balance and optimize your current gameplay experience.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
The second season of content for Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific and Call of Duty: Vanguard has been delayed, Activision has announced.
Originally due to begin on 2nd February, Season Two will now kick off on 14th February, just under two weeks later. This extra time is required in order for the development teams to “deliver updates, including optimizations to gameplay, game balancing (including weapon and equipment balancing), to fix game stability and bugs, and to ensure an overall level of polish to improve the experience for players”.
This follows weeks of gameplay and visual issues plaguing Call of Duty, particularly in Call of Duty: Warzone, which has seen the game come under fire from the community. This, of course, also comes against the backdrop of the ongoing QA strikes at Warzone co-developer Raven Software, with management at Activision reportedly still not responding to the demands of the striking workers.
“Upcoming implementations will address several concerns raised by the community and other quality-of-life improvements. Adjusting the core gameplay loop, mechanics, and balance is a continuing and important focus,” Activision says.
More information on updates and fixes has been promised for the coming weeks.