Summary
Activision revealed new details about the returning Verdansk map and modes inCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3, which arrives on April 3. The Verdansk map has been rebuilt from the ground up forCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3, and players can expect a slew of new content accompanyingWarzone’soriginal battle royale map.
As Season 2 winded down, Activision confirmed thatVerdansk would headlineCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3. The Season 3 version of Verdansk is “95% a rebuilt version” of the originalWarzone’sVerdansk from March 2020, with the other 5% of the rebuild featuring new light adjustments and quality-of-life improvements. As a result, the map should feel very familiar to players who were actively playing 2019’sModern WarfareandWarzone, since Buy Stations, Points of Interest, Killstreaks, Easter eggs, and other elements remain the same. Some elements from the game’s later seasons were added as well, including Metro Station entrances and other map changes. According to the developers at Raven Software, the main goal of Verdansk’s return is to ensure it’s the classic and nostalgic map that fans all remember.
At the launch ofCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3on April 3, players may enjoy matches on Verdansk with a total of 150 players in the Battle Royale mode, and the original announcer is back to call the action with the “Return to Verdansk” event. The new Battle Royale Casual mode will be available on Verdansk with a max of 148 combatants on the field and up to 28 players. The other 120 combatants are bots that are less difficult to defeat, making Battle Royale Casual an ideal mode for newer players learning how to playWarzoneand build their in-game confidence. The 100-player Plunder Quads mode will be available alongsideWarzoneBootcamp, which features up to 12 players and 32 bots. While playing on Verdansk, players can fulfill Contracts and complete Public Events that the developers say are “back to basics” on theofficialCall of Dutyblog.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 Verdansk Modes, Features and Event Details Revealed
TheCall of Duty: Warzone"Return to Verdansk" eventwill go live alongside the Season 3 update. Until April 15, players who log intoCall of Duty: Warzonewill receive up to six Instant Unlocks out of 20 total rewards. All players will receive the Kilo 141 Assault Rifle and Domino and Mil-Sim USEF operators for free immediately after logging in. ReturningCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers who played when the original Verdansk map was available the “Blue Legacy” Contrail, “Coming Home” Parachute, and “Like We Never Left” Gunscreen as special rewards for their continued support of the game. Moreover, the event includes a series of challenges across 12 event-only zones in Verdansk. Players can discover safes in these zones to unlock exclusive rewards, including an event-exclusive operator skin.
Battle Royale Ranked Play is coming to Verdansk in the mid-season update forCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3, and players can expectmore elements and features to be added to Verdanskover the course of the season. These features include Vertical Ascenders, interior access to the Original Train, and more discoverable “Secrets.”
