Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Console Crossplay Only Coming In Season 2
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Competitive Call of Duty players on consoles will be glad to know that Season 2 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone is bringing a much-requested community feature: the ability to turn on console-only crossplay for ranked matches!
This news comes from Activision, which vows to improve the game’s anti-cheat system and servers, address several major bugs, and improve quality of life.
Call of Duty Console Players Will Run Into Cheaters Less Often During Ranked Matches Come Season 2
In a lengthy article posted on the official Call of Duty website, Activision outlined some of the big changes coming during Season 2 for Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone. Both games are set to receive new layers of security and detection for Richochet, the game’s anti-cheat tool. These improvements will continue into further seasons, with Season 3 promising new methods to detect legit players and target cheaters.
For servers, the team has also stated that they’ve improved stability and connectivity, hoping to address some of the disconnects and rubberbanding some players have had in recent months. However, they note that there are no one-size-fits solutions to some of these issues and will continue to monitor and improve things as more feedback is collected.
The post also listed several bug fixes and changes, but one of the biggest changes is that Ranked Play will get a console-only crossplay option. That means console players will no longer have to worry about PC players, who cheat more commonly and widely than on consoles due to how accessible it is.
“We’ve heard the feedback from players about wanting the choice to toggle cross-play in Ranked Play since its launch earlier this season, and in the spirit of improving the gameplay experience, we’re returning to the way we’ve traditionally handled cross-play. In Season 02, we are enabling the ability to disable cross-play for console players who want to compete only against other console players. ↳ This is currently in testing and is planned to go live for both Black Ops 6 Ranked Play and Warzone Ranked Play during S02. We’ll be monitoring closely and will consider further changes to prioritize the integrity of the ecosystem, and we’ll have more details to share as we get closer to the launch of this feature.”
However, while Black Ops 6 is expected to receive new content in addition to all of this, Activision confirmed that, with these changes, they had to decide to postpone the planned content for Warzone.
“Let’s talk about Season 02 for Call of Duty: Warzone. We’ve made the decision to prioritize focus on gameplay tuning, adding more quality of life, and addressing ongoing bugs. This means that in order to deliver meaningful improvements to our players, new content originally planned for Season 02 has been shifted to create bandwidth to address foundational issues. These improvements won’t come all at once – rather, they’ll be staggered across the season and with quite a few quality of life changes coming mid-season. Our priority is having the most solid foundation that Battle Royale can offer and are excited for players to see it all live.”
As disappointing as that news is, I think most of us can agree this is the right call, as online lobbies have been filled with cheaters despite the hundreds of thousands already banned. We’re glad that console-only ranked is finally coming, though that’s not to say it will prevent cheaters 100%. They still exist on consoles, there’s no denying that, but cheating isn’t as widely spread and accessible when compared to PC.
Hopefully, though, Activision will be able to find a better solution for PC players, as cheating will persist there as sellers, and the like, will continue to look for methods to circumvent Richochet.
Season 2 for Black Ops 6 and Warzone will launch on January 28.
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