Ahead of the February 15 rollout, Infinity Ward has revealed more details about the new content in Call of Duty Warzone 2 Season 2. The new season will introduce a new Exclusion Zone “Ashika Island” for the DMZ mode, a new “Crown” faction, updates to the Al Mazrah map, balancing changes and more.
COD Warzone 2 Season 2 New DMZ Content
Ashika Island
The new Ashika Island map coming to Warzone 2.0 is a brand-new Exclusion Zone for DMZ. Players will infiltrate on the shores of the island before making their way inland. Infiltration is under heavy fog that can impact combat by providing cover for both Operators and the occupying force: Shadow Company… but what could they be doing here?
There is much to discover in the Ashika Island Exclusion Zone including:
- A new Weapons Case
- A new Boss: The Bombmaker
- New locked and dangerous spaces to access and explore
- And more!
Building 21
Season 01 Reloaded introduced Building 21 with a unique Access Card and a timed infiltration window. Season 02 Missions have Operators returning to Building 21 as another Exclusion Zone option. Access Cards to Building 21 can be found in the following (in either Al Mazrah or Ashika Island):
- S.A.M. Site Crates
- Chopper Boss Crates
- Buy Stations
- Legendary (Orange) Crates
Operators should be prepared for heavy resistance in Building 21 and should gear up accordingly.
Al Mazrah
There are developments to explore in Al Mazrah as well, with updated intel indicating including the crash of an unknown aircraft at the Sattiq Cave Complex. The fight between White Lotus and Legion rages on, and Operators will be able to take advantage of this conflict.
Refresh and Reset
Season 02 will include a reset and Faction Mission Refresh:
- Contraband Weapon Inventories will be rolled back to the starting weapons.
- Key Inventories will be emptied.
- Faction Missions and mission progress will be reset to make room for an updated mission set that incorporates all Exclusion Zones.
- Insured Weapons Slots unlocked through previous Faction Mission progress will not be reset. However, for those who did not unlock an additional Insured Slot in Season 01, the new Season 02 requirements to do so should take much less time.
- All Season 01 mission and boss enemy rewards – for example previously acquired Al Mazrah weapons case rewards – will not be reset, with the exception of Contraband and Keys.
New Faction: Crown
Modern Warfare 2 owners will also have access to mission orders from a brand new fourth faction, Crown. This British group is shrouded in mystery, but they have certainly piqued the interest of Black Mous.
Again, this Faction will only be available to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 owners.
Enemy Tuning:
In Season 01 the AI in DMZ were challenging, but the ramp up of difficulty was often steep with some players getting overwhelmed. With Season 02, a number of balance changes will be introduced to adjust the types of AI spawning, the number of AI spawning, and the accuracy of AI at range and much more. All of this should provide a challenging but manageable play-space that still requires player respect of enemy combatants in the DMZ.
Spawn Points
Some of the infil points across Al Mazrah are being tuned for improved early match experience based on gameplay data. These tweaks should improve spawn points across the map.
Mission Difficulty Tuning
Data and feedback reinforced that the Faction Mission difficulty ramp was too aggressive for many Players, and that the demanding scale ultimately made it very challenging to unlock the second Insured Weapon Slot (completing all Tier 3 Missions) in Season 01. Infinity Ward has adjusted the overall scaling of difficulty in Missions as the Tiers progress. Later Tier Missions will still be quite challenging even for the experienced Operator, but more straightforward access to an additional Insured Slot will hopefully provide a better path forward for all Players.
Crashes
Infinity Ward will also be addressing a number of DMZ-specific Warzone 2 crashes, to prevent players from losing their items and Contraband Weapons, and to ensure a much more stable experience.
For more details about the new content and changes in Warzone 2 Season 2, check out the official blog post.
Warzone 2’s Season 2 launches this February 15. You can read up on some of the gameplay-related changes being made here.
