Despite Activision, Treyarch, and Raven Software putting out both an alpha and beta forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, lots of questions are still on the table about how the game will operate and intermingle with the battle royaleCall of Duty: Warzone.It has been confirmed thatBlack Ops Cold War uses a different engine thanModern Warfare, building upon the same tech with revamped tools, yet it seemsWarzoneat its core will not change to match it.
In a ResetEra forum discussing the announcement thatBlack Ops Cold WarandWarzoneintegration begins in December, a verified Activision Art Lead who goes by ShutterMunster wrote, “There will not be an engine shift for WZ.” This seems fair given how much of a hassle it would be to change the core operating systems of a game played by so many people, but it doesn’t mean there are no plans to integrate content from the newCall of Duty.
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Rather, Activision President Rob Kostich confirmed that players will simply be able to choose whether they would prefer to useBlack Ops Cold WarorModern Warfareloadouts while playingWarzonein an interview withCall of Dutynews site CharlieIntel. It’s a simple solution that makes sense, and ensuresWarzonewill retain the gameplay loop which has kept it so popular as the nextBlack Opstries something different.
While many in the ResetEra forum applaud this decision to keepWarzone’s engine intact, even decrying the differences seen inBlack Ops Cold War’s beta compared toModern Warfare, others may be more upset at the choice not to shake things up.Warzonehas received complaints about overpowered melee attacks, for example.
That being said, damage values for individual attacks can be adjusted through patches, and given how oftenWarzoneis updated with new content it may seem like overkill to swap its engine and throw out the proverbial baby with the bathwater. Activision has no reason to change what has been working so far, asCEO Bobby Kotick said usingWarzonefor marketinghas been working better for the company than paid media advertising.
Thus, even with the impending release of Sony and Microsoft’s next-generation consoles alongsideBlack Ops Cold War, it seems the popular battle royale is not going anywhere. If anything,Call of Duty: Warzonewill likely get more active as time goes on, so fans should keep an eye out to see how it integrates with the series further.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
