Developer Treyarch has revealed new details about the upcoming update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Following the recent announcement of the revamped battle royale experience Black Ops Royale the studio has now shared what players can expect from multiplayer Zombies and Call of Duty: Warzone. Season 02 Reloaded will add new maps modes and additional gameplay features across the game.
As part of the mid season update players will receive new maps and modes for Zombies and multiplayer along with Glitch Fractures and Nightmare Skills in Endgame. The update also introduces new weapons blueprints Operator skins and other rewards available through events and weekly challenges.
For Call of Duty: Warzone the main addition will be the Black Ops Royale mode. It is a battle royale for 100 players in squads of four set on the Avalon map. The mode is inspired by Blackout from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. It does not include custom loadouts, the Gulag, a money system, or Buy Stations. Players begin the match with only a pistol and must find equipment during the game. All weapons come exclusively from the arsenal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and can be upgraded using modification kits.
In addition, several perks in the battle royale mode will be refreshed. Momentum, Berserker, and Hunter will receive changes in both Battle Royale and Resurgence modes.
Momentum will improve close-quarters movement and weapon handling. Berserker will grant a short burst of action speed after eliminating an opponent. Hunter gains enhanced tracking abilities, including the ability to see the footprints of enemies you damage, sense opponents within a 30-meter radius, and detect when someone is aiming at you.
The Ghost perk will also be adjusted. It will now keep players hidden for five seconds instead of one and a half.
The standard Warzone modes are not going anywhere. The Verdansk, Haven’s Hollow, and Rebirth Island maps will remain available. Haven’s Hollow will also receive an Extreme Resurgence mode for 100 players in Quads format.
In addition, the perk system in Warzone will undergo significant changes. In the second slot, Alertness will be replaced by a new perk called Momentum, which improves mobility and weapon handling while moving. Bomb Squad will be replaced by Berserker, granting a short action speed bonus after eliminating an enemy.
In the third slot, Tracker will make way for a new perk called Hunter. It allows players to temporarily see the footprints of damaged enemies, sense opponents within a 30-meter radius, and detect when someone is aiming at them.
The Zombies mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 receives a new round based map called Paradox Junction. In this scenario The Warden traps the team inside a temporal prison forcing players to fight through a time loop in order to escape.
The map introduces a new enemy called Rad Hound which moves quickly and detonates radioactive explosions.
Players will be able to fight back using the returning Wonder Weapon Blundergat. Its four barrels allow it to shred large waves of enemies. The weapon can also be upgraded into the Sundergat which can rip souls from enemies launch charged Purges and fire a focused Exile beam.
Season 02 Reloaded also adds the Lockshot Scorestreak capable of eliminating multiple enemies with a single trigger pull as well as the Turncoat GobbleGum which temporarily turns nearby zombies into allies.
Competitive multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will feature several new maps. The 6v6 map Torque is a remastered version of The Battle of Los Angeles from Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Another 6v6 map Cliff Town reimagines the classic Yemen location now presented as a town in Avalon.
Mission Peak will also join the 20v20 Skirmish playlist while the skatepark map Grind and the training ground Firing Range return from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Range з Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
A new Gauntlet mode will challenge teams to play five different game modes in quick succession. Each mode lasts two minutes and rotates between Domination Kill Confirmed Hardpoint Team Deathmatch and Roulette.
The update also brings back Infected where one player begins the match infected and must spread the infection to every other player while the remaining players attempt to survive.
These additions are complemented by a new low cost Scorestreak worth 650 points which deploys a smart weapon capable of targeting multiple enemies at the same time.
Endgame mode introduces Glitch Fractures on the Avalon map. These appear after defeating a Strike Boss in a Nightmare Zone and transport players to a separate arena filled with waves of enemies and a powerful Glitch Boss.
Defeating that boss unlocks Nightmare Skills which further evolve an Operator specialization. These abilities include explosions triggered when health is low fiery trails created while wingsuiting and even a snowstorm that pulls enemies toward it.
Players can also find Exotic Fabricators which upgrade weapons and equipment to Exotic rarity. The first upgrade increases weapon damage while additional upgrades grant Utility bonuses and random Exotic effects. If a loadout is already fully upgraded players can reroll certain elements to chase specific Exotic traits. Each Exotic Fabricator however can only be used once.
Season 02 Reloaded launches for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone on March 11 at 9 AM PT across all platforms.
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