Call of Duty: Warzone Goes Live w/ New Name; Multiple Features Missing

Activision took down Warzone on November 16 when Warzone 2.0 was launched, and it has been offline ever since for 12 whole days. This interval was used to work on the game, and make a few changes.

The original Warzone, now called Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera, is back online after a downtime period.

The developer stated the game was pulled down to make sure its sequel had a successful launch, and since this period coincided with Thanksgiving as well.

There’s some more changes also in the new Warzone other than the name. Any double XP tokens, battle passes or store bundles previously earned, will not be supported in Warzone Caldera. There won’t be an in-game store either. However, all progression, battle pass content, and purchases will be transferred forward. 

The features from Warzone 2.0 will not be supported in the original game. However, any COD points players have will be carried over to Warzone 2.0. 

Warzone Caldera will have a “standard battle royale playlist,” except Rebirth Island and Fortune’s Keep. The ESRB rating for the new game is M for Mature.

Activision will introduce a small-scale map in Warzone 2.0 soon. It is also giving a couple of items for Warzone 2.0 to all veteran Warzone players as a token of appreciation. 

Warzone Caldera is clearly a downgrade from the original to push players towards Warzone 2.0. The sequel has quickly amassed over 25 million users in just five days. Activision has a lot of content planned for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, including a free access multiplayer week.

About Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone is a first-person shooter battle royale that only supports multiplayer mode. It allows for both cross-platform and cross-progression which makes it gameplay remarkably spectacular. Unlike other battle royales, CoD: Warzone can easily house 150 players in a match while this limit is extended to 200 for some limited-time modes.

Players are offered the choice of playing two modes: Battle Royale and Plunder. To make the game interesting, large and diverse maps are packed by the game. Like any other Call of Duty arrival, Warzone too doesn’t have a shortage of weapons that can wipe out the existence of your opposition.

Call of Duty: Warzone surpassed 60 million downloads in the first two months of its release and received positive reviews from critics throughout the world.