The nuke event forCall of Duty: Warzonehas finally come, but the developer took down the new map early. The 1980s-themed Verdansk was briefly accessible to players despite not being launched officially.Call of Duty: Warzonefans have been waiting for the new map for a while, and some players managed to get an early peek at what is to come.
Players were on watch, and with therelease of theCall of Duty: WarzonePrivate Matchesfeature, fans got a chance to see the map early.Call of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3 has tons of new content available, including weapons and cosmetics, but this will be the first major overhaul Verdansk has seen thus far. Due to this, many fans consider the new map extremely important to the future of the game.
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On YouTube, aCall of Duty: Warzonecontent creator Bartonologist managed to catch footage of the new map.Call of Duty: Warzoneis being taken back to 1984, where many of the iconic sites have changed across the environment. The map is described as a “flashback,” which is the main story reason thatCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers are being transported back in time. The map is brighter, greener, and newer, with many of the buildings sporting new paint. Many of the points of interest have changed, with the Dam replaced by a valley and the Stadium still under construction. Even the Gulag has changed, as it is now a copy of Standoff fromCall of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Players have had a mixed reception to the map so far, with some players enjoying the “fresh” redesign and others seeing barely any difference.Call of Duty: Warzone’smaphas been a long-awaited discussion, and it looks as if the developers just cleaned up the arena from many fan’s perspectives.
A travel back into time is interesting, but the community was expecting more from a nuclear explosion. ManyCall of Duty: Warzonestreamershosted a “Goodbye Verdansk” stream, hoping for a more dramatic shift. While it is obvious that the YouTuber Bartonologist enjoyed the map change, the community is more confused than anything else, with fans in the comments agreeing that the map looks “Clean” rather than different.
In the end, many fans are considering this slight peek intoCall of Duty: Warzone’snew mapto be the equivalent of a texture pack update. The game may have undergone a nuclear explosion, but taking the map into the past has not impressed as many players as was originally predicted through leaks. Hopefully, when the map fully releases, players will get to find the new secrets hidden across the world.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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