February 4 marks the big mid-season update forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but more updates to the game are planned throughout the month of February. Treyarch has recently pulled the curtain back on some of its plans forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, revealing a major new addition to the game that fans have been asking for since it launched last year.
As confirmed by Treyarch,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris finally adding League Play. This ranked, competitive game mode is coming toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waron February 8. Treyarch has said that the mode is “built on the foundations” of League Play fromCall of Duty: Black Ops 4, but it will give players the chance to earn even more Ranks and participate in League Play Events.
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Further details on what exactlyCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s League Play will entail have not been revealed at the time of this writing. However,Treyarchhas said that more details will come soon, and so fans should expect an info dump sooner rather than later.
Part of the reason why Treyarch is adding League Play toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warnow is due to the impending start of theCall of Duty League 2021 season. This year’s Call of Duty League will kick off on February 11 with the Atlanta FaZe home series, and so Treyarch wanted League Play in the game prior to that. It should be great news forCall of Dutyfans who have been asking for League Play inBlack Ops Cold War, though it’s unclear how this will impact the core game.
One of the most controversial aspects ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris its use of SBMM, or skill-based matchmaking.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarSBMM hurts the gameplay experiencefor many, and so fans have asked for League Play to replace it, hoping for a matchmaking system more in-line with olderCall of Dutygames. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear as though the introduction ofCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarLeague Play means that SBMM is being removed from the regular multiplayer experience.
At the time of this writing, SBMM is one of the top trends on Twitter, so it’s clear that manyCall of Dutyfansare still hoping that Treyarch will remove SBMM fromBlack Ops Cold War. That’s not the case for now, though at least players can get some rewards for participating in “ranked” matches now.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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