It has been an eventful couple of days for Activision, between its buyout by Microsoft, striking employees, and upset Call of Duty players demanding changes. In an open statement Activision promised fixes were coming to Call of Duty as technical issues, game balancing, and prevalent cheating have been running rampant in the game for some time. The company outlined two forthcoming updates, one primarily focused on addressing multiplayer issues specifically, while another would tackle the larger game-wide issues currently festering. Season 1 of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific was delayed during the fall as well.
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A new announcement by Activision confirms that Season 2 of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific has been delayed. Like with previous seasons, it was thought that once Season 1 concludes on February 1, 2022, Season 2 would start right away on February 2, 2022, but with the statement by Activision, Season 2 will not be starting until February 14, 2022. “More needs to be done,” Call of Duty writes in the new status report. “We will use this additional development time to deliver updates, including optimizations to gameplay, game balancing (…), to fix game stability and bugs, and to ensure and overall level of polish to improve the experience.”
Activision provides more information on the fixes as the article continues. It specifies that the fixes will be platform specific, as opposed to general solutions that can be applied across all hardware variations.
Ultimately, Activision promises a greater level of transparency and communication with players, stating, “Going forward, you can expect to hear from us more often regarding Call of Duty’s state of play.” This seems to be a continuation of Activision’s earlier apology regarding the state of Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific.
While this delay will likely allow many of the game’s bugs to be resolved, it should also give Activision time to work with its employees after the ongoing mistreatment reported by many. A former Call of Duty developer spoke out over Activision’s last Call of Duty apology, blaming the game’s current situation on the company’s inability to properly lead and help its employees. Hopefully Activision takes advantage of this time so that in another couple of weeks, there isn’t another apology briefing in the timeline.
Call of Duty: Vanguard is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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