Call of Duty: Warzonehas been hugely popular since its launch in 2020, with millions of gamers battling it out on the Verdansk battle royale map. However,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers have now said goodbye to Verdansk and are patiently awaiting the arrival of the Pacific map Caldera. The removal of Verdansk and the impending debut of Caldera means that theCall of Duty: Warzoneservers have been taken completely offline for a limited time.
TheCall of Duty: Warzoneservers are offline as of 9pm PT on December 7, meaning that not only is Verdansk completely inaccessible, but fans are also unable to playother modes like Rebirth Island. TheCall of Duty: Warzoneservers will come back online on Wednesday, December 8 at 9am PT, at which point those that ownCall of Duty: Vanguardcan check out Caldera and everyone else can play Rebirth Island. Then on Thursday, December 9, allCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers will have access to the new Caldera map.
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While there have been some dramatic changes toCall of Duty: Warzonein the past,like when Verdansk was taken back in time, this is easily the biggest update that the battle royale has seen since launch. Considering this, it’s really no surprise that theCall of Duty: Warzoneservers are being taken offline to implement it properly. The launch of the Caldera map will likely result in a massive influx of new players, soWarzonefans should keep in mind that even though the servers come back online on December 8 at 9am PT, there may be technical difficulties at first.
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TheCall of Duty: WarzoneCaldera mapisn’t the only big change coming with the update. Players will notice some fundamental differences with how the game works, like with loadouts. Previously, being successful inCall of Duty: Warzonemeant buying a loadout drop as quickly as possible, but now players have to wait for the first free loadout drop before they are able to purchase one of their own. While this may seem like a small change on paper, it will force players to adopt new strategies in the early moments of any givenWarzonematch.
Another big change is coming to theCall of Duty: WarzoneGulag. Previously, winning the Gulag match meant respawning with only the starter pistol at one’s disposal, but with the Caldera update,Call of Duty: Warzoneplayers will respawn with the weapons they were using in the Gulag. This too should shake upWarzonestrategies quite a bit.
Call of Duty: Warzone’s Season 1 integration withVanguardkicks off soon, so fans don’t have to wait much longer to see how all these changes and the new Pacific map play out.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
