Warzone Postpones Ranked Play for Season 4

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You ever have one of those days? You know, when you’re all hyped up for the new season of your favorite game, and then—bam!—they pull the rug out from under your feet? That’s basically what’s happening with Call of Duty: Warzone right now. Season 4’s Ranked Play isn’t showing up on schedule, thanks to some pesky performance issues. I swear, it’s like déjà vu, ’cause we just went through this mess in Season 3. Not like anyone was counting, right?

Now, I’m not much for skyscrapers—that’s a lie, they fascinate me—but Warzone dropped a huge one right in Verdansk called Overlook. It’s smack dab in downtown. Something about checkpoints and hard hats—no clue why that’s cool, but here we are. They also tossed in some new weapons, a mode called Clash—sounds aggressive—and a Hand Cannon killstreak. Makes you wonder if they’re just adding things to distract us from Ranked Play not being ready.

Anyway—wait, where was I? Oh, Twitter! Yeah, the official Call of Duty Updates account announced, not too enthusiastically, that Ranked Play’s on hold. A “later date” seems to be code for “we have no idea when.” They’re apparently fighting server hiccups, trying to make the game as smooth as butter again. But without a deadline, it’s anyone’s guess.

Players? They’re grumbling, of course. It’s almost predictable—like every time they fix one problem, another crops up. May 7th was a disaster with disconnects and all that nonsense. No Skill Ratings for you! But, hey, the devs promise it’ll get better. Someday.

At least the roadmap for Season 4 looks like a packed suitcase. Havoc Royale and new perks like Loot Master are hopping on board. Ranked Play: Resurgence is on the list, and some Care Package killstreak thing. Hopefully, something in there will keep folks busy and not dwelling on the Ranked Play snags. Fingers crossed and all that jazz.