Black Ops Royale is Call of Duty: Warzone’s next big update
Since the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in November, players have been able to soar over the map of Avalon in the campaign’s Endgame, where they battle against the Guild in an intense PvE mode. With the next big update coming to Call of Duty: Warzone on March 12 at 9 AM PT/12 PM ETthat changes as players can grab their wingsuits and enter Avalon for a PvP Blackout-inspired battle royale experience to be dubbed Black Ops Royale.
Activision released an in-depth look at the new mode on the official Call of Duty blog, breaking down the changes players can expect when Black Ops Royale joins the Warzone lineup as a playable mode.
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Those features will return along with additional changes to perks, the introduction of weapon archetypes, and the integration of Black Ops’ C-Link HUD. For the first time since the launch of Black Ops 7, advanced technology found in modes like Endgame and Skirmish are also coming to Warzone – including the grapple hook, sensor dart, and trauma kit. These tools were previously left out of Black Ops 7’s integration into the regular Warzone and Season 1.
What is Black Ops Royale?
In addition to fighting against 100 other players to become the surviving squad, players will encounter many missions in Avalon that players can choose to participate in. Players can hunt for bounties, crack safes, capture relays, and fight for team defenses in high-risk, high-reward team play. Completing these missions unlocks UAV sweeps, squad redeployment, and useful equipment to aid in your survival.
Cradle Breaches will also be introduced in Black Ops Royale. Similar to the spread of noxious red gas in Avalon in Endgame, other areas of the map in Black Ops Royale will also be covered in Cradle smoke, revealing hordes of forgotten zombies. As with jobs, engaging in these breaches can put your party at risk, but it also pays off with high-level rewards if you can take down the Mangler boss.
Black Ops Royale is set to come to Call of Duty: Warzone alongside the launch of Season 2 Reloaded, which will also add new maps and multiplayer modes, new events such as the Counter Skies Event. from March 17new weapons and user skins, and more.
Reloaded’s mid-season updates don’t introduce new battle passes, though there are premium pass tracks for event rewards if you finish grinding with the Season 2 battle pass. Season 2 Reloaded and Black Ops Royale will wrap up Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s second season in April, when Season 3 will usher in the second half of Black Ops 7’s post-launch life.
🗨️ Are you going to dive into Black Ops Royale?
Call of Duty fans have been clamoring for a return to Blackout, but Warzone players have been caught dead in Verdansk.
Will the changes be too much for Warzone, or will Black Ops Royale and Avalon thrive?
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