Black Ops Season 1 Roadmap is Packed

It feels like we only just got our hands on the brand new offering form Call of Duty this year with Black Ops 6 and now they have announced the roadmap for its first season of content and its a full on offering

Unlike other seasons in Call of Duty’s past that have felt like they have relied on warzone content to make a season seem packed this one really has got a great amount of multiplayer content. Including new operators a new black cell and some new game modes including a returning fan favourite in Prop hunt check out the the roadmap below

Along with all of this we also see the return of ranked with a lot of great changes

The core tenets of Ranked Play remain the same: You’re here to play competitive Multiplayer matches using the same settings, maps, modes, and weapon restrictions as the Call of Duty® League™. Black Ops 6 Ranked Play comes with several streamlined features, innovations, and updates:

Update: Ranked Play Access: To ensure that all Ranked Players have Multiplayer experience before jumping into Ranked Play, all players must earn 50 Wins in Matchmade Multiplayer games to unlock access to Black Ops 6 Ranked Play. Wins earned before the start of Season 1 count towards unlocking the mode, so players who’ve already reached 50 wins will be set when Ranked Play goes live on November 21. The rest of you – get those wins! Note that the previous Level 55 requirement used in Modern Warfare III Ranked Play has been removed.

Updated Rank: The 1-50 Rank and Skill Division system seen in previous versions of Ranked Play has been combined to focus on what matters most in Black Ops 6 Ranked Play: Skill. In Black Ops 6, your Rank represents what was previously your Skill Division and Tier. Earn SR and progress through 8 Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250. The Progressive Rank and Victory Stars system seen in previous Ranked Play installments has been removed to streamline the experience and focus on skill.

SR (Skill Rating): Progress through Ranks by earning SR by winning Ranked Play matches. SR is awarded after each Ranked Play win and the amount earned is determined by the player’s distance away from their projected Rank, their match performance, and the margin of victory. SR is deducted after losses.

New Feature: Map & Mode Veto: Before each Ranked match, 3 map and mode combinations are presented in the Lobby and Ranked Play teams can independently vote to veto one of the presented options. This gives players some control over what they play in Ranked Play and gives players and teams an opportunity to veto map and mode combinations they might not be as proficient at or otherwise want to avoid. After both teams make their veto pick, the remaining option is selected. If both teams veto the same option, the match’s map/mode will be randomly selected out of the two non-vetoed options.

New Feature: Forfeit: Vote with your team to end a match early if your team is getting blown out, or you’ve lost a teammate. All teammates must vote for the Forfeit for it to pass and end the match. Forfeited matches count as a standard loss and do not result in SR penalties or suspensions. Forfeit becomes available in the Options Menu at a designated point in each mode:

Hardpoint: Winning Team reaches 100 Points

Control: After 1^st Round

Search & Destroy: After 3^rd Round

Update: Party Skill Restriction: Full Parties of four can now play together in Ranked Play regardless of their individual Ranks. However, Skill Matchmaking will be based on the highest Rank in the Party. Party Skill Restrictions still apply to parties made up of two or three players.

Update: Seasonal Setback: The End-of-Season SR Setback has been adjusted in Black Ops 6 Ranked Play to reduce the impact felt by players early in their Rank journey. Every new season, your Rank may be reset based on where you ended the previous season, as follows:

Bronze or Silver Ranked players are not impacted by the Seasonal setback and will be able to pick up where they ended each Season with no SR deduction.

Gold or Platinum players will start the next Season in Tier I of Gold or Platinum respectively.

Diamond and above players will start the next Season at Diamond I.

Update: Loss Forgiveness: No matter what your Rank, each player’s first loss of the day will be forgiven and not deduct SR. This does not stack. Additionally, the 3 games of Loss Forgiveness that are granted when you’re promoted to a new Rank or at the start of the season now only count down after Losses.

Ranked Play rewards: Ranked Play features a variety of exclusive rewards players can earn to show off their skill and engagement with the mode:

Rank Skins: Reach Gold Rank or higher and you’ll earn a Home (Rogue Black Ops) and Away (Crimson One) set of Ranked Skins to showcase your skill, available on the “Competitor” Operator. In Black Ops 6 Ranked Play, these are awarded the moment you’re promoted into the Rank instead of at the end of the Season — except for the Top 250 Skin, which is only awarded to players who finish a Season in the Top 250 when it concludes.

Win Challenges: Reach Career Win milestones over the course of your Ranked Play career to earn rewards that include the “Ranked Competitor” Skin, Knife Blueprint, a Frag Grenade Skin, a Gunscreen that tracks your Career Ranked Play wins, and more. These can be completed across multiple seasons.

Top 250 Competitor and Top 250 Champion Skins (#1 Overall): Every season, finishing first on the Top 250 Black Ops 6 Ranked Play leaderboard now comes with the ultimate bragging rights; an exclusive Skin only awarded to players who accomplish this near-impossible feat! Arguably the most exclusive Operator skins in all of Call of Duty, the Home and Away versions of the “Top 250 Champion” Skin features a fiery skull-headed Operator resplendent with a glowing crown, while those finishing in the Top 250 earn the elite “Top 250 Competitor” Operator Skins (Home and Away versions). Ready to compete for the most exclusive Skin in the game?

Seasonal Rewards: Each Ranked Play Season will introduce new Rank Rewards and Win Challenge Rewards to earn. These are only available to be earned during that specific Season. Like the Rank Skins, Seasonal Rank Rewards are awarded as soon as the player is promoted into each Rank instead of at the end of the Season.

New Feature: Weapon Builds: Any Global Weapon Build you create in Ranked Play can easily be used across Loadouts in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone – just like any other Weapon Build in Black Ops 6. Conversely, you can bring any Builds you’ve created outside Ranked Play into Ranked (restrictions permitting).

We are also getting new zombies content in a new zombies map and GobbleGums.

Expect a sizable amount of additional content to aid you across all three Zombies maps. Confirmed to come throughout Season 01 are:

An additional Perk-A-Cola (with six new Augments to unlock), also newly stocked at Der Wunderfizz machines in Liberty Falls and Terminus.

An additional Field Upgrade (with six new Augments to unlock).

An additional Ammo Mod (also with six new Augments to unlock).

18 New Augments (nine Major, nine Minor, see above) to research.

Three new delicious flavors of GobbleGums!

The Hand Cannon, a new craftable Support weapon.

New Wonder Weapons. Weapons? Yes, weapons.

A new Enemy Type, said to stalk the dark halls of the foreboding, ruinous keep in Citadelle des Morts.

Expect much more detail in the forthcoming Season 01: Reloaded Blog, coming in early December. Players can expect varying timing for upcoming Zombies content, as some content may drop at seasonal launches and/or in-season.