14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at Sledgehammer Games and publisher Activision announce that they will launch the first season of the Ranked Play contest for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on January 9 of this year, allowing gamers to compete with members of the community who are interested in the eSports aspect of the title.
Four versus four matches will be used and the two companies are saying that modes like Search & Destroy, Capture the Flag, Uplink and Hardpoint using the eSports settings are included.
The first season of Ranked Play for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will last until January 31, after which gamers will be promoted or relegated based on their performance.
The official announcement explains, “Ranked Play features seven divisions: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Masters, and once players are in Masters, the top 100 players by division points will be counted as Grand Masters. Our team has created exclusive Divisional Gear for each Division Ranking that will be awarded at the end of each season for use throughout the next season in Ranked Play, Multiplayer, and Exo-Survival.”
To go up in the rankings, gamers need to get 100 points in their division, with 15 to 25 offered for a win and 10 to 20 subtracted for a defeat, and then get through a special challenge.
The full list of rules is featured in an image that fans of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will need to consult before Ranked Play starts.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare aims to evolve in 2015
The developers at Sledgehammer Games are saying that they welcome all feedback from those who take part in the first season of Ranked Play for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, while adding that changes might be introduced after it is over.
At the same time, the company is getting ready to launch the Havoc downloadable content pack, which will arrive on January 27.
It is designed to introduce four new maps for all the multiplayer modes and to enable the Exo Zombies mode, which allows gamers to battle a range of undead enemies as they work together, using the powers of their weapons and their exo-skeleton loadouts to boost one another.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare might also get access to a new major update as Havoc launches, but the developers at Sledgehammer Games have not yet offered any details on what changes they might make.
