The Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War open beta has concluded and thus, fans have to wait three weeks to play again. While it’s sad, this gives Treyarch that amount of time to work on any bugs, gameplay tuning, and the other additions coming at launch. One of those additions is undoubtedly Custom Games, a staple of the Call of Duty franchise. Though we already knew it was coming, a leak has confirmed it and even gave us insight into what competitive could look like on November 13.
Custom Games confirmed for Black Ops Cold War
The arrival of Custom Games was never in question. The feature has been in every title in the franchise since the games went mainstream. However, what we still don’t know is how competitive will form around Custom Games.
As competitive play is really only played in private matches, the rulesets for the various modes are kept in Custom Games. This was made pretty clear thanks to a recent leak that surfaced from the Black Ops Cold War beta.
Custom Games 👀 https://t.co/TSF0OZZpjV pic.twitter.com/mRJeMFA7Sm
— CDL Intel (@intelCDL) October 20, 2020
This is most likely a glitch due to developers preparing for the full launch of the game. Nonetheless, it’s still nice to see that the feature is returning in all its glory. However, something else besides Custom Games is confirmed. The return of CDL ruleset game modes, like Hardpoint and Control, is also returning. These are pre-set modes within private matches for players who want to play like the pros.
Players were seemingly able to access Custom Games and go through the rules for the competitive modes. Of course, the rules aren’t anywhere near final, so consider these a rough draft, if you will.
CDL Ruleset isn’t near finished/updated yet. Beta CDL Custom Game is showing:
-Flak Jacket restricted.
-Shotguns and RPG’s not restricted, but Knife is.
-No Wildcards or Field Upgrades are restricted.
-Beta maps and modes only.
Not much else in there.
— CDL Intel (@intelCDL) October 20, 2020
Treyarch will assuredly update these rulesets closer to launch and hopefully, they’ll be ready by November 13. David Vonderhaar, lead designer at Treyarch, has previously stated competitive is a top priority for Black Ops Cold War. The confirmation of Custom Games and competitive modes reaffirms this. Although, another leak regarding League Play reaffirms it even further.
There's a Challenge in #BlackOpsColdWar which is for League Play.
— MW2 OG (@TheMW2Ghost) October 18, 2020
It seems competitive players have a lot to look forward to this upcoming year. Let’s just hope that it’s all polished and ready come launch.
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