Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 players have been longing for a ranked mode since the game’s release.
The wait for MW2 fans came to an end with season two’s release in February and Warzone 2 players were alone in waiting for a ranked system. Battle royale players in CoD have been clamoring for a more competitive variant of Warzone since the original game. And it’s finally almost here.
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Recently, the developers finally gave a definitive timeline for ranked BR, and Warzone 2 fans don’t have to wait much longer.
Here are all the details currently available on ranked play in Warzone 2.
Warzone 2 ranked play release date
On May 3, Activision confirmed that Warzone ranked is officially arriving alongside the Season Three Reloaded update on May 10.
“Assemble the trio and prepare for the road to the Top 250,” Activision said on April 6. “Developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play will act as the proving ground and true test for trios wanting to become the best in the world.”
Warzone ranked play details
Activision revealed a ton of information about ranked play in a new blog post on May 4.
It confirmed that Warzone ranked will have variations to its ruleset, including removing public events like firesales, vehicles like heavy choppers, and gameplay elements such as multi-circles, adjustments to buy station inventories, and “changes to redeploy mechanics.”
Players will earn skill rating by placing well and getting kills and assists. Here’s how SR will be doled out in matches:
- 21+ Squads Remaining: +5 SR per Elimination/Assist, +2 SR per Squadmate Elimination
- Three-to-20 Squads Remaining: +7 SR per Elimination/Assist, +3 SR per Squadmate Elimination
- One-to-three Squads Remaining: +15 SR per Elimination/Assist, +7 SR per Squadmate Elimination
Related: How to earn SR for ranked play in Warzone 2
Warzone ranked’s SR divisions will be similar to how it’s separated in Modern Warfare 2’s ranked mode. The divisions are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250.
“At the end of each season, players are knocked back to the lowest tier one division below where they ended the season,” Activision said. “For example, a Gold III player at the end of Season Three Reloaded will start Season Four at Silver I, while a Diamond II will go back down to Platinum I. However, the highest Division at which players can start a new Season is Diamond I, so anyone in Crimson, Iridescent, or Top 250 will be brought down to Diamond I at the start of a new season.”
