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With about two weeks to go before Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 2 Reloaded update goes live, information about it remains scarce.

Aside from the initial leak of Paradox Junction map, the official team hasn't revealed any details, including whether there will be any collaborations. However, as the release date approaches, official promotions are gradually showcasing the content of Season 2 Reloaded.

Paradox Junction

The official marketing campaign for Season 2 Reloaded update has officially begun. You might be wondering why they're starting to promote it more than two weeks before the update? There are several reasons.

First, this Reloaded update will bring a brand new turn-based Zombies map—Paradox Junction. As is customary, whenever a new Zombies map is released, the official marketing campaign begins a week before the official release of Season 2 Reloaded update.

The official team has already posted a teaser image on social media with the caption: Nice doggy #Paradoxjunction. The background of the image is ruins, and in the center, a tattered piece of paper depicts a Hellhound.

This Hellhound differs from the regular version; it is predominantly green with some red accents, and it emits a green, foul-smelling gas. Many players speculate that this suggests the map might feature Plaguehounds instead of the regular Hellhounds.

However, it seems the previous version of Ravager won't appear on this map; instead, it will feature Hellhounds. Whether these Hellhounds will have new attack patterns or combine with Destroyer to create a completely new zombie type remains to be seen.

Following the official marketing schedule, they will release a new teaser every day, culminating in a cutscene or trailer for a zombie mode.

Will There Be Any Crossover Events?

Call of Duty frequently collaborates with other titles, such as Fallout collaboration with Season 1, which garnered numerous announcements and rumors long before the update.

But so far, there has been absolutely no information leaked regarding crossover events for Season 2. There are two possibilities for this: either the official secrecy this time is exceptionally good, or there might not be any crossover events at all in this update.

It's possible there won't be any crossover events at all. Judging from the official weekly challenge illustrations, the first part of Season 2 will last for 5 weeks, with the ultimate reward being Sword of Swords, ending on March 12th. Completing all 8 weeks of challenges means Season 2 Reloaded update will only last 3 weeks. This timeframe is quite tight given the amount of new content.

Additionally, with the release of Paradox Junction map, there will be a leaderboard event. Warzone will also receive a major update: the return of Blackout mode.

When classic maps like Verdansk returned, the developers planned a nearly month-long grand event for them. Therefore, Blackout mode will very likely also have its own dedicated event, including challenges and rewards.

If these details are accurate, then the entire update cycle may already be fully booked, leaving no room for a large-scale crossover event. Furthermore, we've seen a Reloaded update without any crossover events in Black Ops 6.

Possible Crossover Partners

While it's highly likely that Season 2 Reloaded won't have any crossover events, we can still speculate on which IPs might be involved if a crossover occurs.

Peaky Blinders

• Probability: 4/5

This IP had a new movie, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, released in early March. It has already collaborated with another shooter game, PUBG, so this theme is also very suitable for the Call of Duty series.

If this comes true, we might see characters like Thomas Shelby appear, accompanied by a Pass containing weapon blueprints and theme packs, and perhaps even map updates like Fallout crossover.

Scream 7

• Probability: 3/5

Scream 7 will be released on February 27th. The Ghostface has previously collaborated with Call of Duty, establishing a foundation for future collaborations. While some believe that IPs that have collaborated before won't collaborate again, Call of Duty has collaborated multiple times with Terminator and The Boys.

Resident Evil: Requiem

• Probability: 3/5

Call of Duty doesn't often collaborate with video games, but this is an exception. There were previous rumors of a Resident Evil collaboration during Halloween event, but it didn't materialize, perhaps waiting for this new release.

Most importantly, Resident Evil copyright holders have a precedent for collaboration with Call of Duty, with a Street Fighter collaboration in Call of Duty: Mobile. It's safe to say that if the official team is willing, a collaboration is possible.

Daredevil: Born Again

• Possibility: 3/5

Daredevil: Born Again is set to release in early March. It's a fantastic idea, but the key point is that Call of Duty has never had an in-game collaboration with Marvel. If it comes to fruition, this would be the first time, and we can expect weapon blueprints like nunchucks and tracer effects that fit Daredevil theme.

One Piece

• Possibility: 2/5

The second season of the live-action One Piece might be released during this period. There's a precedent for anime collaborations like Attack on Titan, so a Luffy operator isn't entirely out of the question, but since neither side has promoted it, the possibility is small.

In short, many movies and TV shows are airing during Seson 2 reloaded update, and if there are any official plans for a collaboration, this is likely one of them.

Following Update 1.093 released on February 13th, Black Ops 7 released the new patch notes for Season 02 on February 20th. Updates on Friday nights are unusual for the game, thus attracting significant attention from the community.

Furthermore, with Season 2 Reloaded release date approaching, this update indicates that BO7 will undergo further refinement in the future, providing a better Reloaded experience.

February 20th Update overview

Most of this update focuses on fixing issues in various major modes, but the real highlight is the brand-new Ricochet Anti-Cheat system, whose implementation means cheaters will face a severe blow.

Global updates: Ricochet Anti-Cheat is the core

Ricochet Anti-Cheat system detects cheaters using third-party input devices. If you attempt to tamper with game content using these devices, your account may be penalized.

CoD Black Ops 7 initially introduced a cloud-based anti-cheat system in multiplayer ranked matches, later extending it to WarZone ranked matches; however, the system's effectiveness seems to have been mixed.

Ricochet Anti-Cheat, on the other hand, builds upon the existing anti-cheat system, strengthening its crackdown on cheating using third-party devices. Essentially, these devices are now directly identified as cheating tools.

Therefore, if you are using cheat software, you might initially see warnings, and if you continue, your account may be banned.

While this approach is commendable, the persistent cheating in CoD Black Ops 7 necessitates the implementation and enforcement of more stringent anti-cheat mechanisms.

Therefore, as a player, the best way to hone your shooting skills is always to buy CoD Black Ops 7 Bot Lobbies and practice within them. Cheating only provides a temporary, illegal advantage, and can even cause irreversible damage to your account afterward.

The global updates also includes user interface updates. The developers have added checkmarks to weekly challenges to indicate completion status, allowing for clearer progress tracking.

In addition, the challenge gameplay has received a fix. Previously, if Warzone was your last completed mastery, you wouldn't be able to earn 100 Percenter Custom Title, but this issue has now been resolved.

Multiplayer mode updates

First, the mode has received various stability fixes overall to ensure a smoother and more fluid combat experience. Building on this, the mode's private match gameplay now includes missing CDL settings for Search and Destroy, Hardpoint, and Overload.

Regarding gear, Needle Drone update fixes an issue where the camera might suddenly freeze after using manual mode once.

This versatile and lethal gear functions similarly to a mini-scorestreak, allowing you to eliminate enemies or scout with precise manual control.

Therefore, it's highly effective at clearing out campers or aiming at targets, and can even act as a radar signal to detect enemies through buildings. The camera bug fix ensures that this feature works correctly.

Other multiplayer updates include two challenge fixes: A.R.C. M1 will no longer incorrectly continue progressing after you take damage, and the bug where Escalation Directive Multiplayer Challenges couldn't track progress in ranked matches has also been fixed.

Ranked play updates

This update builds upon the previously mentioned changes to CDL settings and also includes some user interface changes. Details are as follows:

Hardpoint:

• Health Regen adjusted to conform to CDL Competitive Settings V 1.0.
• Now enabled by default.

Overload:

• Now enabled by default.

Search and Destroy:

• Health Regen adjusted to conform to CDL Competitive Settings V 1.0.
• Now enabled by default.

Zombie mode updates

This update is simple, containing only one item: fixing the issue where Doomsteel Camo couldn't correctly track Season 2 weapons.

Interestingly, this issue was supposedly fixed in the update on the 13th, but many players still reported that it wasn't, so this new patch has addressed it again.

However, some players are still reporting the bug on the game's official Twitter account, indicating the issue isn't fully resolved. A third update may be released later - hopefully, it will be completely fixed then.

Endgame updates

This update fixes three bugs in Endgame, one of which pertains to Challenge Mode:

• The bug where Zero Waste Exotic attachment worked for everyone in the lobby has been fixed.
• The bug causing a blinding flash when reloading with Shocking Reload Skill in third-person view has been fixed.
• The issue preventing Week 1 Weekly Challenge "Destroy 5 Guild VTOLs with a Launcher" from tracking properly has been fixed.

More future update plans

In addition to the above, shortly after February 20th update, the developers also stated they were investigating an issue where Season 02 weapons were not working properly in Endgame when attempting the weekly challenge of achieving 300 kills with exotic weapons.

Therefore, until the related patch is released, attempting to use Season 2 exotic weapons will prevent you from gaining challenge progress and tracking the third week's challenge.

Furthermore, BO7 this week may further strengthen its anti-cheat measures beyond Ricochet Anti-Cheat, and address more issues related to cheating using third-party devices.

We expect Season 02 Reloaded to launch 4-5 weeks after the season's release, between March 5th and 12th. A new wave of content will be released then, so be sure to prepare in advance!

Finally, the current Escalation Directive event in the game will end in two days, on February 26th. If you don't want to miss out on the camo rewards, be sure to complete it as soon as possible!

That concludes our overview. Overall, Black Ops 7 has indeed become much more stable with recent frequent updates, and we hope it will bring an even better shooting combat experience in the future!