Within the Season 04 Reloaded weblog, we shared preliminary outcomes from our Name of Obligation: Warzone Battle Royale Solos playlist take a look at – the place Informal Solos changed Core Solos – to raised perceive how gamers have interaction with every expertise. Our preliminary take a look at was carried out to determine if Informal Solos may improve the waning recognition of the Core Solos expertise. The take a look at confirmed Informal Solos outperformed Core Solos by greater than 3 to 1, with enhancements in matchmaking high quality, ping stability, and general match well being.
Now we have since accomplished a second section of testing, working each Informal Solos and Core Solos side-by-side, which has allowed us to collect deeper regional knowledge and assess how playlists have an effect on the participant expertise throughout a world inhabitants.
Our second take a look at confirmed comparable outcomes, with Informal Solos receiving 3X the variety of each day customers than Core Solos. The information additionally reveals that gamers who closely favored the Core Solos playlist in Season 03 (earlier than Informal Solos was added) considerably decreased their time within the mode when it returned in Season 04 Reloaded – spending simply 25% of their whole playtime in Core Solos.
Our groups proceed to look at how playlist choices work regionally. Right here’s how playlists will shift when Season 05 launches, in consideration of the info we’ve seen:
Each Core Solos and Informal Solos can be accessible globally on day one of many season
Inside 48 hours playlists can be up to date:
Core Solos will stay energetic in North America (NA) and Europe (EU) solely
Informal Solos will proceed to be accessible in all areas
In North America and Europe, Core Solos was marginally extra sustainable than different areas in each phases of testing; nevertheless, the mode nonetheless suffered from match high quality issues (connection, match occasions) resulting from gamers preferring different accessible playlists. In different areas, Core Solos was unable to ship acceptable match high quality.
Informal Solos has confirmed itself to be the extra approachable and globally sustainable mode. Retaining this mode stay worldwide ensures that solo gamers in all places have a wholesome, high-quality match expertise.
By tailoring playlists primarily based on regional knowledge, we’re making certain that each Name of Obligation: Warzone participant will get the absolute best expertise, no matter location. That is the subsequent step in refining how we construct playlists that serve all Name of Obligation: Warzone gamers. We’ll proceed to judge efficiency and suggestions as Season 05 rolls out.
