Within the Season 04 Reloaded weblog, we shared preliminary outcomes from our Name of Obligation: Warzone Battle Royale Solos playlist check – the place Informal Solos changed Core Solos – to higher perceive how gamers interact with every expertise. Our preliminary check was carried out to determine if Informal Solos may improve the waning reputation of the Core Solos expertise. The check confirmed Informal Solos outperformed Core Solos by greater than 3 to 1, with enhancements in matchmaking high quality, ping stability, and total match well being.
We’ve got since accomplished a second section of testing, operating each Informal Solos and Core Solos side-by-side, which has allowed us to assemble deeper regional knowledge and assess how playlists have an effect on the participant expertise throughout a worldwide inhabitants.
Our second check confirmed comparable outcomes, with Informal Solos receiving 3X the variety of every day customers than Core Solos. The info additionally reveals that gamers who closely favored the Core Solos playlist in Season 03 (earlier than Informal Solos was added) considerably lowered their time within the mode when it returned in Season 04 Reloaded – spending simply 25% of their complete 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 information we’ve seen:
Each Core Solos and Informal Solos will probably be out there globally on day one of many season
Inside 48 hours playlists will probably be up to date:
Core Solos will stay energetic in North America (NA) and Europe (EU) solely
Informal Solos will proceed to be out there in all areas
In North America and Europe, Core Solos was marginally extra sustainable than different areas in each phases of testing; nonetheless, the mode nonetheless suffered from match high quality considerations (connection, match occasions) as a result of gamers preferring different out there 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. Conserving this mode dwell worldwide ensures that solo gamers in all places have a wholesome, high-quality match expertise.
By tailoring playlists based mostly 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 following 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.
