Lawrence Metten
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Associate Director, Design @Treyarch on #CallOfDuty . Former @Halo Multiplayer Lead and film industry dropout 🇨🇦🏴
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Classic. Prestige.
CLASSIC PRESTIGE SYSTEM RETURNS IN BLACK OPS 6 🏆
THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE POST.
#BlackOps6
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#XboxShowcase
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A handful of folks have been reaching out with questions about how the MWII Ranked Play Skill Rating (SR) system works.
Here's a breakdown 🧵
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@CallofDuty
What does a guy gotta do to get a LA THIEVES "Owner" player card banner on the T250 leaderboard? I'm on my hands and knees begging.
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We took a big swing at streamlining Camos this year:
🎨 4 Unique Base Camos per Weapon, 180 total
🔓 Equip unlocked Base Camos to any weapon
🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ Mastery Camos unlocked per weapon
🎖️ Grind out additional Weapon Mastery Challenges
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MWIII Ranked grinders: hope you didn’t miss this substantial SR update in today’s patch notes
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With Champs and the 2022 CDL Season behind us, I'd love to talk Ranked Play.
We rolled out some big updates to the Ranked format this year -- what did you like and what would you like to see changed or added in the future? Your feedback helps shape the game 🗣️👂
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Wow, our data says there are A LOT of you grinding the Ranked Play Beta! This is just the start for us and we have some updates and improvements coming later with Top 250, Seasonal Rewards, and more. Thank you for putting our new SR system through the paces and all the feedback!
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Celebrating our CDL Pros & Coaches on the Top 250 is something we've wanted to do for a long time. Incredibly excited to have Top 250 CDL Profiles in the mix this year and can't wait to see which Pros & Teams make it to the top in Season 2
Race to the Top 250 in
#MWII
Ranked Play begins immediately on February 15th! Gain over 10,000 SR and play amongst the best of the best 😤
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Pretty sweet poster supply drop from
@Treyarch
this afternoon celebrating the conclusion of our 6 Season run. The poster on the bottom left includes the names of everyone on the dev team
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To all the folks who've been asking about how Ranked Play's Skill Divisions are distributed and what percentage of players are in each Div - here's a snapshot of how the global population's looking this morning
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After five years at
@Halo
and nearly a decade with Microsoft it’s time for my exit. It hasn’t been easy deciding to leave my dream job and the company that gave me a chance as a 21-year old film school grad, but in my heart I know I’m ready for a change and a new challenge.
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4 years ago today 🖤🧡
I did end up getting a bigger desk
First day "at"
@Treyarch
! Remote starts are weird but the team's been fantastic getting me up and running from Seattle and making me feel like part of the crew! We're gonna need a bigger desk...
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@Arcitys
Sorry Alec, this is a bug and we'll be removing this option to leave the lobby in an upcoming update. We can't allow players to back out of matches with blocked players in Ranked as folks acting in poor faith could exploit the system to avoid good players in their region.
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Adjustments Ranked Play's map & mode weighting that were mentioned yesterday are now live in Vanguard. This should result in a more even map & mode selection from game to game.
Ranked Play update: We've addressed an issue where a winning team could occasionally lose Skill Rating (SR) if the entire enemy team disconnected.
In the next 24 hours, we'll also be adjusting the map & mode weighting for a better balance across Ranked Play matches. 👍
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Season 4 includes some tweaks to the SR System and the way we matchmake in Ranked Play:
▪️ SR gains and losses should feel more consistent from game to game. Previously, players could occasionally receive unpredictable SR spikes after some matches.
🧵More in thread 👇
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@OctaneSam
Sorry man! Definitely not intended. We’ve figured out what’s been causing these occasional early match inactivity kicks and will have a fix out as soon as we can
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We’ve gone live with a significant Skill Rating update that changes the fundamentals of how SR is earned and lost in Vanguard Ranked Play. This update makes wins more rewarding, losses less punishing, and improves overall consistency of SR gained/lost + more
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Answered a random stranger's call for help in MWZ and he thanked me for the revive by dropping a Ray Gun Schematic 😲
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Thanks again to everyone playing the Vanguard Ranked Play Beta. We’re collecting a mind boggling amount of data on our new Skill Rating system that we’re using — along with your feedback — to analyze, tune, and improve the system. Lots in the works!
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Today’s Ranked update adds SR and Ladder Point penalties for quits and disconnects
Players who disconnect may not see the SR penalty get applied until after their next game. If it looks like you're losing SR after a win it’s likely just the SR penalty for a previous disconnect
Ranked Play update: We've rolled out fixes today to prevent pre-match disconnects while editing your loadout (Dev Error 6144), and implemented new SR and Ladder Point penalties for players who quit out of matches.
Play nice out there!
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Can't wait for y'all to get your hands on MWII Ranked Play next week!
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🧵Some Skill Rating details for those asking:
-SR changes after every match
-SR goes up after wins, down after losses
-Amount earned/lost is based on performance and SR relative to other players in the match
-It will take some games for your SR to settle after initial evaluation
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First day "at"
@Treyarch
! Remote starts are weird but the team's been fantastic getting me up and running from Seattle and making me feel like part of the crew! We're gonna need a bigger desk...
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Lots of questions about how we'll be handling restrictions in Ranked this year. We're hoping to align more closely with Pro GAs and will be evaluating all DLC content on a case-by-case basis.
Some items currently appear unlocked in today's build but wont be usable once in-game
NOTE: Additional weapons, attachments, and equipment are restricted in-game at launch, but will currently appear as unrestricted in Create-a-Class.
These will correctly display as restricted in your Loadouts in-game, and are replaced with default items when you spawn in. 👍
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We’ve been hard at work on Black Ops 6! Can’t wait to share more on June 9th
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For those asking, yes this game-wide Vanguard spawn update is also live in Ranked Play
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Experimental Playlist & survey. Between your feedback and the data we analyzed from the game, the spawn adjustments have proven beneficial.
Today, we have implemented those spawn changes across
#Vanguard
and they are now live!
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Hope this has answered some of your MWII Ranked Play Skill Rating questions and provided some insight into your SR gains.
We’re always collecting SR data and improving accuracy of the system. Feedback is appreciated and keep on grinding 📈
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Your displayed SR represents your Ranked Play skill and determines your Skill Division.
In MWII, everyone begins their grind at 0 SR in Bronze I. You gain SR when you win, and lose SR when you lose - with the amount of SR determined by a combo of personal and team performance.
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Want to help craft and shape the future of Call of Duty's Progression, Social, or Competitive systems? Our Treyarch Design Team is looking to add an experienced Senior Systems Designer.
DMs open if you're interested or have questions about the role.
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@NotTheRinzler
The Ranked Play playlist uses the same map and mode combos as the CDL. We're looking into why some maps are incorrectly appearing on this screen. You will not be playing Ranked S&D on Hotel Royal
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HPR is how good our underlying performance systems think you are and how we predict you’ll stack up against other players. Beat players with a higher HPR than you and your HPR goes up, fall short of expectations and it goes down. Perform consistently and your HPR narrows in.
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Want to help shape the future of Call of Duty? Our
@Treyarch
Systems Design Team is looking to fill a variety of roles:
🎮 Senior Systems Designer
🎮 Systems Designer
🎮 Associate Systems Designer
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@SlasheR_AL
It should balance out over time, global mode distribution data is looking even on our end
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SR changes now live in Vanguard Ranked:
- More predictable SR gains & losses
- Maximum loss per game reduced to -25 SR
- Reduced SR penalty for disconnecting after a teammate has already quit
Three new Ranked Play updates are now live! 🧵⬇️
1. We've adjusted how SR gains and losses are calculated to make them more predictable (no more -50 SR after a loss).
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But there’s another factor driving your SR gains: a hidden skill value we track for each player that we’ll call “Hidden Performance Range” - or “HPR” for short.
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Updated Ranked Play Restrictions
🚫 Intuition Perk
🚫 Marksman Rifles
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HPR and SR are directly linked. You may start at 0 SR in MWII Ranked, but with each win the SR system is trying to climb you closer towards your underlying HPR.
The further your SR is below your HPR target, the more SR you gain after each win.
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Full Camo & Progression details:
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🚨 Ranked Play Update
Ranked Play update: We've addressed an issue where a winning team could occasionally lose Skill Rating (SR) if the entire enemy team disconnected.
In the next 24 hours, we'll also be adjusting the map & mode weighting for a better balance across Ranked Play matches. 👍
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We see a lot of questions like “I top fragged, why did my teammates earn more SR?” If you see someone else earning considerably more or less SR than you, it’s likely due to a difference in how close either of you are to your HPR.
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It just missed getting into the patch notes, but today's big Ranked Play update also adjusts the playlist's map/mode logic to reduce how often Desert Siege is picked and provide a better balance of Search & Destroy maps
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This is why players typically see their biggest SR gains early in their grind. When players start out at 0 SR they're (usually) the furthest they'll ever be from their underlying HPR.
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Ranked Play Restriction changes in today's update:
🚫MP-40: F8 Stabilizer & VDD 189mm Short Barrel
🚫Snipers: ADS speed & damage Attachments
🚫Top Break: Wilkie W-7
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Man, what a day! Congrats to the
@Treyarch
fam,
@RavenSoftware
crew, and everyone else who had a hand in today’s
#BlackOps6
Direct. This one’s special and it was a thrill sharing some of the things we’ve been up to. More to come! 🖤🧡
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In higher Skill Divisions we focus more on team play so that all winning playstyles are equally rewarded and teamwork is encouraged. In these Divisions, how much of your available min/max SR range you earn is primarily based on the performance of your team vs your opponents.
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@Clayster
Wishing you the best man. One of the greatest to ever do it. Confident you’ll land somewhere great and excited to see what’s next for you
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In lower Divisions, we put a premium on personal performance to try and graduate better players out of the starting Divisions quickly. Perform well in these Divisions and you'll earn close to the maximum SR amount available to you, based on your current distance from your HPR.
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We've adjusted Ranked Play's Skill Evaluation system in Season 3 to be more cautious and give all players an opportunity to increase their SR after initial placement. After 5 Skill Eval matches, you may get placed lower than you did at the beginning of the Season 2 Beta.
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Our Ranked Play crew was taking bets before launch on how long it'd take players to ascend from Bronze to the Top 250.
No one expected it'd take only 32 hours 🤯
GGs
@Proffecide
@CaydenShockzy
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And
@OpTicTexas
are your
#CDL2022
Major I Champs! 🏆
What an incredible weekend of competitive COD. 150k concurrent on YT during the Finals, you love to see it.
GGs!
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▫️ Ranked Play leaves Beta
▫️ Season 3 SR Reset
▫️ Season 3 Blueprints & Rewards
▫️ Berlin Control
▫️ Volk restriction
▫️ Fixes, updates & more 👇
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The distance your SR is away from your HPR also determines the minimum and maximum amount of SR available to be won after your next win. Where you fall in this min/max range is determined by 2 key factors: personal and team performance.
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@Loony
Appreciate the feedback, the team's looking into speeding up the canceled match experience and penalties for players who disconnect once the lobby is formed
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As your SR starts to catch up with your HPR, the amount of SR you'll earn for wins will start to slow and level off. At this point, SR gains may be slow going but if you manage to improve your overall performance your HPR will rise - and carry your SR with it.
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Here's how the Ranked Play Skill Divisions shook out in Season 02 👀
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2 years with Treyarch today! Easily the highlight of my career. Love this team and this community ❤️
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To folks asking if Hot Streak Flames increase your SR gains in Ranked:
No - Flames are strictly visual flair to give you something extra to play for...or incentive to 🧯
We determined early on that SR bonuses for Hot Streaks would lead to unintended SR inflation
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We've lowered the REQ Level cost of the Mantis, effective immediately:
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Not the update we were hoping to go out with today but glad to have caught this issue in our final round of retail testing. The team’s working on a fix and we hope to have an update ASAP
Ranked Play update: In retail testing prior to launch, we discovered a stat-breaking issue that only appears in the live environment. As a result, the Beta will not go live tomorrow morning as intended.
Resolving this is a top priority, and we'll have an update on timing ASAP.
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First peek at some of the new Operator Skins up for grabs in Ranked this year 👀
MWIII Ranked Play drops mid-season!
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Ranked Play is coming to
#MWII
. Excited to share more!
#CONFIRMED
: Ranked Play arrives on
#ModernWarfare2
in 2023, and we're working with our partners to deliver:
Competitive Modes ✅
Ranked Skill Divisions ✅
Visible Skill Ratings ✅
Top 250 Leaderboard ✅
Competitive Rewards ✅
More details to come!
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▪️ Adjusted Ranked Matchmaking to ensure more balanced matches. With this change, you may start to see players from higher Divisions in some of your games. If you're consistently seeing better players it's because you are trending towards those Divs yourself.
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Advance your Skill Division every 500 SR:
-Challenger = 3000 SR
-Master = 2500 SR
-Elite = 2000 SR
-Expert = 1500 SR
-Advanced = 1000 SR
-Specialist = 500 SR
-Contender
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@OctaneSam
Appreciate that man and have been loving the streams. Pretty dope to see the 4 Thieves in the T250 tonight 🔥
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Always surprised to see game devs on here criticizing the expectations of their players. Meeting and exceeding high expectations is the job. Publicly invalidating your players is a bad look and probably won’t lead anywhere good 🤷♂️
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🚫The Marco 5 SMG and Push Dagger Melee Weapon have been restricted in Ranked Play with today's update
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FYI today's updated includes a few Ranked Play fixes:
▪️ Fixed unintended kicks for inactivity
▪️ Fixed issue that made it seem like your SR was reset
▪️ Fixed issue causing Suspensions to sometimes stack
🚩 We've just released an update with Weapon and Attachment adjustments and Bug Fixes.
Read the full Season 02 Patch Notes here:
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We've been working hard to deliver a significant step forward for Ranked Competitive Call of Duty. Stay tuned this week for a deep dive on what to expect in the Vanguard Ranked Play Beta in Season 2
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▪️ Resolved an issue with Placement Matches that had caused some players to previously place too low at the start of Season 3.
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With today’s update, I think it’d be helpful to explain how our SR system works (🧵)
Your SR is a visible representation of your Ranked Play skill, but behind the scenes we track a Hidden Performance Range for each player that drives SR. Let’s call this hidden range “HPR”.
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🚨 We're LIVE with MWIII Ranked Play! 🚨
Thank you for everyone's patience over the past 24 hours as our teams performed necessary pre-launch checks
#MW3RankedPlay
is now LIVE! 🏆
Play like the Pros and earn rewards in competitive 4v4 matches using the same settings, maps, and modes as the
#CODLeague
.
Details:
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Coming from someone who's spent years of his life obsessing over Halo Medals and how they are displayed, Infinite's Medal feed is the best the franchise has ever seen. Big props 343!
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Have had such a great time with Infinite MP over the past week. Gameplay wise it’s right up there with H2 & 3 for me and strikes a great balance between modern and classic Halo. The 343 crew should be incredibly proud ❤️
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"Dad, what was it like working on Halo 5 Multiplayer?"
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Still rocking a STG with no attachments in Ranked Play? Ace has you covered 🔥
Several of the pro CoD players have reached out recently asking me to find the optimal attachment combination on the Automaton for the CDL ruleset. With Ranked Play now here I decided to dive deep and share the most optimized competitive Automaton build!
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We’ve heard the requests for a deeper skill system and are delivering a visible Skill Rating as a core innovation with Vanguard Ranked Play
❔ Play 5 games to earn a Skill Rating
🥇 Determines Skill Division & Tier
📈 Updates after every match
📅 Resets each Season
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Ranked Play is coming to
#MW3
One last
#CODNext
note!
ICYMI: Ranked Play was confirmed for
#ModernWarfare3
and we’re excited to lead both modes in partnership with
@SHGames
and
@RavenSoftware
.
🌐
#MW3
MP Ranked Play: Coming at the midpoint of Season 01
🪂
#MW3
WZ Ranked Play: Coming early 2024
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@Arcitys
Visual bug - your actual SR is unaffected and you’ll gain it back after your next game. We’ll have a fix for this in an upcoming update
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We’re continuing to collect Skill Rating data and feedback as we tune and improve the system. Feedback is always appreciated and if you have any questions about how the SR system works with today's update I’ll do my best to answer them.
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@basst18_
@NotInocer
@SHGames
@Treyarch
Thanks for sending this over, will pass this along to our security crew to handle
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Get some reps on Himmelmatt Control and Search & Destroy in Ranked Play this weekend and let the League know if you think it should go into the pool for Major IV 👇
We've seen a lot of buzz about adding Himmelmatt Expo to the competitive map pool. So how about we give it a spin in Ranked Play? Control and Search & Destroy sound good? Your feedback and data will help
@CODLeague
and our teams decide if it is added to the official pool!
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All the info on MWII Ranked Play:
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Ranked Play is coming out of Beta in Season Three as a new competitive season begins!
We'll have new rewards to grind for, including Blueprints for the Automaton & MP40, exclusive Camos, Weapon Charms, and more.
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Break a leg tomorrow 343! Psyched for the showcase and a peek at what y’all have been up to lately.
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