Call of Duty: Vanguard ranked play expected with the start of Season 2

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Ranked matchmaking will drop "alongside new game content in February"

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Call of Duty: Vanguard ranked play will arrive next month, likely with the launch of the game's second season.

In a post discussing the impact of the Vanguard Season 2 delay on its competition schedule, the Call of Duty League said that "Ranked Play is planned to roll out alongside new Call of Duty: Vanguard game content in February."

Last year's Call of Duty, Black Ops Cold War, also waited a few months before the introduction of ranked matchmaking, which arrived in February 2021. Up until that point, however, players looking for a truly competitive experience were relying on the game's skill-based matchmaking system. That competitive element didn't always prove popular with other parts of the community, however, who expressed concerns that it lead to cycles of stressful matches that they couldn't get away from, as opposed to the more relaxing experience they may have been looking for instead.

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