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It Has Been 100 Days Since The COD League Off-Season Began
It has officially been 100 days since the Call of Duty League Championship wrapped up and the New York Subliners took home the trophy. Since then, Call of Duty’s esports scene has stood somewhat stagnant, with the exception of the World Series of Warzone Global Final that took place earlier in September. It’s on track to become one of the (if not the) longest off-seasons in the history of competitive Call of Duty, but why is that?
Last year, the season kicked off earlier than ever before, which was a point of celebration for all involved. There were mere weeks between the end of one season and the start of another, with the season’s commencement event taking place in December 2022. It gave fans and competitors less than a month to get to grips with Modern Warfare II, and it also meant that the season wrapped up earlier than ever – in May, in fact.
How Many More Days Until COD Season Starts Again?
It has been 100 days since the Subliners lifted their trophy
At the moment, nobody knows when the season will start, but there have been rumours that it’ll kick off in January 2024. If that’s the case, it’ll have been an enormous gap between seasons – some six months or more. It’s a huge gulf that strips so much value out of the Call of Duty esports scene, particularly as it’s left up to the organisations themselves to plug that gap. For instance, OpTic’s creative teams put together their off-season events, and they’re hugely popular, but they’re just a stop-gap.
For the World Series of Warzone Global Final, it was a welcome pitstop on the road to the new season, but it was almost a one-and-done event that lasted a single day. There’s nothing else for Call of Duty esports fans to really lean into right now, and it’s an itch that just can’t be scratched.
In October, we’ll see the start of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III beta phases, but before that, on October 5th, we’ll be treated to COD NEXT. This special showcase will reveal the future of Call of Duty for the next couple of years, including the outlook for the Call of Duty League and COD Challengers. It’s here that we’ll likely get a start date for the Call of Duty League 2024 season.
It Hasn’t Been a Busy Off-Season
Rostermania had a spree weeks after the last season settled, but since then, not much has really happened. We’ve had some big changes – such as the Royal Ravens rebranding to become known as the Carolina Royal Ravens and Florida Mutineers becoming the Miami Heretics, but it’s ‘blink-and-you’ll-miss-it’ news. There are some teams yet to settle their roster for the 2024 season, and at the moment, nothing is known about the next season.
For example, we can take inspiration from what Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s (2009) esports scene looked like way back when, but it’s an educated guess at best. We don’t know which of the remastered maps will enter the competitive pool, what game modes will become the standard for the next season, or what weapons will become the meta.
It’s wide open – but for some people, that’s intensely exciting.
