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Greetings Call of Duty: Mobile Community! We are honored to be here with you for yet another Season release in 2021 and this time with a theme so bold, stylistic, and filled with color. Season 3: Tokyo Escape brings a feudal Japanese aesthetic to Call of Duty: Mobile with blades, samurai, ninjas, and the pink blossoms of Sakura season to many parts of the game.
There is no better way to start the update than with a glimpse at many of the carefully and stylistically crafted new operators, weapons, and more in the Season 3 launch trailer!
https://reddit.com/link/msfu6x/video/qybxo769hmt61/player
This update will be full of information specifically about Season 3, both content launching today and others in the near future, but this week we also had another incredibly exciting piece of news to share – the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2021 Presented By Sony. We’ll have more on that below, so let's dive into this new update!
Here is a quick look at all of the newest events and others launching throughout the week:
- 04/17 – All Season ~ RR Buff Seasonal Challenge
- 04/17 – 04/21 ~ Rapid Fire Mode (MP)
- 04/17 – 04/21 ~ 10v10 Collection Playlist (MP)
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04/17 – 04/22 ~ Oasis 24/7 Playlist (MP)
- Check out the Desert Sanctuary to grab rewards while playing Oasis
- 04/17 – 04/22 ~ Gun Game Moshpit (MP)
- 04/17 – 04/22 ~ BR Sniper Mode
- 04/17 ~ Credit Store Update
- 04/20 – 5/13 ~ Blade and Blossom Draw (first draw of S3)
- 04/21 – All Season ~ SMG Supremacy Seasonal Challenge
*All Dates UTC
We are beginning our escape from Tokyo with a mix returning modes, a new map, new seasonal challenges, a new Battle Pass with the new PP19 Bizon, and plenty of offerings overall. Of course, just like with every seasonal release we have a roadmap to help give you an idea of what is out now and what is still to come throughout the rest of Season 3!
There is plenty still come and we’ll touch on much of that below, but other pieces of information we’ll reveal more about as we get closer to the release, like with Warrior’s Path and the new Perk. First up though, let’s detour for a moment to talk about competitive COD: Mobile!
Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2021 Presented by Sony
Every time we’ve seen a question about whether or not we would have a new World Championships in 2021 we struggled to stop ourselves from saying anything. However, we can finally and loudly say that the Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship 2021 Presented by Sony is happening!
https://reddit.com/link/msfu6x/video/ow9smmlghmt61/player
This massive worldwide competitive event starts on June 3rd! All eligible Call of Duty: Mobile players in Ranked Mode can compete for in-game rewards and a share of the more than $2 million season-long prize pool.
Official rules and information on eligibility are on the way, and we’ll be sharing out new information on the tournament in two places this year: the new Call of Duty: Mobile Esports YouTube Channel and the Esports Website. Through the YouTube channel we’ll have a wealth of new content surrounding the competition and the website will be more for tournament details, info, and rules. Keep an eye on those for more info!
Battle Pass
As you’ve already seen in a variety of videos and images throughout the week, we have a wealth of high-quality operators, weapons, customization options, and more in the S3 Battle Pass! You can roll into battle as a modern samurai with Hidora Kai – The Boss or strike fear into your enemies with Spectre – Ninja on the premium side. In the free BP, this time around we have the base PP19 Bizon and the Bull Charge Operator Skill. Get a glimpse at the standouts below and the BP trailer!
Free Battle Pass
- Scout – Paper Fan (tier 1)
- Pharo – Severed (tier 4)
- New Operator Skill Bull Charge (tier 14)
- Defender – Paper Fan (tier 17)
- New Weapon PP19 Bizon (tier 21)
- RPD – Severed (tier 31)
- Samurai Tuna Charm (tier 38)
- NA-45 – Severed (tier 41)
- Samurai Chop Calling Card (tier 46)
- M16 – Severed (tier 50)
https://reddit.com/link/msfu6x/video/8ogyirwzhmt61/player
Premium Pass
- Hidora Kai – The Boss (tier 1)
- Type 25 – Oni (tier 1)
- Showdown Calling Card (tier 1)
- RUS-79U – Karuta (tier 10)
- Way of the Sword Emote (tier 15)
- AK117 – Card Armor (tier 25)
- Takeo – Sensei (tier 30)
- ASM10 – Scabbard (tier 35)
- QXR – Scorching Sun (tier 40)
- PP19 Bizon – Yokai (tier 50)
- The Boss Avatar (tier 50)
- Samurai Frame (tier 50)
- Spectre – Ninja (tier 50)
Outside of that, there is also the Battle Pass Bundle which comes with four epic cosmetic items: Base Melee - Pendragon (a new knife), Avatar – Golden Dragon, Frame – Serpent Frame, and Charm – Auspicious. For those of you who play a significant amount every season, if you complete all 50 tiers of the Battle Pass you’ll earn enough CP in the premium tiers to purchase the next one for free.
New Multiplayer Maps
We have two maps coming this season, Oasis and Coastal, one of which is available right now and the other will be launching later in April. Here is a quick break down below on each MP map below and what you can expect when you jump in, try them out, and engage in the new in-game events tied to them.
Oasis
The first map launching in Season 3 is Oasis, a desert refuge filled with tight corridors, temple entrances, outdoor fountains, and generally spaces ideal for short-to-mid-range combat. While you are off exploring this old school Call of Duty map, from Modern Warfare 2, make sure to collect some rewards through the Desert Sanctuary event. The map is available now in the Oasis 24/7 Playlist!
https://reddit.com/link/msfu6x/video/mk3esicaimt61/player
Coastal
The next map coming to Season 3: Tokyo Escape is Coastal! Later in April you’ll be able to escape from the huge cityscapes of Season 2 to this quiet ocean-side idyllic village. It is filled with festively decorated shopping areas, winery bars, and scenic views of the sea. This map is a bit larger compared to Oasis, in every way, and has opportunities for most play types.
This one is also uniquely designed with Search & Destroy Mode in mind and we’ll be featuring it with that mode once it releases. The design of this new map is meant to encourage tactical and objective based teamplay, so while it should be perfect for other modes that fit that too, like Domination, Hardpoint, and Headquarters. Tune into the next community update for a more exact release date!
New & Updated Modes
Coming later in Season 3 is two updated modes: Swords & Stones and Night Mode v2. The main update to Night Mode (originally seen in Season 11 2020) is an inclusion of a battery for night vision. Now you won’t be able to completely rely on leaving your night vision goggles on the whole match, which may be sound like a small change but it will encourage some new tactics and gameplay scenarios.
Swords and Stones, is a variant of Sticks and Stones with some a few changes perfect for Season 3: Tokyo Escape! First, the default melee weapon has been changed to the Hachi (one of the swords). Secondly, when you take out an enemy with a melee weapon you’ll receive a rage buff that increases your movement and attack speed. Lastly, there will be airdrops randomly landing with the powerful and deadly Shadow Blade Operator Skill.
We’ll announce some specific dates for those later on, but Night Mode v2 will be charged & ready first in late April and then Swords and Stones will be slicing its way onto the featured modes list in early May.
Seasonal Challenges
We are starting this season off with two new challenges! One tasks you with completing BR specific challenges for some weapon camos, high rarity cosmetics, and plenty of BP XP. The other, is all about using SMGs in Multiplayer and is offering an epic weapon blueprint for the HS0405 shotgun. Full details below!
BR Buff
This seven-part Seasonal Challenge asks you to tackle a serious variety of tasks. You have season appropriate and easy ones like, ‘land in Sakura 3 times’ and then other combat-based ones like, ‘Enter the top 10 three times”. All in all, any BR veterans out there will fly through these and for doing so you’ll collect 23,000 Battle Pass XP, 6000 credits, and the following:
- (Uncommon) Medic – Paper Star
- (Uncommon) SKS – Paper Star
- (Rare) Calling Card – Robot Attack
- (Rare) Charm – Fish Bones
SMG Supremacy (available 4/21 UTC)
The seven-part Seasonal Challenge isn’t available just yet, but it is Multiplayer focused and as you might expect 100% focused on challenging your SMG skills 😉. The tasks here are mostly about winning matches and taking out enemies using certain weapons (like the new PP-19 Bizon) or with certain attachments equipped. This isn’t a Shovel level challenge, but it does have some unique rewards including nearly 20,000 Battle Pass XP and the following:
- (Uncommon) SMRS – Paper Star
- (Uncommon) GKS – Paper Star
- (Rare) Spray – Lil Devil
- (Epic) HS0405 – Stone Mason
New Functional Weapons
There are two new functional weapons this season and they are both focused on spraying and praying. The PP19 Bizon, found in the Battle Pass at tier 21, is a SMG with fast firing speed, low recoil, and quick reloading that can truly dominate at close range. Here is the Bizon in action:
https://reddit.com/link/msfu6x/video/vti6jqjajmt61/player
The Renetti, found in a Seasonal Challenge later in the season, is a fast-firing pistol with high recoil control. This secondary weapon will be paired with weapons that have a slow rate of fire, like high damage single shot snipers, or those with slow reload speeds. We’ll have more on this one in a future update once we get closer its release.
BR Classes & Operator Skills
Every season we have new Battle Royale Classes, scorestreak, perks, or Operator Skills, and Season 3: Tokyo Escape is no different! This time around we have the perk – Overlock (coming in an event later this season), the Bull Charge – Operator Skill, and the Spotter – Battle Royale Class.
To start, the Bull Charge – Operator Skill is the first to release this season and that’s because it is a part of the free side of the Battle Pass at tier 14. This is a defensive shield that you can use to plow through enemies in a rush of aggression and fury. However, it is exposed on the sides. If you want to truly turtle up in a defensive bubble you can always hunker down with your shield up and pistol out.
The other main new addition this season is the Battle Royale Class – Spotter. This new class is offers both offensive and defensive capabilities. The main ability allows you to call in cluster strikes on your enemies from a distance, while the passive trait will show nearby winged enemies and increases your rocket launcher reload speed. Grab this one later in the season through a featured event.
Credit Store Update
Alongside everything else launching today we have a variety pack of new items releasing in this credit store update. If you missed out on the Operator Skill – Gravity Vortex Gun when it originally released, now you can snag it from some credits and send your enemies into the void. Here is the full list of what is releasing in this first S3 credit store update:
- Special Ops 5 - Liquid Mercury (6K credits)
- Calling Card - Enemy Spotted (10k credits)
- Motorcycle - Liquid Mercury (2.4K credits)
- SMRS - Liquid Mercury (3k credits)
- Operator Skill - Gravity Vortex Gun (2k credits)
Blade & Blossom Draw
Launching on Monday, April 19th, we have our first lucky draw of Season 3! The Blade & Blossom Draw you’ve already seen in some of our art with Sentinel Recon – Shogun boldly and intimidatingly standing tall in his suit of iconic samurai armor. He’ll be available alongside his trusty and highly decorated AK-47 – Kuromaku, plus other similarly themed items like a Hachi, HBRa3, .50GS and more!
Support Options
We still regularly reach out to community areas for info on issues or feedback, but don’t hesitate to reach out to our support channels as well if you ever need help, especially with anything specific to your account, like purchasing issues or account issues. Here are our main support channels:
- In-game support chat
- Player Support Website: Contact Us
Final Notes
From the moment we shared our first glimpse of the Sakura trees, samurai, and swords earlier this week we’ve logged on daily to see supportive and excited comments about the new season’s theme. We’ve celebrated a wide variety of themes since we launched in 2019, like the wild west, future dystopias, modern battlegrounds, WWII, and so much more, and now we are thrilled to celebrate yet another new theme with you!
We’ve been able to distill this into our operators, weapons, art, and events, and we can’t wait to share it all with you! Coming up next time we’ll have some info on new events and any feedback or bugs we see during this first week of release. With that said, we’ll be keeping an eye out for all of that so please make sure to share your thoughts (positive or negative) in any community areas.
We are incredibly grateful for how active our communities are and how willing you all are to talk about small changes, big changes, and everything in between. We’ll see you next time and we hope you enjoy the brand-new season of Call of Duty: Mobile!
-The Call of Duty: Mobile Team
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