Summary
TheCall of Duty: Warzonedevelopment team revealed why time-to-kill, or TTK, is faster on the Verdansk map compared to other maps in the game during Season 3. Verdansk was re-introduced toCall of Duty: Warzonewith the Season 3 update on April 3 to celebrate the game’s fifth anniversary.
TheCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3 updatebrought a rebuilt version of Verdansk with new light adjustments and quality-of-life improvements. Despite the rebuild, the 2025 version of Verdansk is faithful to the original map with many returning elements, including Buy Stations, Points of Interest, Killstreaks, and Easter eggs. Some elements from the game’s later seasons were added as well, including Metro Station entrances and other map changes. Moreover, theCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3 update brought multiple modes, including 150-player Battle Royale and the new Battle Royale Casual mode, which includes up to 120 bots and 28 real players. While playing on Verdansk, players can fulfill Contracts and complete Public Events to earn rewards as well, and players have noticed that they’re getting kills faster than they remember on the original Verdansk.
Raven Software’sCall of Duty: Warzonegame director Pete Actipis confirmed that TTK speeds on Verdansk are faster in Season 3 when compared to previous seasons in 2024, according to an interview withIGN. Actipis notes that this TTK design choice was intentional, sincetheCall of Duty: Warzonedeveloperswanted to go back and make Verdansk more casual friendly and exciting, since players have more opportunities for kills. Since TTK speed is faster and fewer shots are required to land on target, lower-skilled players and newcomers are able to even the odds against higher-skilled players. As a result, positioning and targeting play more prominent roles, as aiming toward an enemy first grants a better chance at scoring a kill.
Call of Duty: Warzone Developers Made TTK Faster on Verdansk to Make the Map More Casual Friendly and Exciting
The developers like the current TTK speed inCall of Duty: WarzoneSeason 3, according to Actipis. Raven Software plans to continue evaluating TTK and gauging feedback from players throughout the season, and the developers are open to adjustments based on feedback. For now, there are no changes planned for TTK on Verdansk, but Actipis notes that Season 3 is the “starting point” for Verdansk, so fans can expect more updates and new content on the map.
What’s more, Actipis confirmed thatVerdansk is here to stay inCall of Duty: Warzone. There will be “some great surprises” in store for Verdansk, andCall of Duty: Warzoneappears to be striving with a healthy player base following Verdansk’s re-release.
