Preliminary Guidelines for Infinite Warfare Esports Revealed

With the first season of the Call of Duty World League on the horizon, Activision revealed a preliminary ruleset.

On the day of the game’s release, Activision has announced a preliminary ruleset for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare esports. The list is extensive, comprehensive and covers a lot of information, including specific game settings for every game mode, which game modes and maps will be in play, and what facets of the game will be banned.

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Here are a few pieces of information to note:

Banned Guns:

LMGs

  • A.W.
  • Mauler
  • Titan

Shotguns

  • Reaver
  • DCM-8
  • Banshee
  • Rack-9
  • S-Ravage

Sidearms

  • Oni
  • Hailstorm
  • Hornet

Launchers

  • Spartan SA3
  • P-LAW
  • Howitzer

Maps and Modes

Hardpoint

  • Breakout
  • Frost
  • Mayday
  • Precinct
  • Scorch
  • Throwback

Uplink

  • Frost
  • Mayday
  • Precinct
  • Throwback

Search and Destroy

  • Crusher
  • Frost
  • Mayday
  • Retaliation
  • Scorch
  • Throwback

The full list of information, including rules for Hardpoint, Search and Destroy and Uplink, and the rest of banned/restricted items like perks and payloads, can be found in the official release by Activision


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