Road to Season 3: Sabatulo, Limited Mode, 185,000 bans

The official devlog "Road to Season 03" (14 min) boiled down to what's worth knowing: first Season 3, then cheating, RMT and the first big ban wave.

🔴 TL;DR

• Season 3 on November 12: officially confirmed. No "social experiments", the focus is on stability and consistency.
• Season 2 was too reactive: they say they changed too much too fast and took away "the journey". "That's on us."
• New map Sabatulo: urban warfare and close-quarters combat, new for everyone.
• 3-month seasons: progression closer to Season 1. An entirely new progression system follows in 2027.
• Multi-track unlocks: items can sit on several role tracks, e.g. .308 Win Armor Piercing (AP) at Wardog level 140 or Pilot level 40.
• Limited mode: FMJ only, tier 2 armour max, no Havoc and more. Cash/XP shared with the normal mode. Full list still open.
• 185,000 accounts banned: 4.89% of players had used cheat software. RMT/boosting servers wiped and banned.
• Trust score next year: more control for players in the fight against cheaters.
• Reviews: they expect review bombing and ask for honest reviews, positive or negative.

Season 3 and Sabatulo

The new map should bring back the Season 1 feeling of everyone learning together. Season 3 won't fix everything; stable seasons are meant to free up time for the big meta-game updates in 2027.

Unlocks and limited mode

Anyone who only plays one role no longer has to grind roles they don't enjoy for ammo, armour or backpacks. Limited mode keeps the early to mid game playable all season. If players like it, it stays.

Cheaters and the ban wave

187 million hours of gameplay were analysed with machine learning and AI. Bannable: aim or recoil aids and fire rate manipulation. Cheaters will keep showing up; the cycle is cheat, report, flag, ban in waves.