The Last Dance in Verdansk is closing Warzone\u2019s first chapter with a \u2018historic\u2019 twist Activision \/ BoomTVWith Verdansk\u2019s time in the sun winding down, Warzone tournament organizers at BoomTV are gearing up for the biggest sendoff possible. Not only is the Last Dance in Verdansk putting $150,000 on the line, but its hosts are also preparing a spectacle \u201cthat has never been done in the esports scene.\u201d When Warzone dropped into the battle royale conversation early in 2020, it quickly became one of the hottest gaming properties on the market. As the competitive scene began to flourish, dozens of players were able to change their lives for the better thanks to a near-endless stream of opportunities. North of $6.5m in total prizing has been doled out in the 19 months since Warzone\u2019s release, with new events emerging on an almost daily basis. Throughout this run, players have called Verdansk home. The map that started it all during the Modern Warfare era, and later saw a few significant overhauls in the Cold War transition, has been the backdrop for all of Warzone\u2019s most iconic moments. But now, it\u2019s time in the spotlight is drawing to an end. With the new Pacific map fast approaching, BoomTV and Activision have collaborated on an epic finale to give Verdansk one final moment of glory. Dexerto spoke with the team behind this highly anticipated event to learn more about the big mystery that awaits for the final day of competition on Warzone\u2019s original battleground. The Last Dance in Verdansk \u2013 Key details Prize pool: $150,000 – Dates: Oct 20: Qualifier #1 – Oct 21: Qualifier #2 – Oct 27: Qualifier #3 – Nov 2: Main Event – – Regions: North American residents only – One big mystery in Verdansk The Last Dance in Verdansk was made public on October 12. With the Main Event shrouded in mystery and the playerbase restricted to NA residents only, many began to speculate just how this final showdown would come to a close. For some, LAN seemed to be a safe guess. What better way to send off the first chapter in Warzone? \u201cAs much as it would be an absolute blast, it\u2019s not a LAN finals,\u201d BoomTV\u2019s Cory Sobon informed us. Despite this, \u201csomething big\u201d has been in the works for quite some time nonetheless, he teased. \u201cIt\u2019s something that has never been done, at least to my knowledge, in the esports scene.\u201d \u201cI honestly think there\u2019s a couple of things that haven\u2019t been done before in Warzone that we\u2019ll be doing with this event,\u201d Marketing Manager Dakota Harding added. Not only is this spectacle being hidden from the general public, but it\u2019s also set to be \u201ca surprise for the players as well.\u201d So what actually is this big mystery? It all started when Activision approached the experienced crew of event hosts at BoomTV. \u201cActivision came to us and said hey, we have this absolutely ridiculous idea,\u201d Sobon recounted. \u201cWe don\u2019t know if it would even work, can you please either talk some sense into us, or tell us we\u2019re ridiculous.\u201d After a few weeks of strategizing and \u201cbuilding out\u201d some rough plans, BoomTV came to realize \u201cnot only was it doable, but doable on a larger scale than originally presented.\u201d \u201cThe original idea came from an Activision employee who was wondering what to do to say goodbye to Verdansk. We\u2019ve gone through a few ideations and this is where we landed.\u201d Read More: When is anti-cheat coming to Warzone? – Exactly what \u2018this\u2019 is, is still a tightly guarded secret for now. \u201cThe only people that know are those on the Activision team and our team internally.\u201d Though we were able to confirm this intriguing concept won\u2019t involve any \u201cin-game changes\u201d to Verdansk itself. Something \u2018more\u2019 on the line? With Warzone\u2019s finest set to clash in one last Mini Royale on Verdansk, the hosts remain hopeful they can surprise players in more ways than one. Not only will the event itself come with a few twists, but perhaps even the rewards too. Beyond the hefty $150K cash prize at stake, Duos may be able to \u201cearn something a little different to what they\u2019ve earned before,\u201d Sobon explained. The first set of puzzle pieces will be laid out later this week, though it won\u2019t paint a full picture. The full mystery of Verdansk\u2019s final tournament will allegedly keep players guessing until the Main Event gets underway on November 11. \u201cTuning into the finals will be worth it,\u201d the event organizers added. You can keep up with all the latest results and announcements right here with our Last Dance in Verdansk hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Last Dance in Verdansk is closing Warzone\u2019s first chapter with a \u2018historic\u2019 twist Activision \/ BoomTVWith Verdansk\u2019s time in the sun winding down, Warzone tournament organizers at BoomTV are gearing up for the biggest sendoff possible. Not only is the Last Dance in Verdansk putting $150,000 on the line, but its hosts are also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}