Season 3 is official for November 12: Sabatulo map, three-month seasons and 185,000 bans

Bulkhead has made the date official: Season 3 starts on November 12. The studio said so in a Steam announcement and covered the details in its Road to Season 3 devlog. Until now the date rested only on Joe Brammer’s word.

The headline is a new map, Sabatulo, built around urban warfare and close-quarters combat. Seasons get longer, about three months each, and progression goes back to a Season 1 pace. The studio admits it sped up progression too much in Season 2 and promises no more sudden experiments. Items that suit several roles will unlock on each of those roles’ tracks. Limited servers (Limited Mode) are coming too, with a restricted set of ammo, armour and vehicles.

The second half of the devlog is about cheaters. According to Igromania and Insider Gaming, the studio is banning 185,000 accounts, and about 4.89% of players used third-party software. Players on cash and XP farming servers were banned as well, and the server owners lost their hosting rights. A player trust system is planned for next year. The full Season 3 patch notes preview arrives early next week, and we’ll update the patch notes then.