Activision says changes to the the COD League 2023 season are designed to give esports teams and players greater flexibility around their rosters. <\/p>\n
Activision, announced that the Call of Duty league year for 2022 would officially end at 11:59 PM PDT on August 21, and the 2023 Call of Duty year would start as soon as 12 AM PDT on August 22.\u2028 <\/p>\n
The esports development company said the date was set with the intention of equipping players \u201cnot under league contracts with the flexibility to sign with any team in the League.\u201d <\/p>\n
It also aimed to \u201cincentivize investment by team owners in player development within the competitive Call of Duty ecosystem<\/a> outside of the League.”\u2028 <\/p>\n \u2028At the end of the 2022 CDL year, players whose contracts did not extend to the 2023 season would become free agents and could market their skills to other teams in the league.<\/p>\n They can also turn in requests for transfers to the league office.\u2028 \u2028The league revealed that players and potential teams were allowed to talk about contracts before the league year officially began. However, they were prohibited from entering into \u201cany formal agreements or make binding commitments to do so outside the permitted windows.\u201d\u2028 <\/p>\n \u2028The rules further state that a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years are applicable to all long-term contracts. All players in long-term agreements were expected to be signed for as long as a year and be paid accordingly.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n The CDL 2023 season mandated that they least pay be $55,225, in addition to retirement and healthcare benefits. The esports teams are also supposed to give the contracted player a minimum of 50 percent of their earnings directly. However, they were free to provide a higher percentage if they thought it was necessary.\u2028 <\/p>\n \u2028Besides the parts of the rules protecting signed players, gamers who had non-guaranteed contracts were also given some insurance. The league explained that depending on the number of days the player had left until their release, they would receive a buyout.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n The rule read, \u201cif there are at least 60 days remaining in the term, the minimum buyout fee would equal 60 days\u2019 salary plus any earned but unpaid bonuses and prize money.\u201d\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n The CDL rules for the 2023 season also shed light on players contracted by teams to play for 14 days. It limited the number of times an esports organization could contract a player for such a short time without signing the player for the next season, with the limit pegged at twice.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n