Ranked Season 2025-1 will end with the February update, and we want your input on the Ranked Search & Destroy map pool!

Here’s how it works:

• Pick one map to downvote in the poll.

• Pick one map to upvote in the poll.

• Want to vote for more than one map? Drop your ideas and reasons in the comments.

• Have feedback on other Ranked Modes? Share those too!

Poll closes: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 4 PM EDT

Note: Not all suggestions may be implemented due to internal considerations.

Thanks for helping shape Ranked!

-CrossFire Team

I would like to bring attention to the current state of Ranked Zombie Mode (ZM).

It has been a long time since this mode received any meaningful updates, and many players have started to lose interest. Back in Season 2 and Season 3, the mode was much more enjoyable and rewarding. Reaching level 45 felt meaningful, and maps like Elite Unearth, Space Junkyard, and Haunted House created a balanced and engaging experience.

However, in later seasons, the mode changed in a way that does not reflect the experience players originally enjoyed.

🔧 Suggestions:

• Bring back and revise maps from Season 2 & 3
• Improve balance and gameplay flow
• Add rewards to motivate players (seasonal rewards, exclusive items, progression-based rewards)

These changes could significantly increase player engagement and bring life back to Ranked Zombie Mode.

📢 Community:

If you also want Ranked Zombie Mode to improve and become enjoyable again, please support this post by commenting or reacting.

Let’s make this mode great again.

A lot of FOMO is being created by this. VVIP characters and sets being placed in Lapis or Garnet means you either get it during the time it's available or you miss out completely and are left waiting for an unknown amount of time for it to re-release. I've constantly seen people on the Discord asking whenever X character or VVIP set will release again, and that just shouldn't need to be the case.

Pre-orders don't have this issue. You have the ability to pick up whatever you want during the pre-order window, whether that's melees pistols rifles grenade sets and so on. After the pre-order, the set simply sits in game for people to buy whenever they wish and once Black Friday rolls around they can do the same and pick up exactly what they want from the set.

Another issue with VVIP sets in Garnet and Lapis is that players end up spending a lot of money gambling and hoping to get what they want. If they don't they're left waiting for the exchange market to trade 3 items into 1 and then the cycle just repeats itself.

Black Friday VVIP crates are a another example of this. You might open crates and end up with 4 rifles when all you wanted was pistols or grenade sets. You wait for exchange market trade your way to maybe 1 pistol or a singular grenade... and then have to repeat the whole thing next year. That loop is horrible and feels really bad to any player really and super predatory. I'm personally stuck in this exact cycle trying to complete 3 Glorious Grenade sets and it feels horrible and really depressing

A good example of what I mean is JTF-Expert being put into Lapis. That is a regular VVIP character and having it sit in a Lapis rotation means players have no idea when they'll get another chance at it. That just doesn't feel right for that type of content.

Personally what I'd like and PREFER.

Bring pre-orders back for VVIP characters and sets and let players buy what they want directly. For Lapis, Garnet and even Citrine fill those slots with things like Reality sounds and weapon skins instead similar to how China handles it. That way the rotation systems still have something worthwhile to offer without locking VVIP characters and sets behind unknown timelines and stupid gambling.



Images attached is all of the VVIP Characthers, VVIP sets, Weapons that have not been released yet for West. And you are telling me we will keep releasing Characthers, Weapons and VVIP sets in garnet/lapis? ? This alone alone would be multiple preorders ex 2 Chars + 1 weapon or Set + 2 chars or even just stand alone sales just like we did with Melody & Miranda.

1. Points lost to a convicted cheater should be reinstated to the player(s) who reported the cheater.

2. Players who knowingly queue up with blatant cheaters should also be punished.

Many players are facing issues with hackers in ranked matches, which affects fairness and gameplay quality. I would like to propose adding a premium ranked server (paid access), where players can join for a fee.

The goal of this server would be to provide a cleaner, more competitive environment with:

• Strong anti-cheat protection
• Active moderation
• Fair matchmaking without hackers

I believe many competitive players would be willing to pay for a better and fair experience.

30 to 50 players drop into the "Zombies Zone" in teams of 4. The air is toxic, and the zombies are evolving. There is only one Vaccine shipment on the map. Your mission: Find it, Hold it, and Get Out.

THE STARTING LINE

• Zero Gear: Everyone drops with a standard-issue 9mm Pistol and a tactical knife.

• Omnimovement: Use diving, sliding, and 360-degree sprinting to weave through narrow corridors and dodge lunging zombies.

• Supply Crates: Scavenge for weapons, but beware—opening a crate emits a sound ping that attracts both zombies and rival players.

I honestly don’t get it anymore.

I have a constant 10–15 ms ping, but still:

• Shots go straight through enemies

• Headshots don’t register

• Feels like random hitreg / desync

Best example:
Crosshair perfectly on the head → I shoot → NOTHING happens

This doesn’t feel like an aim issue, it feels like a server / netcode problem.

👉 Am I the only one or is this common?
👉 Especially EU players – what’s your experience?

Be honest, I just want to know if I’m crazy or if this is a real issue.

I would like to provide some constructive feedback regarding the current server stability in Crossfire West.

I am playing from Germany with a very stable internet connection and a ping of around 11–12 ms to the EU servers. Despite this, I frequently experience issues during peak hours such as delayed hit registration, teleporting players, and occasional server lag. In some situations, bullets seem to briefly “freeze” in the air before continuing.

These issues occur even when my personal connection remains stable, which suggests that the problem may be related more to server load or server performance rather than individual player latency.

I have been playing Crossfire for many years and I am a big fan of the game. Because of that, I truly hope the server infrastructure in the West region can be further improved. More stable servers and consistent hit registration would significantly enhance the gameplay experience for many players in both Europe and North America.

A smoother and more stable experience would also help keep the current community active and could encourage former players to return to the game.

Thank you for taking the time to read this feedback and for your continued support of Crossfire.

Best regards,
A long-time Crossfire player

• New accounts should spend a certain amount of time in the game before they can play Ranked matches (for example at least 96 hours or 1 week of playtime).

• Players should be required to complete a certain number of normal matches before they are allowed to enter Ranked.

• The required rank to enter Ranked could be increased (for example reaching Colonel rank).

I'm writing this suggestion to sincerely ask you to add Wood hammer into GP crates or Shop Item like baloon hammer because some of my friends in crossfire Vietnamese are playing our CF version when they travel and they're missing it so could you please add it on the next update if possible it would be highly appreciated.

Thanks & Best Regards 

Recently, we received a new update to Ranked TDM, which is interesting. Now you can play with bots until real players queue. It’s actually a good idea to prevent the mode from dying, but there’s something more concerning there is no save replay feature.

To make it even more problematic, there’s a gun trial that you can use until the game ends. To be more specific, I’m talking about the Gatling Gun VIP.

Since there’s no save replay, more than 90% of the players are either farming (which is not the main problem right now) or macroing with that free gun and that’s the real issue.

We got a new update to one of the ranked lobbies without providing a proper way to report a cheater or macro abuser. And please do not suggest the “dead in-game report” system since its not for macros.

As an alternative, I tried sending a ticket while the match was still being played against macro abusers, mentioning the exact date and server time. I received a reply saying, “Send the replay file in the hacking report section.” I clearly mentioned twice in the ticket that there is no save replay feature in Ranked TDM, yet support ignored that and marked this non-existent solution as the “final answer.” crazy right?

So please make it a high priority to either provide a proper way to report cheaters or add a save replay feature to this mode, like in other modes (without bot observation).
the more time wasted the more faster this mode will become a farming hub and good place for macro abusers.

Thank you.