Activision has launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 3.
To coincide with the new season going live,Infinity Wardhas released thepatch notesfor the latest game updates, which we’ve republished in full below.
HeadliningWarzone2’s update arechanges to the battle royale game’s pacing, combat and movement.
Resurgence, a streamlined spin-off of the regular battle royale with respawns enabled, makes its Al Mazrah debut in the form of Massive Resurgence, which is a much larger version of the mode.
Al Mazrah has a new 1v1 Gulag called Blacksite too, while Ashika Island has been updated with a cargo ship and several submarines now located outside of Port.
On the multiplayer front, Season 3 includes the return of the 2v2 Gunfight mode with four maps at launch, and Cranked, a fast-paced Deathmatch mode where players race against the clock to get kills or suffer an explosive fate.
There are also two new core 6v6 maps (Pelayo’s Lighthouse and Black Gold) and two new battle maps for Ground War and Invasion (Rohan Oil and Sattiq Cave Complex).
Further reading
A full list of Season 3’s new features, plus a rundown of the latest weapon tuning and bug fixes, follows:
BlackCell
Automatic Spend
There is still the option to unlock Battle Pass sectors manually, and players can switch between Automatic and Manual pathing at any time during the season, which is great for those who don’t mind what other rewards they earn after they get their favorites.
WEAPON BALANCING
Season 03’s changes add more responsiveness to movement and the fluidity of combat including a reduction to the intensity of damage feedback (e.g., camera shake and HUD overlays). We have also decreased the magnitude on some of the more punitive Attachment cons. We feel this will result in an expansion in Attachment viability that will enable a broader spectrum of playstyles to excel—Including a change to Explosive Ammo, which allows Bolt-Action Sniper Rifles to down players in one shot. As we head into Season 03 Reloaded, we will be keeping a close eye on Weapons, Equipment, Killstreaks—among other mechanics, to ensure fair, fun, and strategically rich gameplay.
NOTE: Updates listed below that have certain impacts listed for Armor are only present in Warzone 2 and are indicated with: “Warzone 2.0 Only”
In the context of the below changes—when a Minimum Armor Damage value is added to a Weapon or Attachment, it is an increase to effectiveness. When a Maximum Armor Damage value is added, it is a decrease to effectiveness.
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ATTACHMENTS
Ammunition
Barrel, Stock, and Magazine Attachment stats are affected according to how ‘Large’, ‘Small’, ‘Heavy’, ‘Light’, ‘Long’, or ‘Short’ they are relative to other Attachments. In essence, the below changes increase the upsides of most Attachments stats while decreasing their downsides—resulting in an overall increase to Attachment power level.
MULTIPLAYER BUG FIXES
RANKED PLAY
Ranked Play continues in Season 03, featuring NEW Seasonal Rewards! So whether you’re jumping into your first Ranked Play match or continuing your Season 02 Grind, there’s plenty to unlock and lots of competition to face. Here are the important details to keep in mind for new players. For returning players, consider this a refresher:
Competitive Game Modes, Maps, and Settings
SR (Skill Rating)
Test yourself against your peers and track that progress with a visible SR (Skill Rating) that determines your place across 8 Skill Divisions.
Bug Fixes
WARZONE 2.0
The patch notes detailed in the section below affect all Warzone 2.0 content across both Battle Royale and DMZ.
BUG FIXES
BATTLE ROYALE
The patch notes detailed in the section below are exclusive to Battle Royale, which includes but is not limited to standard Battle Royale, Resurgence, Mini Royale, Unhinged, and more.
Al Mazrah
Ashika Island
For regular updates about the Playlist and other Scheduled Events, check out the dedicatedWarzone Trello Board.
All Maps | All Modes
Al Mazrah | All Modes
We felt that the initial search circle that contained the laptop was too inconsistent with the time it took players to find the laptop on average. This time was very heavily dependent on the location of the laptop. This change aims to counteract that concern.
We’re making significant improvements to how we determine the spawn location of Buy Stations, this change not only increases the amount available in a match but more appropriately spaces out their locations. The goal being to address negative space and to reduce frequency of buys being in too close of a proximity. Buy stations will remain static in Al Mazrah Battle Royale so that learned behavior can be relied on.
We’ve identified a number of regions on the map that would benefit from an Ammo Cache to assist with either regain potential, or just keeping an active engagement going longer. As with Buy Stations, we’re evaluating much of our spawn philosophy and will be making additional changes in other areas over the course of the chapter.Ashika Island | Resurgence
DMZ
The patch notes detailed in the section below are exclusive to DMZ.
In Season 02 we focused on refreshing and resetting DMZ, but Season 03 is all about new game mechanics.
New Contract
New Equipment/Items
For more details on all things Season 03 of DMZ, check out ourdedicated blog here.
