Warzone 2, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Patch Notes: All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs

2023-04-10 15:38

Here's a breakdown of the Season 1 patch notes for Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

Warzone 2, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Patch Notes: All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs

At long last, Season 01 of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare II has officially arrived, and so have the patch notes.

From weapon balancing changes to bug fixes, quality-of-life additions and more, here's a breakdown of the Season 1 patch notes for Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2.

Warzone 2, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Patch Notes

Here are the official adjustments Infinity Ward and Raven Software have made in this patch:

Progression

Players can now progress beyond level 55 and earn Prestige rewards
Seasonal progression will not reset

New Weapons

Victus XMR Sniper Rifle

Free Weapon acquirable via the Season 01 Battle Pass (A7)

BAS-P SMG

Free Weapon acquirable via the Season 01 Battle Pass (A6)

M13B Assault Rifle

Unlocked via Store Bundle or Weapon Unlock Challenge

Warzone 2, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Weapon Changes

Assault Rifles

All

Increase to long distance flinch on all Assault Rifles

Kastov 545

ADS speed increase
Improved ironsight ADS sight picture

Kastov-74u

ADS speed decrease
Hip spread increase

Hip spread reduction

M16

Rate of fire increase
Hip spread reduction
Recoil recenter speed increase
Shot grouping improvement
Increase ADS movement speed
Increase strafing movement speed
Semi auto recoil reduction
Semi auto damage reduction

STB 556

Close range damage reduction
Reduced sprint to fire speed

Battle Rifles

FTac Recon

ADS speed improvement
5 round magazine - speed and handling improvement
Increased flinch caused by bullets
Hip spread decrease

SO-14

Increased hip fire when full auto

Handguns

Increase to close range flinch on all Handguns

LMGs

Increase to long distance flinch on all Light Machine Guns

Marksman Rifles

SA-B 50

Minor increase to flinch when hit

SP-R 208

Large increase to flinch when hit

Shotguns

All

Increase to close range flinch on all Shotguns

Lockwood 300

Damage range reduction

Bryson 800

Close range damage increase
Hip spread increase

SMGs

All

Increase to long distance flinch on all Submachine Guns

FFS Hurricane

ADS move speed increase
Increased headshot damage
Increased far damage range

Minibak

Movement speed decrease
Damage range decrease
ADS speed decrease
Hip spread increase

PDSW 528

Movement speed increase
Damage range increase
ADS speed increase
Hip spread decrease
Adding Laser and Flashlight Attachments

VEL 46

Damage range increase

Sniper Rifles

Signal .50

Fixed attributes on the Signal .50 barrels

Weapon Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue with the Schlager TTF3 Riser ammo comb on the STB 556 Assault Rifle
Dropshot exploit fix
Fixed exploit with bipod mount launching, re-enabled bipod use
Fixed incendiary damage over time to not flinch the player

New Operators

Zeus (KorTac)

Unlocked automatically with purchase of Season 01 Battle Pass

Vehicles

Balancing

Reduced the critical damage multiplier on the Heavy Tank (from 1.6 to 1.25)
Reduced the damage of the PILA against tanks from 30 to 25%
Reduced vehicle explosive damage against other vehicles (percentage varies by vehicle)

Bug Fixes

Tuned exiting the RHIB to help mitigate an issue with players getting stuck
Exiting the RHIB now places you within the boat. You'll no longer be left in the water behind the boat when moving
Fixes to vehicle-on-vehicle bug that caused vehicles flying as a result of certain collisions and vehicles pushing others back
Fixed a bug where the vehicle camera was re-initializing after repairing a wheel
Fixed vehicles becoming permanently submerged when another vehicle lands on top of them

Equipment

The Drill Charge sticking to the Riot Shield will always kill the player using the Riot Shield (even if they have the Bomb Squad perk)

Killstreaks

Cluster Mines now stick to all vehicles
Ally deaths no longer give the player assist points while their Counter UAV is active

Warzone 2 Modes

Battle Royale

Core Solos
Core Duos
Core Quads
Third Person Trios
Unhinged Trios

DMZ

Trios

Warzone 2 New Perks

Birdseye: UAV and Radar pings show the heading of the enemy.
Bomb Squad: Take reduced damage from non-killstreak explosives. Reset fuse timers when picking up live grenades.
Fast Hands: Reload, use equipment and swap weapons faster.
Focus: Extended hold breath duration and reduced flinch when ADS.
Overclock: Field Upgrades are rechargeable and you can store an additional charge. Charge rate decreased by 20%.
Resupply: Start with an additional Lethal. Recharge equipment over 30 seconds. Previously known as Restock.
Strong Arm: Throw equipment further. See a preview of the trajectory.
Survivor: Enemies that down you get automatically pinged. Get revived faster by allies.

Warzone 2 New Field Upgrades

Battle Rage: An experimental stimulant that gives you an adrenaline rush resulting in quicker Health regeneration, resistance to enemy Tactical Equipment and explosives, and a constantly refreshed Tactical Sprint. This effect persists through damage.
DDoS: Activates a device that deactivates electronics, and disrupts enemy sensors in the immediate area for a short period of time.
Inflatable Decoy: A proximity activated decoy mine that violently deploys a kevlar target to confuse and distract opponents.
Portable Radar: Emits a periodic radar ping to detect nearby enemies.
Revive Pistol: Equip a revive pistol capable of reviving downed teammates or yourself. Hits to critical locations may be harmful to hostile targets.
Suppression Mine: A trip mine that, when triggered, emits a constant sound wave that disrupts enemy vision and slows their movement.

Modern Warfare 2 Maps

Shoot House

Shoot House (6v6) is now live with Season 01

Battle Maps

Fixed floating grass in Sarrif Bay
Fixed stretched texture in Santa Seña
Miscellaneous bug and exploit fixes across all Battle Maps

Core Maps

Fixed bullet penetration issues across some maps
Player and equipment collision fixes
Al Bagra Fortress barracks lighting fixed
Fixed some deployable cover locations
General exploit fixes

Modern Warfare 2 Modes

Multiplayer

Tier 1 is live with Season 01
Due to recently discovered issues, CDL Moshpit will not go live on the morning of 11/16, as expected

Special Ops

"Defender: Mt. Zaya - Modified" mission is now available
"High Ground" mission now available
Fixed bug where players were unable to revive a teammate if they went down near an ammo box
Now rewards Stars when collecting intel

Single Player

Addressed issue where player could get stuck in the elevator during the “Countdown” mission
Fixed issue where sequence would not kick off during second half of “Kill or Capture” mission

UI/UX

Combat Record has been added for Core Multiplayer
Calling card menu has been revamped to show challenges
Customize tab added (with the addition of custom loading screens)
Other new content types
Updates to Weapons tab
Players can now hold the Ping keybind to communicate via custom visuals and voice lines
Looking For Party feature now includes preference filters

Quality of Life

Console Field-of-View Slider

Consoles now have the option to adjust their field-of-view setting up to 120 degrees.

Improved Footstep Audio

The audio team has made significant improvements to the audio system to address this key area.

Squad Score in the UI

Players will now be able to see the total scores for their entire squad in the in-game Scoreboard.

Join In Queue

Players are now able to join other Players while they are queued up.
If a Player joins a full squad that is already queued, the squad will be removed from said queue.

Stowed Weapon Infil