Warzone‘s season two update doesn’t have as much content as usual in Call of Duty, unfortunately, but Raven Software says it’s better for the game.
Raven says it will “prioritize focus on gameplay tuning, adding more quality of life improvements, and addressing ongoing bugs” in lieu of exciting gameplay content, which means that it’s a season of fixing, rather than adding.
Furthermore, the improvements that Raven wants to bring to the game won’t all be coming when the update rolls out, but will be “staggered across the season” and include several quality of life changes players can expect in the mid-season update. Hopefully, all of these fixes and changes will build the “most solid foundation that Battle Royale can offer,” as Raven said, and address player complaints about the state of the game.
Check out what is coming in Warzone in the season two patch notes below.
Warzone season 2 patch notes
Weapon balancing
Existing weapons are being nerfed and buffed to refresh the experience in BR, Resurgence, and all other Warzone modes. These include the full pass of speeds for movement and reloading across all guns, along with other sweeping changes.
Buffs this season include the AK-74, Goblin Mk2, Model L, C9, KSV, and 9mm PM, while nerfs are in store for the historically popular GPR 91, XM4, Jackal PDW, and PP-919.
New weapons
Six total weapons are coming to Warzone in season two, including three at launch, one as an event reward, and others at midseason:
- Feng 82 LMG (Battle Pass page three)
- PPSh-41 SMG (Battle Pass page six)
- Cypher 091 AR (Battle Pass page eight)
- TR2 marksman rifle (Event Reward)
New attachments
New attachments for a variety of guns are also coming as event rewards, including a Full Auto Mod for the AEK-973, Binary Trigger for the Tanto .22, Belt-Fed Attachment for LMGs, and more.
New Perks
Two new Perks join the pool in season two, one for slot one and one for slot two:
- Slot one: Reactive Armor (available at launch)
- “Your armor will regenerate up to 50 percent if you haven’t taken damage in the last five seconds.”
- Slot two: Low Profile (available midseason)
- “You are able to move more quickly while crouched and prone. Move slightly faster when downed.”
Anti-cheat updates
Likely one of the largest concerns for Warzone players, an update to RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is coming in season two to add the following:
- New and improved client and server-side detections and systems
- Major kernel-level driver update
- Improvements to driver security
- Reinforced encryption process
- New tampering detection system
But this is just the start. Season three and beyond will add more to RICOCHET in efforts to curb hackers:
- A multitude of new tech including a brand-new system to authenticate legit players and target cheaters
- “As we get closer to season three we’ll dive a little deeper on these systems; however, it’s important we don’t provide too many details that could give cheat developers a peek behind the curtain,” Activision said.