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Here is what's changing in Season 4 Reloaded.

By S.E. Doster on July 12, 2023 at 8:46AM PDT

The Season 4 Reloaded update will go live today in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, bringing new content and a crossover with The Boys television series. Activision has revealed the patch notes for the big update, which include weapon balancing, bug fixes, and a welcome change to one of Modern Warfare 2's most controversial maps.

At launch, the Santa Seña Border Crossing map got tons of hate for its more unique layout as a narrow strip of highway with tons of exploding cars. According to the mid-season patch notes, vehicles on the Santa Seña Border Crossing map will no longer explode. The vehicles can still be damaged, but they cannot kill players.

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Another major change is the weapon balancing specific to Warzone. The developer addresses that there will be a bigger emphasis on accuracy in gunfights in battle royale and DMZ, saying, "While this change will result in a wider range of time-to-kill values, meaning some weapons will be able to kill faster when fired more accurately, and slower when not--it allows weapons the necessary space to feel more distinct and promotes an ecosystem where each weapon class can excel."

Additional weapon balancing includes buffs to movement speed for the SA-B 60 and Lockwood MK2 marksman rifles, while the EBR-14 marksman rifle received a decrease to hip-strafe speed and ADS movement speed. The popular Vaznev 9k submachine gun was nerfed to have reduced close-mid damage distance. These specific changes will affect both Warzone and multiplayer modes.

Another change specific to Warzone is the addition of DMZ's three types of plate carriers. Stealth, Comms, and the Medic plate vest will be available to loot in all maps in modes of battle royale.

Starting with the trios playlist, Warzone's two Resurgence maps will rotate on a 15-minute in-game timer, which is being added to the playlist menu to indicate when specified Resurgence modes switch between Ashika Island and Vondel. The developer says this rotation feature will "give players an opportunity to enjoy the wide offering of maps and modes that Warzone has."

The update also includes a few bug fixes and small changes for both games. Adjustments were made to how often the "low ammo" VO alerts play, as well as a fix for an issue where ascender sounds would sometimes not function as intended. Additionally, an in-game alert will now display a notification when players acquire a battle pass token.

For more weapon balancing and bug fix details, make sure to check out the full patch notes below, as shared by Activision.

The [CLASSIFIED] Sector is now ready for you to access. It has an additional five items to unlock, and includes the new MX Guardian shotgun.

Unlike a traditional Battle Pass Sector, all five items in the special MX Guardian Sector are unlocked through challenges:

New Operators

The Boys: Starlight, Homelander, and Black Noir

Starlight Operator includes:

Homelander Operator includes:

Black Noir Operator includes:

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Available in Tracer Pack: Izanami Operator Bundle

The Boys: Diabolical Camo Challenges

Season 04 Reloaded arrives with some f***ing diabolical camo challenges!

Complete all ten to unlock a universal camo, which can be used on all weapons once unlocked, and a Weapon Charm, which proves mastery of this event.

New Weapon

General 

New Attachments

» Underbarrel «

Weapon Balancing 

Warzone

At the launch of Season 04, weapons in Warzone saw a significant change to their damage profiles, which resulted in an overall increase to the duration of engagements. With Season 04 Reloaded we are placing a bigger emphasis on accuracy in gunfights. To achieve this, every Weapon has had its Warzone damage profiles adjusted to fit into this new balance paradigm with additional attention given to the most dominant Weapons. While this change will result in a wider range of Time to Kill values, meaning some Weapons will be able to kill faster when fired more accurately, and slower when not—it allows Weapons the necessary space to feel more distinct and promotes an ecosystem where each Weapon class can excel.

» Submachine Guns «

» Assault Rifles «

» Shotguns «

» Marksman Rifles «

Weapons Bug Fixes

Adjustments

Audio Bug Fixes

Adjustments

Atomgrad Raid Episode 04 is now available

Atomgrad will conclude in Season 04 Reloaded with an intense RAID experience for a squad of three Operators.

Whether that’s you and two friendlies or two mercenaries from the Call of Duty community (using the in-game “Looking for Party” feature), it is mission critical that you finish what you started here.

"Be careful who you trust, Sergeant. People you know can hurt you the most." — Ghost, Modern Warfare II

Adjustments

New Map

Vondel Waterfront

Adjustments

New Season 04 Reloaded Restrictions

The Boys: Temp V Field Upgrades

Secure the W with superpowers while in the Warzone. Upon consuming the new Temp V Field Upgrade, Players are granted one of four random superpowers. These powers don’t act like a usual Field Upgrade, though… Once you use Temp V, you’re then free to activate this power whenever you wish. But if you’re eliminated from combat before activating the power, then like a normal Field Upgrade, it is lost upon death.

The four different superpowers you can get from Temp V:

Temp V is accessible in all Warzone Playlists, including DMZ, except Ranked Play. Temp V is limited in DMZ by effect (such as no Charge Jump) and scarcity.

The patch notes detailed in the section below are exclusive to Battle Royale, which includes but is not limited to standard Battle Royale, Resurgence, Plunder, and more.

As a reminder, we will continue to rotate modes in and out of the Playlist on a weekly basis.

For regular updates about the Playlist and other Scheduled Events, check out the dedicated Warzone Trello Board.

Map Updates

Vondel | Battle Royale

New Modes

New Features

All Maps | All Modes

Al Mazrah | Battle Royale

Vondel | All Modes

Vondel | Battle Royale, Resurgence

All Maps | Resurgence

Adjustments

All Maps | All Modes

Vondel | All Modes

To reiterate the Weapon adjustments that specifically impact Warzone:

At the launch of Season 04, Weapons in Warzone saw a significant change to their damage profiles, which resulted in an overall increase to the duration of engagements. With Season 04 Reloaded we are placing a bigger emphasis on accuracy in gunfights. To achieve this, every Weapon has had its Warzone damage profiles adjusted to fit into this new balance paradigm with additional attention given to the most dominant Weapons. While this change will result in a wider range of Time to Kill values, meaning some Weapons will be able to kill faster when more accurate, and slower when not—it allows Weapons the necessary space to feel more distinct and promotes a healthier ecosystem where each Weapon class can excel.

New Season 04 Reloaded Restrictions

The patch notes detailed in the section below are exclusive to DMZ.

Adjustments

Plea for Help and Assimilation

Players Hunting Players

If a Player and their Squad kill too many Players in DMZ, that high-kill individual Player will be issued a warning. If they kill another Player, they can expect a Bounty on their head. Enemy Operators in the Exclusion Zone will then recieve intel on your position to secure a reward upon completion.

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