In the lead up to the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s Season 5 Reloaded update, details have trickled in about the new content coming for Modern Warfare and Warzone. New operators, new weapons, and refreshed playlists are all here, and now the official patch notes break down the details further.
The update, titled Games of Summer, brings a slew of new content to the game for both Modern Warfare and Warzone. Working with a loosely Olympic Games theme, the latest update will include a series of challenge events for players to tackle. Completing these events earn players medals for their home country, adding to a tally that will determine which country has the best players. Also up for grabs will be in-game rewards for completing the Games of Summer challenges.
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The patch notes for the update indicate that download sizes will be hefty, but not as massive as new season updates. The PS4 update will hit players with a 10.6 GB download, Xbox One users have a 14.09 GB update in order, and PC users will see an update of 11.3 GB for F2P gamers, and 17.6GB for Premium players. The patch notes reveal what playlists to expect, including the new King Slayer Trios mode for Warzone.
Skimming through the patch notes, this update includes a number of smaller fixes for bugs that have cropped up throughout the game, such as the invulnerable gas mask glitch. There is also a fix for self-revive not appearing on the UI after players purchase it from a Buy Station, something that was costly when a player would go down and not remember their purchase.
With every substantial update, players are actively searching for ways that the update might shake up the meta of the game. The introduction of the FiNN LMG to the game shows that the swing towards the LMG category is in full effect. With the unstoppable Bruen and the often slept on PKM proving to be quite strong, adding another LMG into the mix will surely catch players’ attention. Especially when the patch notes don’t offer anything in the way of weapon nerfs or buffs to the existing arsenal.
While the notes don’t reveal anything that will fundamentally change the game, all the little fixes help to improve the quality of life for players who often grumble when something goes wrong. Developers attempt to fix the issues that crop up to restore faith amongst the player base. It is important for Infinity Ward and Activision to keep players interested and excited with the global reveal for Black Ops Cold War coming on August 26th.
Read the full Season 5 Reloaded Patch Notes Below:
Playlist Update
Modern Warfare:
- Ground War
- Ground War Reinforce (32 players)
- Blueprint Gunfight
- Shoot the Ship
- Face Off Verdansk Stadium (2v2)
Warzone:
- BR Solos
- BR Duos
- BR Trios
- BR Quads
- Plunder: Quads
- King Slayer Trios
General Fixes
- Ground War: You can now spawn on APCs even while they’re in combat, just as long as the vehicle isn’t low on health
- You can now inspect your weapon during infil sequences!
- Fix for a bug where players could see Tracker footprints on the ground after respawning, even when they don’t have the perk equipped
- Fix for an issue where the Riot Shield could appear sideways in the preview screen
- Also, fixed a bug where the Riot Shield could appear crooked in the squad walk
- Fixed a bug where using Flaming Throwing Knives would not reset Dead Silence
- Season 5 Week 1 challenge reads: “Call in the Personal UAV Killstreak 7 Times.” Should be written as Personal Radar
- The Week 1 challenge reads: “Play 3 matches with Wyatt and your Coalition Operator”. Using and instead of as
- Fix for an issue where the scoreboard could reflect inaccurate information when going from a multiplayer match to a Warzone match
- Fixed a bug where some users were unable to unblock players
- Fixed a bug where the ‘World Eater’ calling card appeared animated, although it should be a static image
- Fix for an issue where partially watching the killcam and then skipping it, can sometimes result in reduced respawn time
- Various fixes to help the Tomogunchi Turbo watch function as intended
- Fixed an issue where the Stopping Round Field Upgrade could become unlimited after using two of the same weapon
Weapons
- Adjusted weapon stats graphs to better match rate of fire and post-launch weapon balancing
- Fix for a bug where tracers could lose their impact VFX when the ammunition is changed from the default 5.56 NATO ammunition on the M4
- Sniper – Thermal Scope: lowered optic resolution and reduced thermal range
- Adding ‘HEI’ (High Explosive Incendiary) label to cosmetic dismembering ammo types
Warzone
- Fix for an issue where the gas mask could become invulnerable
- Fixed a bug where the yellow highlighting of your name in the Squad widget was missing from BR Buy Back
- Fix for a bug where the parachute could open randomly when jumping over certain areas of the map
- In BR Quads, the player’s minimap icon had both the downed icon and arrow when the player started the Most Wanted contract. This has been fixed
- Fixed a bug where the loot dropped from a squadmate who died in the gulag would be available for other squad members to pick up if they enter the same gulag
- Fixed a bug where players will observe no ping audio from a spectator creating world pings
- Various fixes for issues with Self Revive:
- Players may see no UI for Self Revive after buying it at a kiosk, then see the Self Revive ‘Use’ UI right before the player dies when downed but too late to be able to revive themselves
- Players may see no UI for Self Revive and when downed, they are able to use a Self Revive
- Players may be unable to buy a Self Revive at a kiosk stating “The player already has this item”, despite not having one in their inventory
All told, this Season 5 Reloaded update brings a lot to the table, and fixes a number of issues that should improve the game for players.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available now for PC, PS4, & Xbox One.
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Source: Infinity Ward
