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Developer Raven Software has released Call of Duty: Warzone's Season Five patch notes for the popular battle royale game, revealing new weapons, perks, and more that have been added in the update. The new Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War content was initially set to launch on August 11, but Call of Duty Season 5 was delayed by a day hours before it was set to launch. While the postponed launch gave players one more day to catch up with their battle pass rewards, the actual reason for the delay was a last-minute issue that was discovered by Activision and developers earlier in the week.
Raven Software and Activision are particularly incentivized to continually roll out new content for Call of Duty: Warzone, as it’s still one of the most popular games in the world at the moment. This is in spite of issues like regularly discovered glitches and a documented abundance of player cheating. A recent study even revealed that Warzone is one of the biggest earners in the gaming industry when it calculated how much money Warzone makes per minute, claiming that the free-to-play battle royale could be making almost $4,000 every 60 seconds.
In a new blog post, Raven Software published the full patch notes for Season Five of Call of Duty: Warzone, which included details on the new weapons and perks the new season is introducing. The selection of new weapons are quite varied, introducing the EM2 (assault rifle), TEC-9 (SMG), a cane (melee weapon), and the Marshal, a shotgun-pistol hybrid. Two perks, Combat Scout and Tempered, have been added to the list, which ping damaged enemies and increase the effectiveness of armor, respectively. New NATO operators Stryker and Hudson will be introduced mid-season, but Warsaw Pact-aligned Kitsune is available now in the Warzone and Black Ops Cold War Season Five battle pass.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Playlists
- Adding Rebirth Island – Mini Royale – Trios
- Removing Verdansk – LTM – Payload
- Keeping Rebirth Island – Resurgence – Quads and Verdansk – Blood Money – Quads
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Battle Pass
- Tier 5 - “Great Emperor” Legendary FFAR 1 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 15 - EM2 (BOCW) Weapon Unlock
- Tier 18 - “Tea Time” Epic Magnum (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 21 - “Battle Bronze” Legendary XM4 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 27 - “Toad Nugget” Legendary Bullfrog (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 31 - TEC-9 (BOCW) Weapon Unlock
- Tier 38 - “Flash Tattoo” Epic QBZ-83 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 42 - “Silent Reel” Legendary Milano 821 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 50 - “Scuba Diver” Rare Baker Skin
- Tier 51 - “Death Touch” Epic EM2 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 55 - “Red Torpedo” Legendary Krig 6 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 59 - “Tropic Punch” Epic TEC-9 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 65 - “Silent Roar” Legendary Streetsweeper (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 69 - “Turntable” Epic Charm
- Tier 71 - “Low Rider” Legendary Groza (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 76 - “Noble Knight” Legendary Sniper Rifle Charlie (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 81 - “Maple Leaf” Legendary Handgun Charlie (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 85 - “Death Angel” Legendary DMR 14 (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 89 - “Pincer Spike” Legendary Combat Knife (BOCW) Blueprint
- Tier 90 - “Falcon” Epic Wolf Skin
- Tier 94 - “80s Hits 3” Legendary War Track
- Tier 95 - “Geomatik” Ultra EM2 (BOCW) Reactive Blueprint
- Tier 97 - “Hacked Console” Legendary Charm
- Tier 99 - “Crimson Samurai” Legendary Emblem
- Tier 100 - “Goldleaf” Ultra Kitsune Skin, “Microchip” Legendary TEC-9 (BOCW) Blueprint, “Spoiled Envy” Legendary Vehicle Skin, “Carbon Envy” Legendary Vehicle Skin, and “Season Five” Legendary Emblem
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Map Changes
- Mobile Broadcast Stations POIs can be found in a variety of locations in Verdansk, differing from match-to-match to keep one area from being signal boosted by the rewards they offer.
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- Gulag updated to Rush, based on the classic Black Ops II map. This layout is comprised of the main speedball arena.
- Red Doors related to the Mobile Broadcast Stations now send players to locations other than the main room.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 General Changes
- [Console Only] High-resolution textures are now delivered through On-Demand Texture Streaming and can be enabled in the Options menu.
- [PC Only] The Windows 7 operating system will stop being supported by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone on September 8th, 2021.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Gameplay Changes
- The Sentry Gun Killstreak can now be found in Supply Boxes
- The TEC-9 (BOCW) and EM2 (BOCW) have been added to the loot pool
- Players may now detach from an ascender before reaching their destination.
- Combat Scout perk added to Slot 3 (Yellow); damaging an enemy briefly highlights and automatically pings them.
- Tempered perk added to Slot 2 (Red); Armor Plates are reinforced and now absorb 75 damage instead of 50. Only two Armor Plates are needed for an Operator to be considered “fully armored.”
- Cold-Blooded perk adjusted; undetectable by AI targeting systems and thermal optics. Does not trigger High Alert warning and negates Combat Scout. (Warzone only.)
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Bug Fixes
- Fixed additional collision issues with various elements across Verdansk allowing Players to exploit/peek/shoot through them.
- Fixed visual issues with various elements across Verdansk causing them to disappear at certain angles or allowing light to shine through them.
- Fixed an issue allowing Players to hide inside of cash drops.
- Fixed an issue related to the in-game lobby causing Players to turn invisible for the duration of the match.
- Fixed an issue where a Munitions Box could be dropped in the in-game lobby and persist to the live match.
- Fixed an issue where a Player would lose their Weapons when reviving another player if the downed Player gave up.
- Fixed an issue where a Player’s head would disappear when a Plunder bag was on their back.
- Fixed an issue where Dismemberment was not working for the “Solar Flare” Blueprint.
- Fixed an issue where new Text Chat options did not appear in the Accessibility Menu.
- Fixed an issue where sniper glint would sometimes not appear.
- Fixed an issue where the “Solar Flare” Blueprint wasn't properly applied to the base Weapon.
- Fixed an issue where the Bumper Ping Button Layout would ping when deploying a Field Upgrade.
- Fixed an issue with the Steady Aim Laser descriptions for the AK-47 (BOCW) and C58 (BOCW).
- Fixed an issue where Tracers were not present when using the “Solar Flare” Blueprint.
- Fixed an issue with Akimbo Pistols would spawn with the left Weapon unloaded.
- Fixed an issue with the OTs 9 (BOCW) dynamic icons.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Accessibility Options
- The Steady Aim Behavior can optionally be a toggle instead of a hold for Controller and KBM. The setting cannot be used if the Change Zoom Shared Input setting is set to Steady Aim (Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Steady Aim Keybind in Warzone).
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Weapons, Weapon Unlock Challenges, and Attachments
- EM2: Assault Rifle (Launch); Full-auto assault rifle. Heavy British rifle with considerable kick and a built in low-zoom optic. Slow rate of fire and high damage makes the EM2 a solid choice for skilled marksmen.
- TEC-9: Submachine Gun (Launch); Semi-auto submachine gun. Improved accuracy from longer ranges with low recoil and a slower fire rate. Good damage output with moderate range. The TEC-9 is a unique weapon, in that it sports two muzzles that alter its fire type. When properly equipped, the TEC-9 is highly effective at enabling aggressive hip fire play.
- Cane: Melee (In-Season); Lethal walking cane adorned with a sterling silver lion's head, this cane is easy to grip and deadly when swung.
- Marshal: Handgun (In-Season); Break action pistol. Hand loaded double barrel pistol fires 12 gauge shells. Excellent damage at close range.
- MG 82 Weapon Unlock Challenge: Using LMGs, kill 3 or more enemies without reloading in 15 different completed matches.
- C58 Weapon Unlock Challenge: Using Assault Rifles, get a Long Shot kill in 15 different completed matches.
- AMP63 (BOCW) - 20 Rnd - Ammo Capacity increased from 20 to 25
- AMP63 (BOCW) - STANAG 25 Rnd - Ammo Capacity increased from 25 to 30
- AMP63 (BOCW) - 20 Rnd Speed Mag - Ammo Capacity increased from 20 to 25
- AMP63 (BOCW) - Salvo 23 Rnd Fast Mag - Ammo Capacity increased from 23 to 30
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Operators
- Kitsune: Warsaw Pact (Launch)
- Stryker: NATO (In-Season)
- Hudson: NATO (In-Season)
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Downloads
- PlayStation 5: 13.7 GB
- PlayStation 4: 13.7 GB
- Xbox One Series X/S: 13.2 GB
- Xbox One: 13.2 GB
- PC: 19.3 GB (Warzone only), 21.7 GB (Warzone and Modern Warfare)
Among the four new weapons that are being introduced in the new season, the EM2 rifle and the Marshal shotgun pistol are arguably the most interesting ones that players may want to quickly obtain and try out. The new Combat Scout and Tempered perks are also potential game changers because of how they could affect the flow of gunfights. Whether people are playing Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, or both, there’s a ton of new content for them to experience in Season Five.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Source: Raven Software