The start of Season 4 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone has been postponed indefinitely. However, thanks to some official information and unofficial leaks, there is already quite a lot to know about the new season.
Due to the developments surrounding the “Black Lives Matter” protests in the USA, Season 4 did not go live as planned on June 2. An officially confirmed date for the start of the season is still pending. However, what we already know about the new season regarding the start, Battle Pass, and fresh content has been summarized here for you on MeinMMO.
When does Season 4 for Modern Warfare and Warzone come?
Season 4 was supposed to start the day after Season 3 ended, that is on June 3 – without a long off-season. This was also the case during the transition from Season 2 to Season 3.
But just one day before the planned start, Activision has now suddenly postponed the launch of Season 4 – for the time being indefinitely. You can find out more about it here: CoD MW & Warzone postpone the start of Season 4 – “Now is not the time”
A new start date for Season 4 is unfortunately still not available.
Possible delay due to major update for Season 4: New seasons are traditionally started with a large patch that brings various changes and adjustments along with new content. This will likely be the case for the start of Season 4 as well, which is practically considered certain.
However, this update must first be downloaded and installed before players can dive into the new content – and that can take time for some players, especially with slower internet connections. Because the updates are often gigantic and pose significant storage issues for some console players.
When exactly Season 4 starts for you will likely also depend on how quickly you download the new update. There is currently no official information about the download size.
Everything we know so far about the new Season 4 of CoD: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Where does the information come from? Officially, not much is known yet, but some details about the new season have already been revealed by the developers, for example in tweets or interviews.
In addition, there are already some unconfirmed details from leaks, rumors, and some data finds, which, however, partly come from reliable and established sources, such as the probably most famous CoD leaker TheGamingRevolution. So, one can already get a first picture of what to expect from the new Season 4.
Nevertheless, please note: Many pieces of information are not officially confirmed details. So enjoy the unofficial part with the appropriate caution.
Modern Warfare and CoD Warzone – Season 4 Battle Pass
What’s included in the Battle Pass for Season 4? There will be a new Battle Pass with 100 tiers – that is practically set in stone. Because even before the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the developers confirmed that they would focus on this model.
The previous Battle Passes also share an identical format, so nothing is expected to change for Season 4 either. Through the Pass, there will still be various rewards (mostly) of a cosmetic nature such as new operator skins or new plans and weapons.
Buying the Season 4 Battle Pass – Is it mandatory? Only if you want to fully exploit all its rewards. Because this offers with the free reward branch all gameplay-relevant rewards such as new base weapons for all players.
Only for access to the paid premium reward branch will you need to spend 1,000 CoD points or €10 (or 2,400 CoD points for a bundle with 20 tier unlocks). There are basically just more cosmetics there.
In general, the Battle Pass is not strictly required. You can find out more about it here: CoD Modern Warfare: Buy Battle Pass or not – who is it worth it for?
Season 4 with new maps, weapons, and more – What we know
There will be a rank reset: What is already certain: with the start of the new season, there will again be a rank reset. This means that all players above rank 55 will be reset to rank 55 and may again try to reach the seasonal maximum level of 155.
Because in CoD: Modern Warfare, ranks 56 – 155, the so-called officer ranks, are now seasonal and must be climbed anew in each season.
Are there new operators? Traditionally, with each new season, there are also new operators through the season pass. In Season 4, it currently looks like you will be able to play the legendary Captain Price and Gaz as new operators. So far, both characters have only been seen as NPCs in the campaign. An unknown female soldier is also rumored.
More cult figures from Task Force 141, such as Soap, are also being discussed as potential candidates. However, apart from the connection with Price (who is also a member of TF 141), there are no solid hints regarding more new operators.
What about new weapons? Normally, CoD: MW introduces 3 new weapons per season. Two will be communicated in advance and are available from the beginning through the Battle Pass, one is secret and comes into play during the respective season.
No weapons have been officially confirmed for Season 4 yet, but 2 weapons are considered almost certain:
- KRISS Vector – also a new SMG
- Galil – a new assault rifle
Both were seen in the teaser for Season 4 in the hands of Price and Gaz. The following firearms have also appeared in leaks or game data and are still in consideration – possibly as a third, secret weapon:
- APC 9 – submachine gun
- HK G28 – DMR
- XM109/AMR – sniper
- Akimbo swords (2x knives in the style of Shoto swords)
For more information on this, check out: 5 new weapons leaked for CoD MW & Warzone – What is coming with Season 4?
Confirmed changes for Season 4 for Warzone: Some details about the upcoming contents for the Battle Royale have already been confirmed by the developers. These include
- new items – for player loadouts and as findable loot in the world
- new field upgrades
- new game modes – the highly anticipated Duos mode, which many suspected to come with Season 4, was actually introduced just before the end of Season 3
- New story developments (maybe we will finally learn more about the mysterious Bunker 11)
Leaks and rumors about Warzone in Season 4: Unconfirmed information and rumors also speak of further innovations that we may still see in the context of Season 4 in the Battle Royale. These include among others
- possible events like in Fortnite, which could even change the map (for example, an atomic explosion)
- new parts of the map that are gradually unlocked (like with the bunkers in Season 3)
- potential new map in Urzikstan with an approaching sandstorm instead of the toxic gas circle
- fresh Gulag variants and changing loadout pool in the 1vs1 duels
- new mysteries like with the bunkers
- new modes for the Battle Royale like Juggernaut or Night mode
Confirmed changes for the traditional multiplayer of CoD MW: Really nothing has been confirmed for the regular multiplayer mode yet. However, it is considered certain that several new maps will be introduced into the game. Which ones – there are only rumors about it so far.
Leaks and rumors about the traditional multiplayer of CoD MW: There have been leaks for quite some time about numerous new maps and modes that should gradually enrich the traditional multiplayer of CoD: MW.
And some of them have already made it into the game. Many therefore assume that other maps from this list will also follow. After all, there are a total of 38 maps and 23 modes listed there. Other leaks even speak of up to 60 new maps that are supposed to follow gradually for CoD: MW.
Currently, Modern Warfare always offers a mix of new maps and popular maps from previous installments of the series with a new season. This is expected to continue in Season 4 as well. However, which maps might come into the game with the new season – unfortunately, one can only speculate at this time.
In the first trailer for Season 4, fans already want to have discovered the popular Scrapyard from Modern Warfare 2. Fan favorites like Mission (MW3), Favela (MW2), or Terminal (MW2, MW3) are also very high on many wish lists.
