Season 5 of Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 starts today. The update brings us new content and some changes in the game. You can find all the information about the patch notes here on MeinMMO.
Today marks the start of the new season, which offers several new features. We have summarized all the important information in an overview of Season 5.
Warzone players can expect:
- a new Assault Rifle
- a new Sniper Rifle
- a new Truck
- a new Motorcycle.
You can watch the trailer for the new Season 5 of Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 here:
CoD MW2 & Warzone: Season 5 – Patch Notes
The patch notes for the brand new Season 5 are also online. We have summarized some highlights for you.
When will the update arrive? The launch of the new season was on August 2nd at 6 PM German time.
How large is the update? On PS5, the download is about 12 GB.
What’s included in the update? Here are some highlights from the patch notes. In the spoiler boxes, you can find the complete English patch notes from the developers:
- Tactical Pets as companions
- Battle Buddy
- New vehicles: MRAP (Cargo Truck), Dirt Bike
- New weapons: FR Avancer (Assault Rifle), Carrack .300 (Sniper Rifle)
- Gameplay change to sliding and jumping
Tactical Pets and Battle Buddy
With Season 5, there will be new tactical pets that you can use in the multiplayer of Modern Warfare 2, in Battle Royale, and in the DMZ mode.
The animal companions cannot take damage; however, they have a finishing move.
Patch Notes for the “Tactical Pets Companions”
New Tactical Pets Companion Feature
- New to Modern Warfare II, Operators will have the option to bring companions alongside them in Multiplayer, Battle Royale, and DMZ modes. This provides the unparalleled benefit of companionship along with a devastating Finishing Move.
- Merlin — and other Tactical Pets— cannot be harmed in any way and play a role in Finishing Moves. . . . Just remember to equip the Finishing Move separate from the companion when editing your chosen Operator.
The Battle Buddy is a kind of announcer that comments on your actions on the battlefield. The announcer calls out kill streaks, kills, and other personal events in the game, emphasizing when you win a game or perform well.
Patch Notes for the new Battle Buddy
Battle Buddy
- Another new addition to Modern Warfare II is a Battle Buddy – virtual “assistants” who act as a mini-announcer with some additional personality.
- “Gwen” is the first, as her Gun Screen – what she prefers as opposed to “Battle Buddy” – is packaged with Arthur and his K9 unit Merlin. Just perform well with her equipped, because she has no time to assist with anything but a successful mission.
- She will call out kill streak activations, kills – including with specific weapons or equipment – and other in-game personal events, especially when you win or perform well in a match.
- Change on sliding and jumping
New Weapons, Vehicles, and Gameplay Changes
- New vehicles
Season 5 adds two new vehicles to the DMZ mode and Battle Royale – the MRAP, a truck with a grenade launcher, and a dirt bike that allows you to perform tricks.
Patch Notes for the new vehicles
MRAP
- A vehicle roughly the size and shape of the Cargo Truck, the MRAP is equipped for heavy combat with additional armor plating and turrets, making it a slower, yet effective, vehicle for attack or defense.
- Grenade turret in the front, machine gun turret at the back
- MRAP driver can launch smoke grenades
- Spawns locked in Battle Royale and DMZ; key can be purchased at Buy Stations
Dirt Bike
- A nimble and rapid form of transportation, the Dirt Bike is ready for Operators to lose enemies through tight alleys, perform hairpin turns on a dime, and get across any map without much cover but with plenty of style.
- Driver can perform 9 unique tricks
- Earn a bonus for performing tricks and combos!
- New weapons
With the start of Season 5, there will be two new weapons, the FR Avancer (Assault Rifle) and the Carrack .300 (Sniper Rifle). Both new rifles can be unlocked through the Battle Pass.
Patch Notes for the new rifles
FR Avancer (Assault Rifle)
- With a blinding fire rate and exceptional maneuverability, in the right hands, this aggressive bullpup rifle can dominate the battlefield.
- Unlocked via Battle Pass
Carrack .300 (Sniper Rifle)
- This semi-auto bullpup sniper rifle features an exceptionally high fire rate and a unique design for best-in-class handling and stability when on the move.
- Unlocked via Battle Pass
Customizable Throwing Knives
- Players can now select Lethal Equipment Skins (in-match only)
- Adjustments to old weapons
In addition to the two new rifles, there are some balancing adjustments to already existing weapons in the game, which also includes some submachine guns.
Patch Notes for weapon balancing
Light Machine Guns
- RAPP H
- Increased semi-auto Damage
- Reduced semi-auto rate of fire
Assault Rifles
- Chimera
- Close-mid Damage increased
- M13B
- Headshot Multiplier increased
Battle Rifles
- Cronen Squall
- Maximum Damage decreased
- Minimum Damage increased
- Neck Damage Multiplier decreased
- Upper Torso Damage Multiplier decreased
- Lower Torso Damage Multiplier decreased
- Limb Damage Multipliers decreased
Light Machine Guns
- HCR 56
- Limb Damage Multipliers decreased
- RAAL MG
- Headshot Multiplier increased
Submachine Guns
- MX9
- Close-mid Damage increased
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Lower Torso Multiplier increased
- Minibak
- Damage step added at mid-far range
- Minimum Damage decreased
- Headshot Multiplier increased
- Lachmann Sub
- Maximum Damage Range decreased
- Close-mid Damage Range decreased
- VEL-46
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Lower Torso Multiplier increased
- BAS-P
- Maximum Damage Range increased
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Lower Torso Multiplier increased
- Fennec 45
- Maximum Damage increased
- Adjustments to Equipment
Patch Notes for Equipment
- Drill Charge
- Reduced damage from drilling when a Player is stuck with a Drill Charge, providing a larger opportunity for death from explosion
- Recon Drone
- Recon Drone’s health bar now updates every time the drone is accessed
- Tactical Camera
- Removed audio distortion when failing to use a Tactical Camera
- Adjustments to perks
The perks “Bomb Squad” and “Quick Fix” have been slightly changed. With Bomb Squad, players can now survive explosive equipment stuck directly to them in Warzone when they have full armor. Quick Fix has received new visual cues.
Patch Notes for Perks
- Bomb Squad
- Bomb Squad will protect against death from explosive Equipment stuck directly to the Player when fully armored | Warzone only
- Quick Fix
- Added visual cues for attacking someone with active Quick Fix
- Entering an objective with Quick Fix equipped will now visually show when the health regeneration effect is active.
- Audio
In addition to some adjustments and bug fixes to the audio, a sound of the new pet has also been added, signaling when you have been spotted.
Patch Notes for Audio
- Adjustments
- Further improved audio balance to favor some sounds over others (i.e. Airplane audio will be mixed down when using voice chat)
- Added alert sound from pets when being spotted
- Audio Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where knife pickups could play an incorrect sound
- Fixed an issue where the out of bounds sound would repeat incorrectly
- Movement
There are also minor adjustments to sliding and jumping.
Patch Notes for sliding and jumping
Slide
- Decreased slide time and increased slide velocity, so the Player covers the same distance in a shorter amount of time
- Allowed the Player to fire slightly sooner after initiating a slide
Jump
- Small increase to the lateral velocity boost while jumping
- Small reduction to the landing slowdown penalty while landing
- PC and console settings
Season 5 introduces the so-called “Eco Mode”.
Patch Notes for Eco Mode
- Found in the Graphics Settings menu, with three options:
- Off: Same behavior as all previous updates with no power savings.
- Minimal (Default): Frame rate capped at 60hz and slight drop in 3D scene resolution for the Multiplayer and Warzone lobbies only. Yields an average power savings of 20%.
- Full: Frame rate capped at 30hz and larger drop in 3D scene resolution for the Multiplayer and Warzone lobbies only. Yields an average power savings of 50%.
On the official website of Call of Duty, you can read the complete patch notes for Season 5 yourself. There you will find more details including about the ranked mode of Warzone and MW2.
Currently, you can also get a skin bundle for free through Prime Gaming, which used to cost over 20 €:
