The mid-season update for Call of Duty: Vanguard was released without much announcement. The content is manageable and primarily focuses on the zombie mode. We will show you the patch notes and first reactions on MeinMMO.
This is the situation:
- Season content for Call of Duty usually arrives in 2 stages: a large influx of content at the season start and a second wave of content during the “mid-season”
- Before the respective updates, we get information about new content in the form of a blog including a roadmap
- This time, there were no preliminary informations, and now it seems clear why: The multiplayer mode is effectively left empty with the mid-season 1
CoD Vanguard: Update 1.10 – Patch Notes
When is the update coming? The mid-season update is already online, and you can download the patch at any time.
How big is the update? It is quite modest – you only need about 5 GB of storage.
What does the update offer? There is virtually only content for the zombie mode. The story continues, and a new survival mode can be started from the headquarters in Stalingrad.
Multiplayer fans are almost left empty-handed. The new content consists of a new weapon – the MP “Welgun”. Otherwise, the changes are limited to bug fixes and balance adjustments.
What about Warzone? The mid-season in the free battle royale is now also online. Here are the patch notes for update 1.51.
Multiplayer: Mid-season brings weapon – Otherwise bug fixes & balance updates
What changes in multiplayer? As mentioned, there is no new content aside from the new submachine gun. Here’s how to unlock the Welgun:
- Welgun unlock
- Multiplayer: Achieve 10 kills in a match with submachine guns 15 times while using the scope.
- Zombies: Achieve 5 rapid critical kills with submachine guns in a row in 50 different portal missions.
Next, we’ll show you the most important adjustments from the patch notes in English:
- Stability
- Removed sources for “Packet Burst” during matches
- Removed several causes for game crashes in multiplayer
- Fixed controller issues for players using mouse & keyboard
- Spawns
- Revised spawn logic for small maps with many players
- Reworked spawn logic in control mode
- Improved domination spawns on “Dome”
- Weapons
- Fixed various camo challenges
- Fixed katana unlock
- Three-line rifle can now be reloaded with ZF4 3.5x scope
- Fixed additional challenges and weapon blueprints
- Maps
- Fixed collision issues on various maps
- Extensively revised destructible objects on all maps
There were also minor changes and improvements in the menu. Now let’s move on to the balance adjustments for the weapons:
- M1 Garand – Buff
- Recoil reduced
- Type 99 – Buff
- Reduced flinch when aiming
- Shorter aim time
- One-shot kills with upper body hits even with lower caliber
- Three-line rifle – Buff
- Shorter aim time
- Kar98k – Buff
- One-shot kills with upper body hits even with lower caliber
There were adjustments to equipment, killstreaks, and perks:
- Stun grenade – Nerf
- Damage reduced in hardcore mode
- Duration of the stun effect reduced
- Fire grenade – Nerf
- Damage has been reduced
- Mortar fire – Nerf
- Duration shortened
- Fewer grenades per deployment
- Fixed placement issues
- Alarmed – Nerf
- Small delay added until you receive the visual signal
- Unyielding – Buff
- Immunity to damage from grenades
- Also protects against incendiary ammunition and flamethrower attacks
- Reinforced – Buff
- Incoming fire damage reduced by 30%
- More protection against explosive damage
Zombie mode: New survival mission brings familiar mechanics
What changes in zombie mode? The CoD Vanguard cooperative mode is doing slightly better, continuing its story and receiving new gameplay mechanics:
- New Stalingrad location
- Von List’s Office – a new area
- New void mode
- The map “Shi No Numa” can be played as a survival mission
- Through a portal in Von List’s Office, you can access the new mission
- You must survive 3 rounds against endless hordes of zombies
- After the 3 rounds, all players receive 5,000 bonus essence
- If you survive 12 rounds, your perks drop only to tier 2 upon death
- Pack-a-Punch machine available in the void
- After 3 rounds, players can return to Stalingrad to gear up
- Tome of Rituals
- You can now upgrade your artifacts with sacrifice hearts
- All artifacts have 4 levels with strong bonuses
- Pack-a-Punch
- From level 3, weapons now have special skins
- Weapons
- Riot shield available in zombie mode
- When held, the shield protects against damage from the front, and from behind when on the back
- Support
- Warmachine and Reaper are now available in zombies
These were the most important changes in Vanguard for the mid-season. If you want to take a look at the English patch notes yourself, you can find them here (via sledgehammergames.com).
Missing nerfs in multiplayer remain a problem
What are players saying about the update? Looking at the first reactions on Twitter or Reddit, the low content density in multiplayer is not the main focus for many players.
While there are some voices concerning the content, especially missing nerfs for shotguns and issues with camo challenges are often mentioned.
- @CODWarfareForum on Twitter: “We waited 2 months for the 1.5 update, and it’s the lamest mid-season update since the seasons started.”
- AssumptionSquare7400 on Reddit: “No nerf for double-barrel or combat shotguns? Must be a joke.”
- @PatrickWantsOut on Twitter: “I can’t play. The game crashes constantly after the update. I can’t even think about how I was actually looking forward to the update.”
There are also some players complaining about missing blueprints for their weapons and many posts with screenshots showing that Vanguard doesn’t start anymore after the update.
The first impression is accordingly rather negative. We also gladly read more about your thoughts on the update in the comments. More current news on Vanguard can be found here: CoD Vanguard confuses fans with anime crossover – “Just a World War guy doing cosplay”
