Mid-Season 5 2021 of Call of Duty: Warzone is live and comes with extensive weapon changes and a handful of new content. We present an overview of the novelties and all balance changes here on MeinMMO.
What does the Mid-Season bring? Call of Duty: Warzone is entering the Mid-Season and brings a respectable amount of changes, but hardly any new content. However, there are significant changes particularly with the weapons. Among other things, the popular Krig 6 receives a noticeable nerf. With one click, you can find:
After the announcements about the new Warzone map and the switch to the Vanguard engine, Mid-Season 5 feels a bit insignificant. However, we list the most important changes so that you can get an overview. We embed the roadmap here:
CoD Warzone: Update 1.42 in Season 5 – Info on Download
When will the new update arrive? The Mid-Season 5 is already live, and you can start the download anytime or try out the new features.
How big is the download? That depends on your platform. However, in comparison, it is more of a small Warzone update. The developers provide the following sizes:
- PlayStation 5: 5 GB
- PlayStation 4: 5 GB
- Xbox One Series X/S: 5.9 GB
- Xbox One: 5.9 GB
- PC: 6.4 GB or 7.6 GB with CoD MW
What about Cold War? Even with the current premium title of Call of Duty, things are happening during Mid-Season 5. If you want to take a look at the English patch notes, check out treyarch.com.
Mid-Season 5 brings Event, Zombie Camos, and new Mode
The new content of the Mid-Season does not all go online at once. The event “The Numbers” starts on September 21 and will likely run until the start of Season 6 in early October. Of the two announced new modes, only one mode will go live at the start: “Clash” – an evolution of the 50vs50 Rumbles in Warzone.
What’s this about zombie camos? Players of Cold War have long demanded the incorporation of zombie weapon camouflages into Warzone, and the wish is now a reality. After initial assessments from players, it seems that all zombie camos are now available in Warzone and they even look quite good. A good example we found directly on Twitter – here is the ultra skin “Ice Dragon” of the Krig 6 with the “Dark Aether” skin:
What is this new mode? “Clash” is a new variant of the 50vs50 battles in Warzone. You fight in a delineated area in Verdansk for the most kills and have significantly more mechanics from the normal Battle Royale available. Loadouts, pings, armor, cash, vehicles – everything is usable.
The developers hint that the mode is optimal for leveling weapons and completing your camo tasks.
What is this event? The event “The Numbers” goes live on September 21. As the event starts quite late in the season, there could be a story connection with the next season. You can obtain up to 10 free cosmetics from the event, but there’s little to say about gameplay or map changes so far.
The mobile transmission stations – trucks with antennas – can be investigated during the event, and you can directly pocket 5,000 cash for your match. In addition, for each “unique” location you investigate, there’s a cosmetic; the maximum is 9. Once you have collected all 9, you will receive the new melee weapon “Sai” – a kind of Japanese combat fork.
What else is coming in the Mid-Season? Another highlight is the mode “Iron Trails ’84”, which will be online for 2 weeks starting September 16. In this Battle Royale, there are different rules for health regeneration, the Gulag, the gas circle, and there are mysterious “classified” weapons. Also, sniper rifles can only take down opponents with headshots at a range of up to 30 meters.
Additionally, there is a mysterious announcement under the “General” section. Two images with barely recognizable figures and objects can be seen there. It is also interesting that the images have a German designation in an otherwise entirely English blog post – “bildeinhundertfunfzehn”. Possibly a hint towards the new CoD Vanguard, where the Germans play a certain role.
What this is about can’t be said for sure right now. Here are the two images:
Mid-Season 5 brings important weapon balance changes
The centerpiece of the adjustments in Mid-Season 5 are the balance changes. Important weapons like the Krig 6 or the C58 have been revised and are now weaker, but a few weapons from CoD MW have also been impacted. In total, 15 weapons have been changed along with some popular attachments. You can find all the changes here:
- C58 – Nerf
- Recoil revised
- Should be harder to play at longer distances
- EM2 – Optics adjustment
- The standard optics have less zoom
- FAL – Nerf
- Chest multiplier from 1.1 to 1.0
- Groza – Buff
- “Sprint to Fire” speed increased by 15%
- Krig 6 – Nerf
- Base damage of the first damage range from 30 to 29
- Added a 3rd damage range with 23 damage
- 3rd damage range starts at 100 meters
- Less recoil on the first shots
- Stoner 63 – Nerf
- A bit more recoil
- AUG from Cold War – Buff
- Less recoil
- DMR 14 – Recoil revision
- Should feel like a new semi-automatic weapon
- M16 – Buff
- Slight reduction of recoil
- Type 63 – Nerf
- Headshot multiplier from 2.1 to 1.58
- Neck multiplier from 2.1 to 1.58
- Chest multiplier from 1.2 to 1.0
- Stomach multiplier from 1.1 to 1.0
- Initial recoil increased
- MP5 from CoD MW – Nerf
- Maximum damage of the 10mm bullets from 34 to 31
- OTs 9 – Nerf
- Range of the first damage range reduced by 6.2%
- PPSh-41 – Buff
- Adjustment to follow moving targets more easily
- Swiss K31 – Recoil buff
- Should play easier now
- ZRG 20mm – Recoil buff
- Should feel more powerful
There are also some adjustments to attachments that we will also list:
- Assault rifle barrels “Cold War” weapons
- 3rd barrel – horizontal and vertical recoil reduction from 5% to 4%
- 4th barrel – vertical recoil reduction from 10% to 8%
- 5th barrel – horizontal recoil reduction from 10% to 8%
- 6th barrel – horizontal and vertical recoil reduction from 10% to 8%
- LMG barrels “Cold War” weapons
- 5th barrel – horizontal and vertical recoil reduction from 5% to 4%
- 6th barrel – horizontal and vertical recoil reduction from 10% to 8%
- DMR barrels “Cold War” weapons
- Titan barrel – damage reduction from -25% to -20%
- Increase in fire rate reduced from 16.7% to 15%
- Snake Grip Groza Assault Rifle
- Increase in ADS speed from 9% to 7%
Those were all the mentioned balance adjustments from the patch notes. If you want to take a look at the adjustments yourself or sift through the bug fixes of the update, you can find the complete patch notes in English here: via ravensoftware.com.
Warzone is on its way to its next “life phase” and will receive a major overhaul at the end of the year with a new map, engine, and anti-cheat system. However, it is also exciting to see how the last times in Verdansk will be utilized and what the next two months up to the release of the new CoD Vanguard will look like.
You can read about the most important info on Vanguard’s multiplayer here: CoD Vanguard: Multiplayer played – What we now know about the gameplay.
