In Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone, Season 3 Reloaded starts on May 1, 2025. The update brings, as usual, some new content, including new skins and a limited-time mode for an upcoming event. However, the event’s theme annoys part of the community.
What kind of event is this? With the start of Season 3 Reloaded, a new event called “High Art” will begin on May 1 and is set to run until May 15. The event is a belated celebration of April 20 (in the US date format 4/20). The number 420 is commonly known as a symbol for cannabis consumption, and April 20 is a kind of holiday for consumers.
For the event, there will be a new event pass through which buyers can receive a “Seth Rogen” operator skin (see the title image). Seth Rogen is a comedian and actor known for several roles in which he plays a cannabis user – such as in Pineapple Express.
Call of Duty makes you a consumer in Black Ops 6
What kind of mode is this? On May 6, the 420 celebrations will continue with the event “Blaze of Glory.” During this time, there will be a mode called “Joint Operations” where various modifiers will change the flow of a match.
Modifiers include:
- Visual impairment
- Double health points
- Paranoia sounds
- Low gravity
- Double jump
- Increased movement speed.
The matches in Joint Operations are all designed for 6v6 battles and play in the multiplayer modes Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Order, and Kill Confirmed.
There will also be a corresponding mode in Call of Duty: Warzone called “High Trip Resurgence,” where you fight with specified weapons but can receive various boosts from supply crates such as faster reloads, super speed, and no fall damage.
Players find 420 jokes no longer funny
What does the community say about the 420 celebration? In the Subreddit of Black Ops 6, the event is being discussed critically. One player says:
- “What is this 420 obsession? It might have been funny 15 years ago in MW2, with the ‘Joint Ops’ and ‘High Command’ titles, but now it’s so obsessed that it’s not even funny anymore, just outdated. […] Even if you might think so, no one cares about grass anymore. It’s not cool or special anymore. Just forget it, please.”
The post gathered over 1,000 upvotes in about 16 hours, indicating significant support within the community.
Other players are convinced that these skins sell well, as Activision wouldn’t constantly exploit the topic otherwise. Some commentators also suggest that the poster has probably grown up over the past 15 years and therefore no longer finds it funny. They believe younger players might still resonate with the entire theme.
In the past, Call of Duty has repeatedly introduced cosmetic items, events, and entire bundles related to cannabis consumption. For example, in 2022, there was the rapper Snoop Dogg as a playable operator with appropriate stoner references for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone.
