CoD Season 3 Reloaded Patch Notes For Black Ops 6 And Warzone

Season 3 Reloaded arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone on May 1. In addition to all the new midseason content announced, the patch notes also reveal that the update includes popular weapon nerfs, Ranked Play details for Warzone, and vertical ascenders are being added to Verdansk.

Call of Duty's midseason update includes more multiplayer maps, a new submachine gun, and the High Art event featuring Seth Rogen. You can find more of the Season 3 Reloaded highlights here, including a first look at Seth Rogen's operator skins and all the other stoner-themed event rewards.

The details of the Season 3 Reloaded patch notes can be found below.

Black Ops 6 weapon balancing

The midseason update nerfs Season 3's most popular weapons. The Kilo 141 assault rifle is getting a small reduction to its max damage range, while the CR-56 AMAX assault rifle receives a damage reduction and will now take one more headshot to reduce the time-to-kill in the medium damage range.

The HDR sniper rifle is getting a buff to the maximum damage to make the one-hit kill potential more consistent, but it also receives a slightly lower maximum damage range.

Game mode fixes

The patch notes address issues where players were not correctly receiving the proper score in matches. This includes one where all players would not receive score points for capturing a Headquarter and another that caused only the first player on a Control zone to receive proper score and stats.

Chopper Gunner nerf

The update reduces the amount of score points earned from Chopper Gunner eliminations from 50 down to 25.

Multiplayer Ranked Play adjustments

Ranked Play for multiplayer will include a rejoin feature. Players will be able to rejoin Black Ops 6 Ranked Play matches if they disconnect after the match has started. Players will have five minutes to rejoin, and teammates will receive a reduced SR loss if a matchmade teammate rejoins but they lose the match.

Additionally, a Ranked Play Combat Record is added, which tracks stats and match history from multiplayer Ranked Play matches only, including SR history of a player's most recent 10 matches.

Zombies Shattered Veil map fixes

The big update fixes several issues that could cause problems with the main story quest for Shattered Veil when loading up a saved game. This includes the Essence Bomb being returned to the Key Item location and the Sconce item needing to be picked up again to complete the step.

Other fixes are included for the story quest boss fight, including correcting an issue that previously allowed the boss to move a player around while they're downed. It also addresses an issue where critical damage from a Chopper Gunner streak was lower than non-critical damage against the boss.

The update also includes smaller fixes and overall stabilities issues for the mode.

Warzone Ranked Play arrives

Ranked Play mode returns to Warzone with Season 3 Reloaded. This competitive mode is designed for trios in 150-player matches on Verdansk.

In order to access this mode, players must place amongst the top squads in at least 20 matches to be eligible to queue up and begin climbing the ranks.

Activision defines a top placement as finishing among the Top 6 teams in Resurgence or the Top 15 teams in standard battle royale. Casual or Bootcamp playlists do not progress a player's top placements.

Verdansk map changes

Season 3 Reloaded adds vertical ascenders to buildings on Verdansk. The map also gets the moving Train POI, and the interior of Train Station will open up as a playable area.

Warzone loot pool and economy changes

Slight adjustments have been made to weapon class distribution for ground loot, including a reduction in the frequency of snipers and pistols.

The season also adds High Value Loot Zones for increased looting. Each season, three POIs across Verdansk will be marked as High Value Loot Zones, offering increased loot density. Season 3 Reloaded's active High Value Loot Zones are: Train Station, Superstore, and Military Base.

Warzone's HDR nerf

A slight nerf arrives for the popular HDR sniper rifle in Warzone, but it only slows down the gun's aim-down-sight speed, adjusting the ADS time from 510ms to 600ms.

Stim Shot movement nerf

The patch notes detail a nerf for the movement buff that comes from using the Stim Shot tactical equipment. This reduces the speed increase it gives players from 15% down to 8%.

The developer explains this change by saying, "the Stim Shot's primary purpose is health regeneration, with a secondary role as a movement enhancer. In recent updates, its speed boost began to overshadow its healing function. This adjustment helps re-center its role within the gameplay loop."

Warzone perk adjustments

Several perks receive adjustments in Season 3 Reloaded:

• Low Profile: Prone and crouch movement speed increased from 20% to 30%
• Bomb Squad: Damage reduction increased from 20% to 30%
• Survivor: Health regeneration delay increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds
• Reactive Armor: Armor regeneration speed increased by 50%
• Tracker: Tracker outlines have been refined with thinner lines to improve visual clarity

The Season 3 Reloaded patch notes can be found below for Black Ops 6 and Warzone, as shared by Activision.

Season 3 Reloaded patch notes

WELCOME TO SEASON 03 RELOADED

The global search for the Pantheon moles accelerates as Operators revisit new territories revealed in the video Hudson recorded before his death.

Play

Season 03 Reloaded brings two new Multiplayer maps and a new 6v6 variant, Directed Mode for Shattered Veil, and new Loadout items like the Vendetta Perk and the Ladra SMG. Participate in new events and more when the mid-season update launches tomorrow on May 1!

New Multiplayer Maps

• Haven (6v6)
  • Head to a KBG safehouse established in a neglected estate, its aesthetics forgotten in favor of its usefulness as a base of operations.
• Signal (6v6, 2v2)
  • Turn the clock back to 1968 when Pantheon moles infiltrated the Numbers Station, where water floods in through a breach in the walls and flames lap the upper walkways.

New Map Variant

• Blazetown (6v6)
  • Jump into this trippy Nuketown variant during Season 03 Reloaded.

New Multiplayer Limited-Time Mode

Joint Operations

• Ride to victory in a blaze of glory in Joint Operations, a gauntlet that challenges players across a series of Multiplayer mode variants including Team Deathmatch, Domination, Hardpoint, Kill Order, and Kill Confirmed.
• Catch your breath during breaks throughout the match, shifting the play of the game by adding modifiers that affect every Operator, including a +420 Score Bonus, 3rd Person, Visual Impairment, Double Health, Hardcore, Paranoia Sounds, Low Gravity, Double Jump, and Increased Movement Speed.
• Battle in 6v6 across all five modes, their order randomized at the start of each match. Compete for two minutes in each mode, ending when one team reaches the Score Limit or at the conclusion of all five modes. The team with the most points wins the game.

New Weapon (Multiplayer & Zombies)

• Ladra - SMG (Event Reward)
  • Full-auto submachine gun. Extreme rate of fire, excellent range, and low recoil. Headshots can help offset lower base damage.

New Attachment

• Goblin Mk2 7.62 Mini-Rocket Conversion (Event Reward)
  • Converts the Goblin Mk2 into a fully automatic weapon with explosive rocket ammunition. Splash damage capabilities come at the expense of bullet velocity and rate of fire.

New Multiplayer Perk

Vendetta - Recon (Event Reward)

• On respawn, mark your killer’s last known position for a short duration. Get a bonus score for eliminating that enemy. The Vigilance Perk counters being marked by Vendetta.

Directed Mode: Shattered Veil

• Get some extra guidance when taking on the Main Quest in Shattered Veil with the arrival of Directed Mode in Season 03 Reloaded. Head to Colton Hall in the wooded hills above Liberty Falls and deliver the Sentinel Artifact to S.A.M. with a maximum round cap of 15.

New Zombies Limited-Time Mode

• Zombie Snacks
  • Whet your appetite in the Zombie Snacks limited-time mode, challenging Operators to keep their energy reserves up while aiming to enter a flow state, providing extra power for slaying the undead.
  • Play Zombie Snacks on all five maps, including Shattered Veil, The Tomb, Citadelle des Morts, Terminus, and Liberty Falls, in both Standard and Directed playlists with the following gameplay changes:
  • Energy Meter: In Zombie Snacks, your Operator’s health bar is replaced with an energy meter which depletes when taking damage or moving. The energy meter does not passively recharge. For that, you need food.
    • In Standard, your energy depletes when moving or taking damage. Jumping, mantling, sliding, and diving all deplete energy on use. In Directed Mode, your energy only depletes when taking damage.
    • Replenish your energy by eating snacks (+50), drinking Perks (+150), or chewing a GobbleGum (+50). Other health-based features will also refill energy, such as the Stimshot (+50) and the Light Mend Ammo Mod (+5 per glyph, +10 with the Extra Strength Augment).
    • The Jugger-Nog Perk will increase your total energy bar.
  • Food Items: Eat food to partially replenish your energy meter, dropped by downed enemies and found throughout the map.
    • Specials, Elites, and HVTs are guaranteed to drop three snack items.
  • Refrigerator Powerup: When activated, all eliminated zombies will drop food items for a short period of time. Nobody’s going hungry when this Power-Up drops.
  • Flow Mode: Eliminate 10 zombies without taking damage to enter a flow state. Operators in the flow inflict plenty of extra damage and gain special boosts, such as improved handling and movement. Take any damage, and the flow state is lost. We suggest you turn up your music for this one.
  • Earn GobbleGum rewards upon the first completion of the Main Quest in Standard or Directed Mode on any map:
    • Directed: A custom collection of 4 GobbleGums per map.
      • Each contains one high-rarity GobbleGum and 3 GobbleGums of other rarities.
      • 15,000 XP per map, for a total of 75,000 XP across all maps.
    • Standard: A custom collection of 6 GobbleGums per map.
      • Each contains one high-rarity GobbleGum and 5 GobbleGums of other rarities.
      • 15,000 XP per map, for a total of 75,000 XP across all maps.