Cold War Season 3 patch notes: new guns & maps, weapon balancing, more
Activision and Treyarch have released the patch notes revealing new details about what’s new in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, including several new maps, along with six new weapons, modes, and much more.
There’s been a lot of anticipation surrounding the launch of Season 3 in Black Ops Cold War and now we know exactly what’s been added in terms ofall the new content and major changes– and there’s a ton of it!
Everything you need to know about the upcoming season can be found below:
Black Ops Cold War Season 3 Roadmap
Black Ops Cold War Season 3 update patch notes & weapon balancing
Battle Pass
Main Lobby
Weapon Unlock Challenges
Weapon Tuning
Prestige Rewards
Prestige Shop
MULTIPLAYER
Scorestreaks
Challenges
Split-Screen
Featured Playlists
LEAGUE PLAY
Combat Record
Create-a-Class
Custom Games
Match Cancellation
Progression
Field Upgrades
Dead Ops Arcade 3
Onslaught (PlayStation)
What’s new in Black Ops Cold War Season 3?
Six new weapons: PPSH, Swiss K31, AMP63, more
Six new weapons will be added to BOCW in S3 – three right away when the season starts and three more at some point in the coming weeks.
As per usual, the two new guns – PPSh and Swiss K31 – can beunlocked for free via the Battle Pass.
Four new maps: Standoff confirmed!
The iconic Standoff map from Black Ops 2 will make its long-awaited return to Call of Duty in Season 3, although it will not be released at launch. Like with the weapons, only two maps are released with the S3 update, the other two will roll out later on during the season.
Three new Operators: Captain Price returns!
S3 brings with it three brand new Operators that players can use in both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone: Wraith (launch week), Knight (in-season), Antonov (in-season).
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In addition, a new version of Captain Price is released – Price ’84 – a Cold War-era version of the iconic character. This one hasn’t be rolled out like the others, however, as players need to own BOCW to get it, or purchase the game if they haven’t already.
New modes & scorestreak
The fan-favorite Sticks and Stones mode is back in multiplayer in S3: “It’s every Operator for themselves, with each player deploying with the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and a Tomahawk. Earn score with crossbow and Ballistic Knife kills, and eliminate enemies with the Tomahawk to bankrupt their score to zero. The first player to reach the score limit or the player with the highest score when the timer expires wins.”
Coming later in the season is a new large-scale mode called Multi-Team Elimination: “The upcoming Multi-Team Elimination mode brings the last-team-standing experience to Black Ops Cold War’s biggest maps, where multiple teams of four will fight to survive ever-expanding radiation zones. Redeploys will be limited and loadouts will be restricted, so teams will need to scavenge for weapons, Scorestreaks, Armor, Redeploy Tickets, and more. Emerge as the last team standing or the first squad to board the exfil chopper in the final safe zone to achieve victory.”
As for the new scorestreak, it’s called Strafe Run, officially described as having a longer period and higher potential for kills compared to the Napalm Strike, so it’s likely a pretty powerful streak if you’re able to get your hands on it.
Zombies: New Outbreak region, items, events, more
Treyarch haven’t forgotten about Zombies with this update, rolling out a bunch of new content for the Outbreak mode:
When is the Black Ops Cold War Season 3 update? Release date & file sizes
The Black Ops Cold War Season 3 update will officially go livebetween April 20-21, depending on where you are in the world:
Here are the confirmed file sizes for the patch:
As for everything new coming to Warzone, you can find out all of the info in ourWarzone Season 3 update hub here.
