Modern Warfare 2 Season 4 Release Date and Updates

Modern Warfare 2 Season 4 Release Date

The highly anticipated season 4 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 is scheduled for a simultaneous global release on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. This major update will bring exciting new content, features, and enhancements to players worldwide.

Gamers from all regions can look forward to experiencing the latest installment of this popular franchise on the same day, ensuring an immersive and synchronized gaming experience for Call of Duty enthusiasts around the globe.

Modern Warfare 2 Season 4 Update

Get ready for an exciting update filled with thrilling fixes to enhance your gaming experience! We’ve been hard at work to bring you increased stability and smoother gameplay across all platforms, and we’re excited to share the results.

Our dedicated studio teams have been making impressive strides in deploying numerous server-related fixes and upgrades. These efforts have led to significant improvements in performance, particularly in addressing crashes and other areas of concern. We’re committed to diligently tracking and pursuing these issues to ensure you have the best gaming experience possible.

Rest assured, our focus remains on prioritizing stability and addressing any lingering crashes. We’ll continue to share our progress with you, so stay tuned for more exciting updates. Get ready to embark on epic adventures with newfound confidence in your gaming sessions.

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GLOBAL

Welcome to Season 04!

We’ll dive deep into all of the new content coming this Season below, but just a few highlights include:

Run this town: welcome to Vondel, our all-new medium-sized map!
- Jump into the Assault on Vondel Event at Launch

Fight your way through six new Multiplayer Maps, including new Core, Gunfight, and Battle Maps

Update your Loadouts with three new weapons:
- Tempus Razorback Assault Rifle
- ISO 45 SMG
- Tonfa Melee Weapon

The introduction of DMZ’s new Forward Operating Base (FOB), a centralized hub for all communications and Operator upgrades within DMZ

Keep reading for all the intel on this update, including new content, balance updates and bug fixes! For regular updates about live issues, patch notes and status updates from all studios and studio partners, follow @CODUpdates, launching with Season 04.

STABILITY

This update contains several fixes to reduce the number of known crashes. We continue to prioritize increased stability and crash fixes across all platforms.

Studio teams have made meaningful progress in deploying several server-related fixes and upgrades over the last few weeks. We have seen significant performance improvement in several areas of concern including crashes. We remain committed to tracking and pursuing these issues and will continue to share progress.

OPERATORS

New Operators

Nikto

The former FSB deep-cover agent was first spotted in Modern Warfare® (2019), using his menacing signature black mask to cover the disfiguration of his face caused by Mr. Z. A methodical and calculated soldier, Nikto is a natural-born leader who appears to fear nothing, with next to no gaps in his skill set as the ultimate soldier of fortune.

Ana Vega

The daughter of paramedics and Army reservists with family roots in Cuba, Ana Vega never had the opportunity to get to know her parents. Both were killed during rescue operations in the early days of the Urzikstan conflict. The Gold Star child followed in their footsteps in attempt to reconnect with her fallen parents, graduating with top honors from the United States Military Academy and enlisting in the Army’s Combat Medic Specialist Training Program (CMSTP). Proving her exemplary proficiency in combat and as a medic, she eventually caught the attention of her commanding officer, who fast-tracked her to a position on a prestigious Special Forces unit with the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Io (BlackCell)

WEAPONS

New Weapons

Tempus Razor Back: Assault Rifle

A masterclass in exceptional manufacturing, this Tempus Armament assault rifle features a bullpup design and frame-vibration control, resulting in a smooth and controllable full-auto 5.56 weapon.
- Unlock in Battle Pass Sector D13

ISO 45: Submachine Gun

The ISO Platform’s answer to room clearing. This SMG dominates with a high fire rate and the stopping power of .45 Auto rounds.
- Unlock in Battle Pass Sector D19

Tonfa: Melee

This hard-polymer, edgeless melee weapon delivers blunt trauma without risk of dulling or breaking. Versatile, comfortable, and lethal in the right hands.
- Unlock via Assault on Vondel Event

General

Shotgun
- Pellets now use damage priority
  - If more than four pellets hit a target, the highest damage among those hit pellets will be used
Melee
- Fist Lunge Range decreased
- Gunbutt Lunge Range decreased
- Gunbutt Damage decreased | Warzone Only

Weapon Balancing

New changes to Player Health (outlined in the Warzone section) and the application of Armor Damage ultimately result in the Time to Kill feeling slower, more consistent, and more reactable at every engagement distance.

While a select few Weapons are listed below, it is important to note that most Weapons will see their effectiveness altered as a result of the change to Armor Damage. For now, we will be retiring the term “Armor Damage” and any future changes that are Warzone specific will be followed by “Warzone Only.”

Battle Rifles

Cronen Squall
- Full-Auto
  - Bullets to Kill increased by 2 | Warzone Only
  - Maximum Damage increased | Warzone Only
  - Minimum Damage added | Warzone Only
- Semi-Auto
  - Bullets to Kill increased by 1 | Warzone Only
  - Maximum Damage decreased | Warzone Only
  - Minimum Damage increased | Warzone Only

Shotguns

Bryson 800
- Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only
- Head Multiplier increased
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Arm Multipliers increased
- Leg Multipliers increased
Bryson 890
- Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only
- Head Multiplier increased
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Arm Multipliers increased
- Leg Multipliers increased
Expedite 12
- Minimum Damage added | Warzone Only
- Leg Multipliers increased
KV Broadside
Lockwood 300
- Minimum Damage decreased | Warzone Only
- Head Multiplier increased
- Neck Multiplier increased
- Upper Torso Multiplier increased
- Arm Multipliers increased
- Leg Multipliers increased
- Hip to ADS Spread transition speed increased
  - Becomes accurate faster after aiming down sights
- Mid Damage Ranges increased
- Mid Damage decreased slightly

Submachine Guns

Fennec 45
- Bullets to Kill decreased by 1 | Warzone Only

Attachments

FTAC Siege
- Akimbo FTAC Siege (NEW)
  - Unlock through in-game Challenge: 25 Hip Fire Operator kills with the FTAC Siege
Kastov-74u
- KSTV-17 Barrel (NEW)
  - Added to Kastov-74u progression, replaces 5.45 Tracer at Level 9
    - Players who have progressed beyond this level will have it retroactively granted to their account following the launch of Season 4
KV Broadside
- 12 Gauge Dragon’s Breath
  - Close-range Damage increased slightly

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue with the SZ Aggressor-IR Optic where its ADS penalty was higher than intended

Fixed an issue with 12-Gauge Dragon’s Breath residual damage where it would be counted as a headshot for scoring

Fixed an issue that caused Death Effects to intermittently occur on incorrect bodies

Fixed numerous incorrect Attachment unlock criteria

Fixed an issue where the in-game challenge completed overlay for the KL40-M2 Drill underbarrel Attachment showed a placeholder name

Fixed an issue causing the .300 BLK Overpressured +P ammunition to remain locked without unlock requirements, despite the Weapon being at max level

Fixed an issue where Bipod Attachments were not blocked on some Weapons when using the canted iron sights

EVENTS

NEW: Assault on Vondel
- Your mission is to fight back against Nikto’s clandestine army, and reclaim the city in our seasonal event. The Assault on Vondel begins at the launch of Season 04 and goes through July 7. Earn rewards through two types of challenges during the event:
  - Community Challenges: All Players must work together to gather medals through classic challenges, unlocking gameplay rewards such as the Taxi Boat and Trams, Reinforcement Flare Field Upgrade, the Favorite Supply Box and a brand new Tonfa melee Weapon.
  - Mastery Challenges: Individual challenges that are directly tied to a cosmetic reward while also contributing to the Community Challenge. The most efficient way to get all cosmetic rewards is to land on Vondel, but playing across the game is also supported

Find more details on how the Assault on Vondel Launch Event will work in the Warzone section of these Patch Notes.

BATTLE PASs

Battle Pass

Unlock 100 tiers of content in this season’s Battle Pass, featuring 2 new weapons, Nikto and more! Check out the Season 04 Battle Pass blog for all the intel, including BlackCell.

GAMEPLAY

Movement

Parachute: Weapon Quick Raise is now always used when cutting your parachute or landing for improved responsiveness on landing

PERKS

Adjustments

Bomb Squad now scales down explosive damage and caps the maximum damage you can receive unless the damage was a direct impact

FIELD UPGRADES

Bug Fixes

Field Upgrades now refund properly when shocked by a shock stick mid-deployment

Throwing Star kills now properly extend Battle Rage and Dead Silence

AUDIO

Adjustments

Added ability for War Tracks to play in 3D positions from Vehicles in the world, rather than only to Players riding in a Vehicle

UI/UX

New Features

Multiple Attacker Notifier Quality of Life
- When a Player is downed while simultaneously under fire from multiple enemy Players, a text notifier will appear near their crosshair indicating the total number of recent attackers.

Adjustments

Added a new splash that calls out when a Player is downed or killed by more than one attacker

Players can now view Skins for locked Operators

Added the ability to select Skins for Tacticals and Lethals… check out the new Wumpa grenade!

Added the ability to remove all of your equipped attachments on your weapon by pressing and hold RT/R2 in Gunsmith.

Improved clarity on which Attachments have Skins, are Tunable, or are Pro-Tuned

Added the Pro-Tuned tag to the loadout preview widget for Blueprint-tuned Weapons

Added Pros and Cons for all Attachments

Improved usability of Loadout select

Perk Packages now use a double-stacked row

Additions and improvements to the HUD for Search and Destroy and Rescue Modes

Added reticles and tracers to the Loadout preview in Gunfight

Added a POI label under the Compass in Gunfight

General visual improvements to the HUD in Gunfight

Redesigned AAR and Scoreboard to accommodate 6v6 and larger matches

Global Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where exiting the Tactical Camera would sometimes leave a blurry screen

Fixed an issue where the Player would have their controls locked if they tried to re-enter a Recon Drone as it dies, while looking through a Spotter Scope

Fixed an issue where the Wheelson could be deployed on top of other vehicles

Fixed an issue where the Player’s FOV would remained zoomed in after leaving control of the Gunship

Fixed an issue that prevented bots from being able to revive downed teammates

Fixed an issue where Weapon progress trackers could become misaligned with their Weapons in the Weapon Challenges menu

Fixed an issue where the Buy Battle Pass menu launched abruptly when accessed for the second time while on View Map in the Battle Pass tab

Fixed an issue where the Operator could disappear when the Player enters the Emblem or Calling Card tab and goes back

Fixed an issue where Players could experience dropped frames when switching Calling Card tabs

Fixed an issue where loot could be destroyed if a Player died on top of an exploding vehicle

Fixed an issue where the Player would exit the Light Helo but still remain inside of it

Fixed an issue that could cause Players to end up in a broken state when performing a roof exit on a vehicle as it blew up

Fixed an issue where vehicles didn’t collide with Players reviving other Players

Fixed an issue where collision sounds on the armor of the armored pickup truck didn’t play

Fixed an issue causing a number of missing vehicle icons in Ground War’s Tac Map legend

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, released in 2009, is a first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It serves as the direct sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and is the sixth installment in the Call of Duty series. The game was made available for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 platforms, with a separate version for the Nintendo DS called Modern Warfare: Mobilized. A version for OS X was released in 2014, and the Xbox 360 version became backward compatible for Xbox One in 2018.

The game’s campaign centers around Task Force 141, an international special forces unit led by Captain Soap MacTavish. They are tasked with pursuing Vladimir Makarov, the leader of the Russian Ultranationalist party, while also supporting the U.S. Army Rangers in defending Washington, D.C. from a Russian invasion. The campaign allows players to assume the roles of Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson and Private James Ramirez, with Captain MacTavish becoming playable later on. Modern Warfare 2 features an extensive multiplayer mode with new gameplay elements and modes.

Development of the game started in 2008 under the working title “Call of Duty 6.” It utilizes the IW 4.0 engine, an enhanced version of the IW 3.0 engine from Call of Duty 4. The campaign drew inspiration from real-world conflicts, and the multiplayer mode underwent testing through an in-house beta version. The official announcement came in February 2009, accompanied by teaser trailers and a full reveal trailer.

The multiplayer mode was later revealed, and post-release, two downloadable content packs were made available, featuring additional multiplayer maps.Modern Warfare 2 garnered widespread acclaim for its engaging campaign, robust multiplayer mode, and substantial content. However, it faced some criticism for its relatively short campaign and perceived lack of innovation.

The game achieved remarkable commercial success, selling approximately 4.7 million copies in North America and the United Kingdom within 24 hours of its release. By 2013, it had sold 22.7 million copies. A comic book series titled Modern Warfare 2: Ghost, based on the character Simon “Ghost” Riley, was also released. The game was not without controversies, notably surrounding a playable level involving a terrorist attack at an airport.

A sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, concluded the original Modern Warfare storyline in 2011. In March 2020, a remastered version of Modern Warfare 2’s campaign, titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, was released for PlayStation 4, followed by releases for Windows and Xbox One in April 2020.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a fast-paced first-person shooter game where players engage in intense gunfights against enemy combatants. The player controls a soldier with various actions available, including jumping, sprinting, crouching, going prone, and aiming down sights.

Taking damage is indicated by blood splatters on the heads-up display (HUD), and players can recover health by taking cover. The HUD also provides information like a compass, mini-map, and ammunition count. The game offers a range of traditional guns with attachments like suppressors and heartbeat sensors. Players can use grenades, flashbangs, and knives for combat, as well as special equipment like night vision goggles.

The game features three game modes: Campaign, Spec Ops, and Multiplayer. The Campaign is a single-player mode with interconnected levels and objectives to fulfill. If the player dies, they respawn at the nearest checkpoint. Spec Ops mode provides additional levels that can be played individually or cooperatively, with specific challenges and difficulty tiers.

Multiplayer mode allows players to compete against each other in team-based and deathmatch-based game types, with unique strategies required to achieve the objectives. Killstreaks and deathstreaks offer tactical advantages or balance the game for players. Experience points are earned to advance in level, unlock weapons, and gain perks that modify gameplay elements.

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