All MW3 Warzone Season 1 Major Changes, Gameplay Fixes & More

Season 1 of Modern Warfare 3 is bringing the BIGGEST update to the newest iteration of Warzone yet! Not only are we getting the newest map, Urzikstan, but tons of quality of life changes and updates from MW3 and Warzone! Season 1 of Warzone and Modern Warfare III releases on December 6th for ALL PLATFORMS and will include updates to both MWIII and Warzone! Here’s what you need to know:

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QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES

Movement is the SAME as MW3! Slide cancelling, ADS speeds, etc
Stims boost movement speed
New UI updates: MW3 UI, Font, and Tac-Map changes that allow you to easier find certain things on the map
Red dots will appear on the mini map when an enemy fires an unsuppressed weapon!
Weapon and loot rarity is back
Backpack update – expansion, dedicated ammo slots next to loot

Blue Armor Plates rather than Purple Plates
Every Quality of Life change from Warzone currently WILL be there at the launch of Urzikstan
Gas Mask Manual Equip Returns; Tear Gas Grenade can now be countered with the Gas Mask
Players will ALWAYS have a pistol ready while swimming regardless if you have one equipped
Contracts are easier to find (laptop instead of a phone) along with new rewards
Big Game Bounty Contract Returns from the original Warzone

“Fly Buy” Public Event: Drones will fly-in and drop additional buy stations
Water visibility is easier to see targets both in and out of water
Experimental Gas Grenade is a tear gas grenade that does gas damage, but can be countered with the gas mask
Loot distribution and spread is improved to minimize loot overlap and help loot identification

NEW ENVIRONMENT ELEMENTS

Players now have more options for movement and traversal than ever before in Warzone! On top of returning vehicles, players will now have access to:

DRIVABLE TRAIN

Described as a “Mobile POI”:

Players can now drive a train around the map that includes a UAV Tower, Buy Station, guaranteed Legendary Crate, Ammo Depot, and more fun surprises!

HORIZONTAL ZIPLINE

Similar to Vertical Ziplines:

These ziplines can now take you across distances rather than just scale buildings!

COYOTE VEHICLE

Brand new vehicle for both Battle Royale and Plunder modes:

Lightly-armored offroad vehicle that is agile and equipped with a mounted machine gun!

PERK CHANGES

Perk Packages are here to stay the way they currently are in Warzone. This time however, you now have these certain perks on AT ALL TIMES:

TAC PADS
- Improves slide distance and allows for full ADS while sliding, and increases stance transition speeds
COMMANDO GLOVES
- Enables reloading while sprinting
QUICK-GRIP GLOVES
- Increases weapon swap speed
CLIMBING BOOTS
- Increases climbing and mantling speeds
OVERKILL
- Can choose two Primary Weapons

That’s not all when it comes to perks; Warzone’s MW3 integration will also bring in NEW PERKS as well as some returning ones from the original Warzone:

IRRADIATED
- Move faster and take less damage while in the gas
TEMPERED
- Allows you to refill armor plates to full with two plates instead of three (Can be equipped as a perk or found on the ground as a vest!)
COMBAT SCOUT
- Bullets you fire briefly ping an enemy for you and your squad
RESOLUTE
- When taking damage from gunfire, this grants a short bonus to movement speed
SHROUDED
- Drop a smoke grenade when downed
MOUNTAINEER
- Reduces fall damage
STALKER
- Increased strafe and aim down sight movement speed
ESCAPIST
- Increased downed, prone, and crouch speed
PRIMED
- Accuracy and time to aim down sight is improved while jumping
FACULTY
- Delay triggered explosives while sprinting, warns of nearby enemy equipment, and reduces combat noise

GULAG CHANGES

Urzikstan will also bring a smaller gulag than Al Mazrah. It’ll be closer in size to the one in Vondel and Verdansk! There’s also going to be some changes that come to the new gulag:

ASCENDER OVERTIME FINISHER

This is a new update regarding “overtime” while in the gulag:

The overtime flag has been replaced with an Ascender Cable where either player can use to extract out of the gulag. You can both shoot and be shot at while using the cable.

GULAG PUBLIC EVENTS

Random events can now happen when you load into a gulag fight:

GO AGAIN
- Additional gulag fight if you lose the first one
CASH GRAB
- More money on the floor including a huge stack in the middle of the map
LOCKED & LOADED WEAPONS
- AMG & SMG Loadout with Full Armor
NVG (NIGHT VISION GULAG) | In-Season
- The gulag will occasionally go dark and will give the players Night Vision Goggles

MERRY CODMAS EVENT

This is the newest Warzone Christmas Event! It’ll come later in the season and will feature:

KRAMPUS… JUST KIDDING! IT’S ZOMBIE SANTA
DECK THE HALLS
SLAY RIDE TRAIN
& MORE!

For further info on this event; check out our article on the new Christmas Event!

SEASON 1 RELOADED UPDATES

Season 1 Reloaded will bring a few more changes to Warzone:

COVERT EXFIL
- New secondary exfil condition
WEAPON CASE
- Similar to the weapon cases from DMZ
NEW CHAMPION’S QUEST
- New quest for Urzikstan that’ll bring new defects from nuclear materials… however, enemy teams can now steal your contract if you’re killed on your big game

These changes seem eye-catching. We won’t know more until the full patch notes are live!

THE END

Are you excited for the Season 1 update for Warzone! Remember that even though this is a MASSIVE update to Warzone, that this isn’t “Warzone 3”. It’s still just titled “Call of Duty: Warzone” and has no number associated to it anymore. Below is a video that goes in-depth on the topic!