CoD: Warzone And MW2 Patch Notes Detail Major Change For Ranked Play BR

Activision is gearing up for a live deep dive of Modern Warfare 3 during Call of Duty Next on October 5, but ahead of the big reveal, a small update arrived to Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. Here’s everything detailed in the October 4 patch notes.

While the latest game update is very small, the patch notes include an impactful change to Warzone’s Ranked Play. The redeploy flare field upgrade was removed from the competitive mode. The developer explains the removal by saying, “redeploy flares often created situations with a general lack of competitive counter strategies, especially in the final moments of a Ranked Play battle royale match.”

For DMZ, the update corrected an issue where the mission “Thinning the Herd” could not be completed as intended due to Konni Group faction enemies no longer spawning on the Al Mazrah map.

Other bug fixes include a fix for an issue where locked camos could be added to weapons before they were earned, and a bug was squashed that sometimes caused a player to be kicked back to the main menu when attempting to access the “Manage Files” section of the settings menu.

The full patch notes can be found below, as shared by Activision.

While more news will arrive when Call of Duty Next goes live, make sure to check out all the Modern Warfare 3 announcements so far, including campaign details, Zombies, and more. Ahead of the game’s full launch, you can get hands-on time with the beta as early as October 6.

GLOBAL

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the Player can be kicked back to the main menu when attempting to access the “Manage Files” section in the Settings menu

• Fixed an issue where a significant hitch could occur when transitioning to some menus from COD HQ

• Fixed an issue where the Battle Pass After Action Report wouldn’t play correctly if the Player had Auto Redeem turned on

• Fixed an issue where the ISO 9 Mastery Completeionist Charm displayed an incorrect Charm

• Fixed an issue where the Player could be kicked back to the main menu when viewing Tracer Pack: Witchcraft

• Fixed an issue where the Dual Kamas model is missing in the preview for the Red Haunt Blueprint

• Fixed an issue where locked camos could be added to weapons before they were earned

• Fixed an issue where the TR-76 Geist Mastery Completionist Charm would incorrectly show the FR Avancer instead

WARZONE

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the mission ‘Thinning the Herd’ could not be completed as intended due to Konni Group no longer spawning on Al Mazrah in DMZ

• Fixed an issue where some melee weapons could clip through the Operator’s wrist when transitioning into a DMZ match

• Fixed an issue where Skin Indicator tiles for several Operators could display inconsistently

MATCH RULESET UPDATES

• Field Upgrades
  • Redeploy Flares have been removed.
    • Team Insight: Redeploy Flares often created situations with a general lack of competitive counter strategies, especially in the final moments of a Ranked Play Battle Royale match.