Game-Changing Update: Call of Duty: Warzone Unleashes New Perk, Leaving Players in Awe

Call of Duty: Warzone’s season 4 Reloaded has recently introduced several adjustments to the popular multiplayer title. This includes revamping the Ghost and Birdseye in-game perks. One notable change in the update is the modification of the Ghost perk, which is widely regarded as the top perk in Warzone. By strengthening Birdseye, this adjustment reduces the effectiveness of Ghost and brings about a noteworthy shift in the game's dynamics.

The perk system in Call of Duty: Warzone is highly recognizable, allowing players to tailor their playstyle by choosing from a range of perks to include in their loadout. These perks offer various abilities, such as enhanced movement speed or the ability to carry two primary weapons simultaneously. Naturally, some perks are more advantageous than others, as the meta constantly evolves. With the recent improvement of Birdseye, the battle royale's landscape is set to undergo significant changes.

Apparently, in an effort to balance the perk skills in Call of Duty: Warzone, the developers have made significant adjustments to the Ghost perk and introduced a buff for Birdseye. The Ghost ability was widely regarded as the top perk in the battle royale mode, enabling players to effectively conceal themselves from enemy detection tools such as UAVs, heartbeat sensors, and portable radars. However, the new ultimate perk, Birdseye, now completely nullifies the effects of Ghost. When players activate the Birdseye perk and use a UAV, they will now be able to see the locations of their enemies on their tactical map, even if the enemies have Ghost equipped.

This change aims to enhance the fast-paced gameplay of Call of Duty: Warzone, which may disappoint players who prefer a more cautious approach, opting to silently camp and observe rather than diving into intense battles. However, these changes will also provide a more captivating and viewer-friendly experience for those watching competitive Warzone matches or livestreams.

In addition to the perk modifications, Call of Duty: Warzone's season 4 Reloaded introduces a multitude of new playable events, unlockables, and challenges for players to enjoy. Furthermore, the new season incorporates three playable characters from the popular TV series The Boys, demonstrating Warzone's ambition to elevate its standing and take inspiration from Fortnite, its direct competitor, through exclusive collaborations.

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 04 Reloaded Patch Notes

The Boys: Temp V Field Upgrades

Obtain the letter "W" with extraordinary abilities within the Warzone by utilizing the new Temp V Field Upgrade. Upon activation, Players are bestowed with one of four random superpowers. Unlike traditional Field Upgrades, these powers can be accessed and utilized at any time after consuming Temp V. However, in the event that you are eliminated from combat prior to activating the power, it will be lost, similar to a standard Field Upgrade.

The four distinct superpowers that can be obtained from Temp V are:

Charge Jump allows the Player to travel across the map without taking any fall damage, while also inflicting splash damage upon landing.

The Electric Shockwave unleashes a formidable electrical explosion that harms both Operators and AI Combatants, while also obliterating Vehicles and Equipment.

Laser Vision – This ability levitates the Player and fires an aimed laser beam that sears through enemy targets.

Teleport – This ability warps the Player straight up into the air.

Temp V is accessible in all Warzone Playlists, including DMZ, except Ranked Play. Temp V is limited in DMZ by effect (such as no Charge Jump) and scarcity.

MAPS

Map Updates

Vondel | Battle Royale

New Gulag

Unique to Vondel, this three-lane map is specifically designed for 1v1 combat. At its center, there is a circular structure with an opening that directly faces the two primary spawn points.

MODES

New Modes

Introducing Vondel's Battle Royale - where the intensity escalates with each passing moment. Brace yourself for the Encroaching Circle's collapse, strategically placed Loadout Drops, the thrilling Gulag encounters, and the exhilarating quest to emerge as the ultimate last Squad standing. Join the action alongside a staggering count of up to 72 Players per match and experience the traditional Battle Royale like never before.

GENERAL

Map RotationA 15 minute in-game timer has been added to the Playlist menu that now indicates when specified Resurgence Modes switch between Ashika Island and Vondel.

Beginning with Resurgence Trios, the map will alternate every 15 minutes between Ashika Island and Vondel. This addition allows players to explore the diverse range of maps and modes offered in Warzone. We will closely observe the success of this feature and consider its expansion in the future.

For improved convenience, players now have the ability to equip 0/1/2/3 Armor Plates on Target Dummies through the settings in the pause menu.

GAMEPLAY

New Features

All Maps | All Modes

Armor Plate Carriers EquipmentArmor Plate Carriers will now drop when an enemy player is eliminated.

- Introducing three new variants of Armor Plate Carriers: Medic.

- These Armor Plate Carriers serve as a valuable asset for swiftly reviving fallen squad members and enhancing health regeneration speed.

Comms: Upgrade your Armor Plate Carrier with this unique version to enhance UAV efficiency by displaying the enemy Player's location on the minimap.

Stealth: Take advantage of this exclusive Armor Plate Carrier, designed to shield the Player from UAVs and other tracking devices.

Al Mazrah | Battle Royale

Cash Drop Public EventThis new event will spawn 3 planes that will drop a combined total of 12 crates across the map.

Each crate will spawn ~$10,000 in Cash and between 2-4 randomized Armor Plate Carriers.

This event has a chance to occur during the 3rd and 5th Circles.

Vondel | All Modes

Field Upgrade: Personal Redeploy Drone (P.R.D.)

The Personal Redeploy Drone (P.R.D.) is a deployable equipment that instantly propels and carries the player into the air before releasing them.

Vondel | Battle Royale, Resurgence

Signals Intelligence ContractPlayers will be required to track down and hack three different phones to earn rewards over a short duration of time.

Each member of the Squad will receive a cumulative payment of $500 for a maximum amount of $5,000 over a duration of 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Remember to take cover or submerge yourself in water during the Occupation Scan event to avoid exposing your location.

All Maps | Resurgence

Communal Stations Public EventOnce Resurgence is disabled, a series of Deployable Buy Stations will drop onto the field at random for any Player to use.

Adjustments

All Maps | All Modes

Improved Quality of Life for Armor and Ammunition Boxes:

Lethal and Tactical Equipment refill behavior has been updated to align with Ammunition.

In addition, Armor and Ammunition Boxes will now release extra items that cannot be accommodated in the active Loadout slots, allowing Players to decide whether to store them in the Backpack.

Gas Mask Quality Improvement: If a player chooses to deploy their parachute, the automatic Gas Mask animation that occurs while the player is in the air will be disrupted.

Birdseye Perk Enhancement: When players utilize a UAV along with the Birdseye perk, players who are cloaked by the Ghost effect will now be exposed to the user of the UAV.

Reduced the number of Stims spawned from Medicine Cabinets to 1 instead of 2.

All Maps | Battle Royale, Resurgence

Gas DamagePlayers will now see an increase in the damage dealt to them over time the longer they remain in the Gas.

We appreciate clever Gas plays with a 1000IQ, but we strongly discourage camping in the gas. It's important that players within the circle are rewarded with fortune, so that we can truly value and respect the exceptional occasions when a player successfully pulls off an extraordinary Gas play.

All Maps | Battle Royale

Players will now redeploy at a reduced elevation each circle, with the reduction being 9% of the initial elevation. This reduction will continue until Circle 8, after which it will remain constant for the rest of the match. In total, there will be a height difference of approximately 60% from the start of the match until the last adjustment.

We've observed a rise in players remaining in the air to exploit the aerial advantage and secure a more favorable final position. However, we believe this contradicts the essence of a Battle Royale encounter. To address this, we will progressively decrease the redeployment height as each circle closes. This approach will ensure a greater balance between being airborne and being on the ground, promoting fairness in all game modes.

Cash IncreaseThe minimum amount of Cash that Players will find has been increased to $500, up from $100.

This applies to all sources of loot including Cash Registers and Supply Boxes.

WEAPONS

To reiterate the Weapon adjustments that specifically impact Warzone:

WARZONE RANKED PLAY

With the launch of Season 04, a significant adjustment was made to the damage profiles of Weapons in Warzone. This modification resulted in an overall increase in the length of engagements. However, with the arrival of Season 04 Reloaded, our focus has shifted towards emphasizing accuracy in gunfights. To achieve this, we have made adjustments to the Warzone damage profiles of every Weapon, ensuring they align with this new balance paradigm. Additionally, we have paid extra attention to the most dominant Weapons. This rebalancing will result in a wider range of Time to Kill values, allowing Weapons to kill faster when used with precision, and slower when not. This shift provides Weapons the necessary breathing room to feel more distinct and fosters a healthier ecosystem where each Weapon class can thrive.

New Season 04 Reloaded Restrictions

WeaponsMX Guardian

UI/UX

Armor Plate Count Quality of LifePlayers will now be able to view the total number of unequipped Armor Plates that they are carrying on the Squad widget.

Improved Backpack Notification: Players will now receive a clear "Backpack [Full]" notification at the bottom center of their user interface, allowing for easy monitoring of their Backpack status.

Enhanced Buyback Indication: The amount of Cash with which an eliminated Player will respawn upon redeployment will now be displayed on the right side of the Squad widget.

The After Action Report now displays the Quality of Life Rewards after successfully detonating the nuke.

Eliminated Players can now view a recap of the enemy Players who were involved in their death.

This will include the number of shots that made contact per Player.

Resurgence Improvements Quality of LifeGeneral improvements to the Resurgence Mode interface, especially while Spectating.

The Squad widget has been enhanced to provide clearer indications when a Squad member is about to be redeployed.

A new feature called "Ask to be Cautious" Ping allows players to ping their surviving Squad members when most of the team has been eliminated. This ping suggests playing cautiously to avoid a complete wipeout.

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue that was causing Players to spawn outside of the playable area.

Players can no longer eliminate spectators in an active Gulag match using the Semtex Grenade.

Squads will no longer earn experience by shooting down their own Deployable Buy Stations.

Resolved an issue where Players would respawn with their Backpack contents, leading to a malfunction of the Backpack.

Resolved an issue where the After Action Report would not appear upon exiting a Lockdown match.

Fixed an issue where sometimes Players would get a Bounty Contract for another Player that is in the Gulag.

Fixed an issue where dropped Riot Shields from caches couldn’t be equipped.

Resolved a bug where Players were able to continue respawning if they died simultaneously when the Resurgence window was disabled.

Addressed an issue where Players would experience the loss of their ammo counter after utilizing the Redeploy Drone.

Rewrote content:

- Addressed an issue where weapon restrictions would persist in standard Battle Royale mode after exiting a Warzone Battle Royale Ranked private match.

- Resolved a bug where the Gas Mask overlay would remain visible on the screen upon death.

Call of Duty: Warzone is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Source: Call of Duty