CoD Season 4 Patch Notes Detail SG-12 Nerf, Anti-Cheat Updates, And More

Season 4 goes live in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and the developer's patch notes reveal all the major changes for Call of Duty’s various modes. These adjustments include a nerf for the powerful SG-12 shotgun, a new self-revive kit for Warzone, and map improvements for Zombies. Content-wise, Season 4 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone adds a new battle pass, another operator for the Guild faction, more guns, and additional maps. New seasons of Ranked Play arrive for both multiplayer and Warzone. Treyarch also introduces a "classic" multiplayer moshpit playlist inspired by Black Ops 2's movement and gameplay, which will remove the game's omnimovement, sliding, and wall-jump abilities. In other news, hype is already building for this year's new Call of Duty release. Activision officially revealed Modern Warfare 4 last week, and the game will include a campaign, multiplayer, and DMZ extraction mode. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 preorders are live, and Activision has also confirmed a “Loyalty” discount that allows players to get 10% off the game’s Vault edition. The Season 4 patch notes for both Black Ops 7 and Warzone can be found below, as shared by Activision. New anti-cheat measures are live As previously announced, Call of Duty's new security checks are now in effect for players on PC. Microsoft Azure Attestation (MAA) checks will place PC players into a separate matchmaking pool. To access all playlists, players must successfully complete the MAA process. Because the pool of players who haven't passed our attestation checks is small, access is limited to a select set of playlists to help maintain healthy matchmaking. Players who do not complete the required checks will be limited to Nuketown 24/7 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and the Battle Royale Casual playlist inWarzone. This requirement helps protect the integrity of the game and the experience of the broader community. More detailed instructions for how to make a PC compliant can be found on Activision's blog. SG-12 shotgun nerf in multiplayer The only multiplayer weapon tuning for Season 4's launch is a nerf to the overpowered SG-12 shotgun when using the 12 Gauge Dragon's Breath attachment. This reduces the damage range with this ammo type, as well as how many pellets are fired per shot. The developer says this should put the power of this attachment more in line with the base ammo type. Season 4's Launch map Weapon tuning for Endgame Endgame doesn't normally receive the same weapon tuning as multiplayer and Warzone, but the developer says it wanted to improve some of the more specialized and challenging weapons to use. Notably, this includes a massive buff to the M34 Novaline marksman rifle with a 50% damage boost, which Treyarch says should help it feel more powerful as a slower, precision weapon. Headshot damage was increased by 33% for the Strider 300, Hawker HX, and VS Recon sniper rifles. The Shadow SK was previously the weakest of the snipers in Endgame, but it received several buffs to make it more viable. These improvements include the following: Headshot damage increased by 13% Upper Torso damage increased by 85% Lower Torso damage increased by 97% For launchers, the most popular choice was the Arrow 109, but Treyarch has made reductions to the weapon's direct impact damage and the inner explosion damage, while improving the weaker A.R.C. M1 launcher to have higher direct impact damage and reduced charge time. The Siren special weapon has a 50% damage increase, and the NX Ravager crossbow damage is increased by 26%. Zombies Totenreich map improvements Totenreich Zombies map Season 4 brings several improvements for the Totenreich map, including fixes for several issues affecting the map's Wonder Weapon and main questline. The patch notes detail fixes for an issue that previously caused the boss's weak points to not take critical damage. It also addresses an issue where the Jotunn Star Wonder Weapon would only swing at normal speed when using the Melee Macchiato perk with the Expresso Major Augment equipped. Additionally, it corrects an issue where the Jotunn Star Wonder Weapon control UI would not appear correctly after reloading a save. Warzone Ranked Play map pool changes The Fortune's Keep map returns to Warzone along with a new season of Ranked Play. Season 4 adds Fortune's Keep into the Ranked Play Resurgence map pool, allowing players to compete across Rebirth Island, Haven's Hollow, and Fortune's Keep. Increased Buy Stations for battle royale Buy Station locations have been greatly increased across Avalon and Verdansk for standard battle royale. Buy Station locations are increased from 49 to 64 on Avalon and from 49 to 51 on Verdansk. The developer says this change was based on player feedback, asking for more consistent access and map coverage. As with previous seasonal updates, the Buy Station placements have also been refreshed for the maps. Clash mode on Verdansk New "advanced self-revive" for Res

Season 4 goes live in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and the developer's patch notes reveal all the major changes for Call of Duty’s various modes. These adjustments include a nerf for the powerful SG-12 shotgun, a new self-revive kit for Warzone, and map improvements for Zombies. Content-wise, Season 4 of Black…

Season 4 goes live in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and the developer's patch notes reveal all the major changes for Call of Duty’s various modes. These adjustments include a nerf for the powerful SG-12 shotgun, a new self-revive kit for Warzone, and map improvements for Zombies. Content-wise, Season 4 of Black Ops 7 and Warzone adds a new battle pass, another operator for the Guild faction, more guns, and additional maps. New seasons of Ranked Play arrive for both multiplayer and…