Warzone Season 1 Reloaded early patch notes: Return of Ranked Play, CODMAS LTMs, new Perk, and more

Modified Dec 04, 2024 02:17 GMT

Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Reloaded is officially going live on December 5, 2024. The mid-season update of the COD battle royale after Black Ops 6's integration brings a plethora of content to the table. From the return of the Ranked Play to new limited-time modes to celebrate CODMAS, there is a lot to explore. The update also adds new weapons and skins to both Warzone and Black Ops 6.

If you want to learn about what's new in the Warzone Season 1 Reloaded update, read below.

Warzone Season 1 Reloaded early patch notes

Here is everything new in the Warzone Season 1 Reloaded update:

Ranked Play returns in Warzone with the Season 1 Reloaded update

BR Ranked Play Access: To access BR Ranked Play, players must first place in the Top 15 in Battle Royale or the Top 6 in Resurgence across a total of 30 matches. Placements from Season 01 count toward this requirement.

Updated Rank: The 1-50 Rank and Skill Division system seen in previous versions of BR Ranked Play have been combined into a single Rank, representing what was previously your Skill Division and Tier. Earn SR and progress through 8 Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Crimson, Iridescent, and Top 250.

SR (Skill Rating): Progress through Ranks by earning SR in each match. New this year, SR is earned from your placement and your personal elimination performance. The amount of SR earned from an elimination is now determined by your rank in relation to your opponent. This means more SR’s for killing higher ranked players, and less SR for killing those below you.

Update: Party Skill Restriction: Full squads can party together without restrictions. Matchmaking will be based on the highest ranked player in the squad.

Update: Seasonal Setback: The End-of-Season SR Setback has been adjusted in BR Ranked Play to reduce the impact felt by players early in their Rank journey. Every new season, your Rank may be reset based on where you ended the previous season, as follows:

Bronze or Silver Ranked players are not impacted by the Seasonal setback and will be able to pick up where they ended each Season with no SR deduction.
Gold or Platinum players will start the next Season in Tier I of Gold or Platinum respectively.
Diamond and above players will start the next Season at Diamond I.

Update: Loss Forgiveness: No matter what your Rank, each player’s first loss of the day will be forgiven and not deduct SR. This does not stack. Additionally, the three games of Loss Forgiveness that are granted when you’re promoted to a new Rank or at the start of the season now only count down after Losses.

BR Ranked Play rewards: BR Ranked Play features a variety of unique rewards players can earn to show off their skill and engagement with the mode, including new Operator Skins, Calling Cards, Decals, Emblems, plus a Loading Screen and Sticker:

Rank Rewards: Reach Gold Rank or higher to earn special Rank Rewards that are awarded the moment you’re promoted into the Rank instead of at the end of the Season.
Win Challenges: Reach Career Win milestones over the course of your Ranked Play career to earn rewards including the base Ranked Operator Skin, Call of Duty: Warzone-themed Weapon Camo, and the “Whisper” Combat Knife Blueprint. These can be completed across multiple seasons.
Top 250 Competitor and Top 250 Champion Skin (#1 Overall): Climb to the Top 250 BR Ranked Play leaderboard to earn the “Top Competitor” Operator Skin (Home and Away). The #1 overall player for the season will get the sole privilege of equipping the “Top 250 Champion” Operator Skin.
Seasonal Rewards: Each BR Ranked Play Season introduces new Seasonal Rank Rewards to earn. These are only available to be earned during that specific Season. Like the Rank Skins, Seasonal Rank Rewards are awarded as soon as the player is promoted into each Rank instead of at the end of the Season.

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New LTMS in Warzone

Throw snowballs at your enemies, fight for loot around decorated trees, and hijack Undead Santa’s ride in these two LTMs arriving in the mid-season.

Holiday Rush (Area 99, Launch) -Enter Area 99, newly outfitted with Deck the Halls trees and Snowball coolers. Get right to the point with access to high-tier loot along with a smaller gas circle and faster transitions between collapses.
Slay Ride Resurgence (Urzikstan, In-Season) - Undead Santa has hijacked the train. Toss deadly snowballs, capture trees, hunt reindeer, and battle for control of Santa’s Slay Ride. Last team standing wins.

New Perk in Warzone

Perk: Reflexes

Perk Slot: 1

Available: Season 01 Reloaded Reward

Rush enemy positions without getting caught in a trap. With this Perk equipped, triggered explosives detonate on a delay when sprinting past them.

That covers everything you need to know about the Warzone Season 1 Reloaded early patch notes. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda's Call of Duty section for the official patch notes on December 5.

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Edited by Debabrata Naiya