Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Reloaded patch notes: New maps, game modes, Raid episode 3 and a lot more

The Season 3 Reloaded patch of Modern Warfare 2 is now live. It brings tons of new content and gameplay updates to the title. The mid-season update comes with a brand new 6v6 map for the multiplayer mode. It also introduces three new game modes called Faceoff, Gunfight O.S.P, and Giant Infected to the title's playlist.

Alongside that, the latest Reloaded patch of Modern Warfare 2 also released the new episode of Special Ops Raid mode. Episode 3 finally brings back Alex, one of the most favorite characters of the series, as a playable operator in the game.

As such, let's take a look at all the changes that have been brought about by the Season 3 Reloaded update mentioned in the official patch note.

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Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Reloaded patch notes

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GLOBAL

Season 03 Reloaded is here with the launch of the Warzone Ranked Play Beta, a brand new Atomgrad Raid episode, a new DMZ playspace, a new core Multiplayer map, and more! Keep reading to see all of the details and adjustments coming to this Season across Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0.

EVENTS

Season 03 Reloaded Camo Challenge

Our seasonal event is a follow-up to the popular camo challenges we had in Season 02. Complete one weapon category challenge to unlock a new camouflage for every weapon in that category.
Complete all ten to earn another new camo for every weapon category, plus a special Weapon Charm that shows you mastered the Reloaded Trophy Hunt.

The challenges for this event include:

Assault Rifles: Get 250 Operator Kills
Battle Rifles: Get 30 Headshot Operator Kills
SMGs: Get 3 Operator Kills Without Dying 30 times
Shotguns - Get 30 Hipfire Operator Kills
LMGs: Get 50 Operator Kills While Mounted
Marksman Rifles: Get 25 Longshot Operator Kills
Sniper Rifles - Get 30 Longshot Operator Kills
Handguns: Get 50 Operator Kills
Launcher - Get 40 Operator Kills

Trophy Hunt Update

We hope you enjoyed our Trophy Hunt event! While Players can no longer actively earn trophies/tokens, they can still spend them on rewards in the in-game Events tab.

MAPS

NEW MAP

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Alboran Hatchery (6v6)

A medium-sized core Map experience set on a remote facility in Spain
Get all the intel in our dedicated map blog.

GENERAL

Calling Cards

Improved the user experience while navigating through Calling Cards challenge menu
See your favorites, tracked and owned items
View calling cards from a specific game mode
Preview Mastery cards from a specific season

GAMEPLAY

General

A challenge to unlock the Cronen Squall’s Sakin ZX Grip has been added
A challenge to unlock Underbarrel Drill Charge Attachments for the Kastov 762, STB 556, and TAQ-56 has been added
Hybrid Optics no longer glint while in their low-magnification alt modes
Tracer effects can now be applied through the Attachment Skin customization menu

Damage Feedback Visibility

Cleared out center of red HUD overlay
Reduced overall alpha of red HUD overlay
Reduced saturation of vision set flash
Reduced distortion amount
Reduced handheld camera noise on bullet damage

Movement

Camera movement while walking and sprinting has been reduced
Weapon Raise delay following parachute landing decreased by 30%
Initial Sliding acceleration increased by 6%
The height threshold for single-handed Mantling has been increased, allowing for more aggressive traversal

WEAPONS

New Weapons

FTAC Siege: Handgun

Designed to be compact and maneuverable, this machine pistol has a jaw-dropping fire rate and rapid swap speed. A trusted secondary for up-close engagements.
Acquirable via in-game Challenge: 50 Hip Fire Operator kills with Handguns

GS Magna: Handgun

This fully automatic .50 GS boasts enough power to put an end to anyone foolish enough to cross your path. Hold down the trigger and let this .50 Cal speak for itself.
Acquirable via in-game Challenge: 30 Headshot Operator kills with the .50 GS

New Equipment

Throwing Star

A compelling, high-skill alternative to the Throwing Knife, the Throwing Star demands more accuracy from its wielder. While less accurate hits will not result in a kill, this is more than compensated for in its ammo capacity and rapid deployment capabilities.
Added an indicator for how to unlock the Throwing Star in the Loadouts tab
Unlocked via in-game Challenge: 50 Operator kills with the Throwing Knife

Weapon Balancing

First Raise

The delay between first equipping a Weapon and being able to fire it has been decreased across numerous Weapons.

Quick Raise and Quick Drop

Quick Raise and Quick Drop speeds have been uniformly increased, allowing for more rapid deployment of equipment—which is further improved by Fast Hands.

Armor Damage

Maximum Armor Damage values have been added to all Assault Rifles, Battle Rifles, Submachine Guns, and Light Machine Guns. These values will assist in slowing down close-range time-to-kill.

Minimum Armor Damage has been adjusted or added to several Weapons to increase their viability at longer ranges. See Weapon changes below for details:

» Handguns «

Basilisk

Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only

P890

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

X12

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

X13 Auto

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

» Submachine Guns «

BAS-P

ADS Speed increased
Headshot Damage Multiplier decreased
Maximum Damage increased
Maximum Damage Range increased
Mid-far Damage increased
Mid-far Damage Range increased
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Minimum Damage increased
Minimum Damage Range increased
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

Lachmann Sub

Burst-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only

Minibak

Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only

MX9

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

Vaznev-9K

Maximum Damage Range decreased

» Assault Rifles «

Chimera

Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

ISO Hemlock

Maximum Damage decreased
Mid Damage decreased
Minimum Damage decreased
Lower Torso Multiplier increased
Extremities Multipliers decreased

Kastov 545

Close-mid Damage Range decreased
Mid Damage Range decreased
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

Kastov 762

Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Extremities Multipliers decreased

Kastov-74u

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

Lachmann-556

Close-mid Damage increased
Maximum Damage Range increased
Mid Damage Range added
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Upper Torso Multiplier increased

M16

Close-mid Damage Range increased
Maximum Damage Range increased
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Cooldown time between bursts decreased
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

Semi-auto minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

M13B

ADS Speed increased slightly
Damage Ranges increased
Hip Spread Accuracy increased slightly
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

TAQ-56

Maximum Damage Range decreased

» Battle Rifles «

FTAC Recon

Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

Lachmann-762

Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

SO-14

Auto-fire Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Lower Torso Multiplier increased
Maximum Damage increased
Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only

TAQ-V

Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Semi-auto Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only

» Shotguns «

Bryson 800

Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Mid Damage increased

Bryson 890

Minimum Armor Damage increased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Mid Damage increased

Lockwood 300

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

» Light Machine Guns «

HCR 56

Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

RAPP H

Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

SAKIN MG38

Reduced ‘First Raise’ animation time

ATTACHMENTS

» Ammunition «

Explosive

Bullet Velocity decreased

.500 Snakeshot

Tuning enabled

.300 Blackout (All Types)

Maximum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

» Laser «

Laser visibility decreased

Canted Vibro-Dot 7

Now blocks Core BP2 Underbarrel

7mW Canted Laser

Now blocks Core BP2 Underbarrel

» Magazine «

Fennec

Fennec Double Tap Mod

Maximum Ammo Reserves increased
Maximum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only
Minimum Armor Damage decreased | Warzone 2.0 Only
Starting Ammo increased

STB 556

Single Tap Mod

Cooldown time between shots decreased

The Magazine adjustments below apply to all Attachments depending on whether they are larger or smaller relative to a Weapon’s base Magazine capacity. These changes will mean, on average, larger capacity Magazines are considerably less punitive, and smaller capacity Magazines offer substantially more upside.

Large

ADS Speed penalty decreased
Movement Speed penalties decreased

Small

ADS Speed benefit increased
Movement Speed benefits increased
Sprint to Fire Speed benefit increased

» Muzzle «

Lockshot KT85

Horizontal Recoil Control decreased
Vertical Recoil Control increased

» Optic «

Kazan-Holo

Reticle visibility improved

» Stock «

FJX Imperium

FJX Lux-7

Aim Walking Speed benefit increased
Aiming Idle Stability penalty increased
Sprint Speed benefit increased

RIB400

Recoil Control benefit increased
ADS Speed penalty increased

X12

XRK Pistol Stock

Movement Speed penalities decreased

X13 Auto

XRK Bar Stock

Movement Speed penalties decreased

XRK Dynamic Precision Stock

Movement Speed penalties decreased

X13 Coachwhip Stock

Movement Speed penalties decreased

» Underbarrel «

Corvus Masterkey

ADS Speed increased
ADS Pellet Spread decreased
Ammo Reserve increased
Mid Damage Range increased slightly

KILLSTREAKS

Cluster Mine

Armor Damage decreased | Warzone 2.0 Only

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue that allowed multiple Attachments to be equipped to the same category, resulting in broken or non-functional Weapons
Fixed an issue that prevented Death Effects from occurring in DMZ and Co-Op modes
Fixed an issue with the FJX Imperium where its penetration level was lower than intended
Fixed an issue with the SP-X 80 where its penetration level was lower than intended
Fixed an issue with the XTEN Angel-40 Optic where its depth of field effect was not rendering properly

VEHICLES

ADJUSTMENTS

Exiting a vehicle is now less likely to cause collisions with geometry
The Heavy Chopper is better at recognizing when it’s in an unrecoverable place, and catches fire if stuck

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue where the ‘Missile Incoming’ warning would sometimes persist even after no missiles were incoming
Fixed an issue allowing vehicles to crush Players to death while using a turret in rare instances
Fixed an issue where the Armored Patrol Boat was not taking collision damage
Fixed an issue where the RHIB was taking only small amounts of collision damage
Fixed an issue where the Light Helo was taking excessive damage when landing
Fixed an issue where the Drill Charge was able to kick friendly Players out of a vehicle
Fixed an issue preventing Players from equipping and unequipping field upgrades in a vehicle

AUDIO

ADJUSTMENTS

Improved clarity of Auto Ascender use sound
Improved the mix of Precision Airstrike and Mortar Strike Killstreaks, particularly at a distanc

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue where too much occlusion could happen on entities in the same room as the Player

UI/UX

Adjustments

Added an indicator for how to unlock the Throwing Star in the loadouts tab
Revised the Calling Card challenge screen to make progress tracking clearer and enable sorting and favoriting
In the Camos menu, make it clear that Gold and Platinum need to be unlocked first before Polyatomic can be progressed
Added indicator for how many skins are available when selecting an attachment
In Loadout menus, display available loadouts as two rows on single page instead of a horizontal scroll
Improved visual quality of score feed in Core Multiplayer Modes
Added an indicator for when a Party 2XP event is active and the bonus is in effect
Made various improvements to Gunfight UI in game
Added Nation Flags Calling Cards

BUG FIXES

GENERAL

Fixed an issue causing Players to incorrectly grab the awning when attempting to mantle through a window.
Fixed an issue causing the camera to zoom into where a Player died while the player is being revived.
Fixed an issue causing Players to swap to an invalid Weapon during Last Stand.
Fixed an issue in Gunfight causing Players to appear muted while actively using Voice Chat
Fixed an issue causing the message explaining how to obtain an Operator to be missing in the Operator Select menu.
Fixed an issue affecting FJX Imperium Camo Mastery Challenge Rewards.
Fixed an issue causing eliminated Players to be able to hold onto carried objects.
Fixed an issue causing Score events to not appear while the Player is performing an execution.

PC

Fixed a critical issue that would result in a hard crash for all AMD VEGA users.
Fixed an issue for Players who only have a Steam account, by no longer granting Battle Pass CP rewards to a phantom Battle.net account.

SPECIAL OPS

ATOMGRAD RAID

Atomgrad Raid Episode 03 is now available!

After tracking down Alex, Gaz breaks off to establish comms with Laswell and provide exfil. Now Price, Farah, and Alex must push deeper into the Soviet base, descending into a massive pit where they will navigate old train tunnels and electrically charged waters. With Hadir and the missing warhead still on the loose, every minute counts. Complete Raid Episode 03 to unlock Alex as an Operator.

COOPERATIVE

New Mission: Defender: Hafid Port is now available!

Deploy to Hafid Port in Al Mazrah and take on the cartel’s new operation. It won’t be an easy task: Once you’ve eliminated their first line of defense, you’ll need to dig in and defend against multiple waves of increasingly challenging enemy forces.

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue where unlocked Operators incorrectly displayed as locked
Fixed an issue where Players could use a Revive Pistol to revive Players though the floor

MULTIPLAYER

PLAYLIST

MODES

Faceoff

First debuted in Modern Warfare 3, Faceoff has returned!
3v3 Kill Confirmed, Domination, Team Deathmatch on Gunfight maps
Killstreaks and Field Upgrades disabled

Gunfight O.S.P. (On Site Procurement)

Gunfight variant where players spawn in with fists and must collect their weapons from the walls and floor. Grab a quick pistol and push or go for a more powerful weapon before you engage!

Giant Infected

The Infected mode you love on a Battle Map scale. More players, more infected, more fun! Infected players respawn with parachutes. When half the survivors have been wiped out a UAV sweep starts to help hunt the remaining players! Happy hunting!

GENERAL

Players will no longer be awarded "One Shot One Kill" for earning kills with the Cranked bomb explosion
Updated the Gunfight mode description to be more clear about win conditions
Removed laser attachments from all Gunfight Loadouts
Enabled an oxygen meter in Core Multiplayer
Set enemy Players and the Overtime flag to always show preview outlines while the pre-match countdown is active in Gunfight

Private Matches

Set the default Drop Zone rotation order to “Linear”
Updated the "Spectating" option values to be more descriptive of what they represent
Set the default round limit to 6 in Search and Destroy
Set the default round limit to 6 for Gunfight
Added Black Gold as a selectable Map
Removed the "Care Package Drop Time" options for game modes that do not support Killstreaks
Updated the score limit for Grind to be 60 points
Added the FJX Imperium and Cronen Squall as selectable weapons in relevant options for One In the Chamber, Infected, and Gunfight

RANKED PLAY

Additional Features

Find A Party: Multiplayer Ranked Play players can utilize the ‘Find a Party’ feature to find Squadmates of similar Skill before searching for a match.

This feature includes the following preference filters:

In-Game Communication Style: No Preference, Voice, Ping Only, and Text
Main Language: Select up to 3 language preferences: English (EN), French (FR), German (DE), Italian (IT), or Spanish (EU) (ES)
Playstyle: Competitive has been pre-selected and will remain locked for Party Finder.

BUG FIXES

GENERAL

Fixed an issue where Players could not deploy the MGB while swimming underwater
Fixed an issue where getting DDoSed while holding a Javelin would prevent lock on
Fixed a small number of issues that prevented the Perk widget from updating properly in All or Nothing matches
Fixed an issue with the Equipment base widget so that it correctly shows the recharge progress of Equipment if the “Restock” Perk is active in All or Nothing matches
Fixed an issue with the Cranked timer not being given to Players who eliminate another Player with the "Survivor" Perk active
Fixed an issue where invalid Camo references were being applied to weapons if the Player were to go on a winning streak in Gunfight
Fixed an issue where Shock Sticks were being equipped as lethal Equipment in Gunfight
Fixed an issue where the out of bounds timer could be reset
Fixed unintended exploits on Pelayo’s Lighthouse and Himmelmatt Expo