Call of Duty: Warzone Sept. 23 update patch notes

On Thursday, Raven Software surprised the community with a new update and patch notes for Call of Duty: Warzone. This is the second update following the release of Season 5 Reloaded, which introduced a slew of changes itself. One of the biggest changes from that update was Iron Trials ’84, which is now being tweaked in the Sept. 23 patch today. Along with that, Raven is making some more weapon balance alterations and squashing some bugs.

In regard to the weapon changes, Raven is nerfing the Bullfrog and buffing the Krig 6, most notably. The developers are reverting the Krig’s previous nerfs, making the weapon a bit stronger while also lowering the Bullfrog’s power. These changes along with the rest of the Sept. 23 Warzone update can be found below in the patch notes.

Call of Duty Warzone Sept. 23 update patch notes

Aside from the weapon balancing, players will notice some changes to Iron Trials ’84. The game mode has become one of Warzone’s most popular and Raven is ensuring that players continue to play it.

The Sept. 23 patch notes are below:

Call of Duty Warzone patch notes: Modes

Iron Trials ’84

The following changes are exclusive to the Iron Trials ’84 mode:

• Buy Stations
  • The Specialist Token has been added
  • Supply Run discounts are now 50% on every item except Team Redeploy (100%), Loadout Drop Marker (10%), and Specialist Token (10%)
  • The Hardline Perk now gives a 25% discount to every item except Self Revive (20%), Loadout Drop Marker (10%), and Specialist Token (20%)
• Contracts
  • Contract Cash rewards (per Player) have been reduced. Multiplier values are unchanged.
    • Recon
      • $1,300 down to $1,100
    • Scavenger
      • $2,500 down to $1,600
    • Bounty
      • $3,800 down to $2,500
    • Supply Run
      • $1,300 down to $1,200
• Gulag
  • Light Machine Guns (except the RPD (BOCW)) and all Tactical Rifles have been removed from Gulag Loadouts.
• Melee
  • Weapons will no longer deal more than 120 damage per melee hit.
• Loot
  • Armor Satchel, Gas Mask, and Self Revive drop rates have been reduced
  • Ground Loot XM4 (BOCW) attachments have been updated
  • Ground Loot Bullfrog (BOCW) attachments have been updated

Raven Software explained that some of the changes to Iron Trials ’84 might be polarizing. However, they want to make sure that players are moving around the map in order to earn enough money to buy their loadouts. They also stated they’ll be monitoring player feedback to see that the change introduced is doing what it set out to do.

Call of Duty Warzone patch notes: Bug Fixes

• Fixed additional collision issues with various elements on Rebirth Island allowing Players to exploit/peek/shoot through them.
• Fixed an issue with the Bullfrog (BOCW) that reduced recoil while firing.

Call of Duty Warzone patch notes: Weapons

Submachine Guns

• Bullfrog (BOCW)
  • ADS Speed decreased by 9%
  • Movement Speed decreased by 1%
  • ADS Movement Speed decreased by 2%
• Shotgun Bravo (BOCW)
  • Maximum Damage Range decreased from 4.5 to 3.5 meters
  • Second Damage Range decreased from 8.1 to 5.5 meters
  • Third Damage Range decreased from 13.2 to 9.9 meters

Call of Duty Warzone patch notes: Attachments

Barrels

• Krig 6 (BOCW)
  • 19.7” Takedown
    • Horizontal Recoil Control increased from 8% to 9%
  • 19.7” Ranger
    • Vertical Recoil Control increased from 8% to 9%
  • 15.5” Contour
    • Horizontal Recoil Control increased from 4% to 5%
    • Vertical Recoil Control increased from 4% to 5%
  • 15” CMV Mil-Spec
    • Horizontal Recoil Control increased from 8% to 9%
    • Vertical Recoil Control increased from 8% to 9%
• AK-47 (BOCW)
  • 18.2” Takedown
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 11.1% to 10%
  • 20” Liberator
    • Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 11.1% to 10%
  • 18.2” VDV Reinforced
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 5.5% to 4%
    • Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 5.5% to 4%
  • 20” Spetsnaz RPK Barrel
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 9% to 8%
    • Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 9% to 8.5%
• XM4 (BOCW)
  • 13.7” Takedown
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 11.3% to 10%
  • 13.7” Ranger
    • Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 11.3% to 10%
  • 13.5” Reinforced Heavy
    • Horizontal Recoil Recoil Control decreased from 5.5 to 4%
  • 13.5” Task Force
    • Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 9% to 8%
    • Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 9% to 8%

It seems the assault rifles in Black Ops Cold War will now be even stronger in Warzone. Recoil has been slashed for barrel attachments on the Krig 6, XM4 and AK-47. It will be interesting to see how this alters the recommended loadouts for Season 5 and beyond.

Depending on how this update plays out, this could be the last set of patch notes until Season 6 of Warzone.