Summary
The team behindCall of Duty: Black Ops 6just dropped the patch notes for Season 3, packing in new content, gameplay upgrades, and balance changes. They’ve also tackled a bunch of bugs to make theBlack Ops 6experience smoother.
Earlier this month, Activision, the game’s publisher, saidBlack Ops 6Season 3 was getting pushed backtwo weeks. As the release date got closer, fresh details started popping up - like Treyarch Studios confirming the Firing Range map is coming back. Now, the full patch notes are out, giving players a clear rundown of everything headed their way.
Season 3 ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6is rolling outa ton of new stuff, starting with three multiplayer maps: Barrage, Nomad, and Firing Range. Two fresh modes, Sharpshooter and Demolition, mix things up with new challenges. Sharpshooter switches weapon loadouts every 45 seconds and gives bonuses for kill streaks, while Demolition brings back tactical action where attackers need to take out two bomb sites. Players also get a new batch of weapons, like the Kilo 141, CR-56 AMAX, HDR Sniper Rifle, and Nail Gun, some tied to the Battle Pass or special in-game events. The update adds new attachments too, like the Monolithic Suppressor for better stealth and the C9 10mm Auto Mags for increased stopping power.
Black Ops 6 Season 3 Expands Zombies Mode
The Zombies mode inBlack Ops 6is getting a major upgrade with the Shattered Veil map, bringing new enemies, perks, and Wonder Weapons. Players head into a strange mansion in Liberty Falls, teaming up with S.A.M. to uncover the secrets of the Sentinel Artifact. New threats like the Elder Disciple boost nearby zombies and speed up their changes into tougher versions, while Toxic Zombies run at players and explode into acid pools. The Double Tap Perk-A-Cola is back after a long wait, raising fire rate with strong add-ons like Double Jeopardy, which takes out weak zombies right away, and Double Impact, which increases damage from repeated hits.
Season 3 brings newupdates to RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, as the team keeps working to stop cheaters and boost security.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Ranked Play sees some changes too, including Retroactive SR Adjustments that give players back their lost SR when cheaters get banned. Players can now jump back into matches that have already started without getting penalized. The update also changes several weapons, tweaking damage, fire rates, and handling to make the game feel more balanced and fair.
New Zombies Map: Shattered Veil
With the Sentinel Artifact in hand, the crew heads to the remote wooded hills above Liberty Falls to meet with S.A.M. at an old mansion in the forest which has been retrofitted to [[REDACTED]]. Only with the aid of S.A.M.’s synthetic mind can the team hope to unlock the ancient artifact’s mysteries and bring back Agent Maxis. What could possibly go wrong?
GLOBAL
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat
This season, the focus remains on our commitment to taking down cheat makers, banning bad actors, and ensuring a great player experience. Our roadmap for anti-cheat extends beyond this season, but in the latest Progress Report we’ll focus on recent results and security-focused updates coming in Season 03.
Check out the Season 03 RICOCHET
Console Cross-Play Settings
In Season 03, we’re giving console players more granular options by separating the MP Ranked Play and Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play settings and adding a new Multiplayer-only setting for Quickplay, Featured, and Party Games matches.
Each of these three settings (Multiplayer Ranked Play, Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play, and Multiplayer Unranked) will include the following options:
Additional details on how these settings interact with party members who are on different platforms.
Weapons
Multiplayer & Zombies
A major focus of our weapon balance changes in Season 3 is to enable more gameplay variety. Almost every attachment that modifies the core behavior of a weapon is receiving an improvement to help with its viability in the meta. It is our goal to ensure that all existing and future weapon mods feel fun and powerful to use.
Semi-auto weapons are another broad target for buffs this patch. The changes aim to make these weapons more accessible and competitive, as well as create more distinct gameplay feel between the faster semi-auto primaries.
As a last top-level note, the Season 3 patch includes adjustments to the Jackal PDW. More details on the thinking behind the change can be found below. Our weapon balance philosophy is to be conservative with nerfs, and to always consider whether there is an opportunity to elevate other weapons instead. In this case, we feel strongly that tuning down the Jackal PDW will be good for the health of the weapon meta going forward.
Movement Updates
Ranked Play
Ranked Play continues in Season 03 with new rewards to claim and new Competitive Integrity systems to keep Ranked Play fair for all competitors.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
