The next season of Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War is coming up. We collect all the info on release and content.
The end of Season 4 in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War is getting closer and closer. So what about Season 5? It is already in the starting blocks, which is why there is now also an official overview of the changes and innovations in the form of an image, which you can find below. There are quite a few new features for both games, which is why we’ll tell you all about them in this overview.
Players’ best hope: Warzone’s cheater problem has always been a big issue – but the current state of affairs is dire. Increasingly brazen offers to cheat, hacking actions and a lack of anti-cheat protection mean that cheaters are in many lobbies. Whether this will change in Season 5 remains to be seen.
👥 Double Agent Mode
🗺 Echelon, Slums, and Showroom
💪 Kitsune and Stryker
🔫 New weapons and Battle PassAll this and more across Zombies Outbreak, #BlackOpsColdWar, and #Warzone arrive with Season Five on August 12th.
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— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 5, 2021
Table of Contents
This is what we know about Season 5 in Warzone
Release: When does Season 5 start
The current Season 4 ends on August 10, 2021, and this time it will continue seamlessly afterwards: The developers announced that Season 5 will start on August 12, 2021, which corresponds to August 13, 2021 for us due to the time zone. The download is usually possible before then, we will keep you up to date.
The individual seasons last about two months – it will almost certainly be the case again this time. Season 5 will probably accompany you until October. A first cinematic trailer reveals what you can expect:
All about the new Perks in Season 5
The most important new features in Season 5 are the two new Perks Combat Scout and Tempered. These are the first two perks exclusive to Warzone. The previous selection still resembled the portfolio from Modern Warfare. This could breathe new life into the entire game balance, because in the past months there were really only a few standard perks that almost every player chose. What we know so far about the two new perks:
Combat Scout: With this perk, an operator receives a lot of information about the current battle action. You could even call it a kind of wallhack. Because with it, hit enemies are marked in bright orange and automatically pinged. This is a great advantage, especially with enemies who are hiding in buildings that are difficult to see or behind good cover. Of course, communication with squad members is paramount here.
Tempered: As the name suggests, this perk benefits the armour. Because then it is enough to have only two armour plates instead of three in order to be considered fully equipped. Each armour plate can withstand 75 points of damage instead of 50 before it gives up the ghost. Those who choose Tempered, however, will have to do without the second perk slot.
What new weapons are there in Season 5?
Usually, at least two new weapons appear with each season, some of which are only unlocked in the course of time. Season 5 brings three new weapons directly at launch and one more in the course of the season.
These are the four weapons for Season 5:
EM2 (Launch): The assault rifle is supposed to convince with its range and precision. However, it only has a low rate of fire.
TEC-9 (Launch): The semi-automatic SMG is supposed to be easy to handle and show its full effect at medium range. On the other hand, it does not fire particularly fast.
Marshal (Mid-Season): This weapon combines elements of a pistol and a shotgun and provides powerful damage at short range, even up to a one-shot.
Walking Cane (Launch): If you want to sneak around like a true gentleman, you can simply use the walking stick to strike in close combat and take out the opponent.
The Akimbo Tec-9 submachine guns can already be seen on the official cover artwork:
Keep your head.
Work in the shadows and prepare yourself for the mission ahead in Season Five of #BlackOpsColdWar and #Warzone. Live on August 12th. pic.twitter.com/BOSBkCLTsl
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 3, 2021
Since there was already no Sniper released in Season 4, many players might have hoped that Season 5 would bring a new model here as well. However, this is not the case at this point in time.
Maps: What map changes are there in Season 5?
Gulag: For Season 5, the Rush map from Black Ops 2 will make its return. More specifically, its familiar paintball area, which should help the speed of the fights due to the layout.
Verdansk: As the story continues to progress, Season 5 will feature a number of mobile radio stations as POIs throughout the map. These will spawn in different places in each game to make the search more varied. But that’s not all: There will also be other POIs, the backgrounds of which you will have to find out for yourself.
There is also a small change to the red doors: According to the developers, they should be even more hectic and thus more unpredictable in Season 5, as far as their spawn behaviour is concerned. In addition, they are supposed to be connected to an in-season event that is currently still being kept secret.
Modes: Is there a new mode in Season 5?
Yes, there is: The so-called Clash Mode is coming in the course of the season and is supposed to be a kind of evolution of the popular Rumble mode. That means above all: Action-packed 50v50 battles will return. That means you can imagine a kind of deathmatch on a very large scale, in which players choose their loadouts and go into battle.
Each successful kill adds one point to your squad’s account. The first player to accumulate 200 points wins the match. During the match, however, players must also try to complete certain missions and other events during the course of a round.
What new operators are there in Season 5?
There will be four new operators in Season 5. Three of them are available for you to choose from right at the start:
Striker: A Robocop-like NATO soldier who is described as a true one-man army. He is the result of a military project from the 80s and is driven by the quest to stand out from the crowd with his abilities.
Hudson: Also a NATO member and a good friend of Adler’s, as well as a former interrogation partner of Weaver’s.
Kitsune: A Japanese thief and hacker working for the Warsaw Pact. Born in Kobe, Kitsune left her criminal family at an early age to join Perseus and espouse the values he propagated.
Soap: There is also a special surprise waiting for series fans who have been with us since the old CoD parts – the catch: this operator is only available in the shop together with the new SMG CX-9.
You can get a visual impression of the new operators in our image gallery:
What about the new Battle Pass?
Of course, there will also be a new Battle Pass in Season 5, which as always comes in a free and a premium variant and offers 100 ranks to unlock. Like its predecessors, the complete edition will contain more unlockable cosmetics and will most likely cost 10 euros again. The developers would like to reveal more details about this in the coming weeks.
When will the NextGen version of Warzone be released?
The usually very reliable website ModernWarzone claims: Console players will get the upgrade for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S for Season 5. This is according to a leaked blog entry from developer Raven Software, which is to be officially released shortly.
It is likely that performance boosts will be included alongside graphical improvements. Many players also hope for adjustable FOV sliders for Warzone.
How big will the update for Season 5 be?
A concern of many players with a slow internet connection. But unfortunately, the developers have not yet commented on the file size of the update that will have to be downloaded for the start of Season 5. In Season 4, it was 9.2 GB for PC players, which should serve as a rough guide.
What else is happening in Season 5 of Warzone?
New Prestige Levels: With the start of Season 5, you will now be able to level up a total of 23 Prestige Levels and bag more rewards as a result.
The last season? Presumably this is the last season before the launch of CoD: Vanguard, which is still scheduled for release in 2021. The new Call of Duty will once again be unveiled in Warzone, like its predecessor Black Ops: Cold War. So it stands to reason that events in Season 5 will lead up to the reveal.
What happens in Season 5 of Cold War?
Naturally, there will also be new content for Black Ops: Cold War with Season 5. We have also summarised this for you:
New game modes: With the new Double Agent mode, Cold War almost resembles the indie hit Among Us. Here, ten players are assigned a specific role. The biggest role is played by the eponymous double agents, whose objective is either to eliminate their fellow players or to place bombs on the map. The remaining players have to find out which of them is a double agent before it is too late.
The gameplay trailer for the Double Agent mode shows you what the game looks like in action:
The Demolition mode known from numerous predecessors also celebrates a comeback. However, not at the launch of Season 5 like Double Agent, but at a later date.
New Maps: There will be a total of five new maps for Cold War in Season 5. “Echelon” (6v6), “Slums” (6v6), “Showroom” (2v2/3v3), “Drive-In” (6v6) and “Zoo” (6v6).
Zombie Mode: Season 5 will also provide new content for Zombie Mode. There is a new Outbreak region called “Collateral”. Fittingly, a new vehicle, namely the tank, will also be integrated. In terms of equipment, there is a new weapon, the Grapple Gun. Finally, there is the new perk Death Perception.
As the Zombie Outbreak grows, only the most fearless Operators will answer the call.
A mountain of new Zombies content is coming to #BlackOpsColdWar this week. Get ready to climb. 🧗 pic.twitter.com/3MY3gSxEV4
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 9, 2021
Players’ greatest hope: Better cheater defense. Warzone’s cheater problem has always been a big issue – but the current state of affairs is dire. Increasingly brazen offers to cheat, hacking actions and the lack of effective anti-cheat protection mean that cheaters are proliferating in many lobbies.
Whether this will change noticeably in Season 5 remains to be seen. However, Raven Software recently declared that it had banned 50,000 cheaters in one day alone. And recently there have been rumours that the upcoming CoD Vanguard will come with an anti-cheat that could also save Warzone.
Patch Notes for Warzone and Cold War Season 5
New Points of Interest
Mobile Broadcast Stations
– These POIs can be found in a variety of locations in Verdansk, differing from match-to-match to keep one area from being signal boosted by the rewards they offer. See what they’re all about by going closer to them, but be sure to keep your head and tune out the broadcast each one emits…
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New Gulag: Rush:
Based on the classic Black Ops II map, this layout is comprised of the main speedball arena.
Red Doors:
Beware of these doors sending you to unexpected locations other than the main room. This may have something to do with those Mobile Broadcast Stations seen around Verdansk…
General
– [PC Only] The Windows 7 operating system will stop being supported by Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® and Call of Duty®: Warzone™ on September 8th, 2021.
Gameplay
– Loot that spawns across Verdansk has been adjusted as follows…
– New Gulag and in-game lobby loadoutsThe Sentry Gun Killstreak can now be found in Supply BoxesThe TEC-9 (BOCW) and EM2 (BOCW) have been added to the loot pool
– Players may now detach from an ascender before reaching their destination.
Perks
Added:
– Combat Scout – Slot 3 (Yellow): Damaging an enemy briefly highlights and automatically pings them.
– Tempered – Slot 2 (Red): Armor Plates are reinforced and now absorb 75 damage instead of 50. Only two Armor Plates are needed for an Operator to be considered “fully armored. ”
Adjusted:
– Cold-Blooded – Slot 1 (Blue): Undetectable by AI targeting systems and thermal optics. Does not trigger High Alert warning and negates Combat Scout. (This change only applies to Warzone.)
Bug Fixes
– Fixed additional collision issues with various elements across Verdansk allowing Players to exploit/peek/shoot through them.
– Fixed visual issues with various elements across Verdansk causing them to disappear at certain angles or allowing light to shine through them.
– Fixed an issue allowing Players to hide inside of cash drops.
– Fixed an issue related to the in-game lobby causing Players to turn invisible for the duration of the match.
– Fixed an issue where an Ammo Box could be dropped in the in-game lobby and persist to the live match.
– Fixed an issue where a Player would lose their Weapons when reviving another player if the downed Player gave up.
– Fixed an issue where a Player’s head would disappear when a Plunder bag was on their back.
– Fixed an issue where Dismemberment was not working for the “Solar Flare” Blueprint.
– Fixed an issue where new Text Chat options did not appear in the Accessibility Menu.
– Fixed an issue where sniper glint would sometimes not appear.
– Fixed an issue where the “Solar Flare” Blueprint wasn’t properly applied to the base Weapon.
– Fixed an issue where the Bumper Ping Button Layout would ping when deploying a Field Upgrade.
– Fixed an issue with the Steady Aim Laser descriptions for the AK-47 (BOCW) and C58 (BOCW).
– Fixed an issue where Tracers were not present when using the “Solar Flare” Blueprint.
– Fixed an issue with Akimbo Pistols would spawn with the left Weapon unloaded.
– Fixed an issue with the OTs 9 (BOCW) dynamic icons.
UI
– Added a new Armor Box icon to better differentiate between Ammo Box and Armor Box.
Accessibility
Added the option to have Steady Aim Behavior be a toggle instead of a hold for Controller and KBM.
– This accessibility feature supports motor disability by eliminating the need to hold a button for extended periods of time in order to stabilize scoped weapons such as snipers.
– The setting has two options: Hold: Press and hold to steady aim. Toggle: Press to steady aim. Press again to stop.
– Note: The setting cannot be used if the Change Zoom Shared Input setting is set to Steady Aim (Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Steady Aim Keybind in Warzone).
New Weapons (BOCW)
EM2: Assault Rifle (Launch)
– Full-auto assault rifle. Heavy British rifle with considerable kick and a built in low-zoom optic. Slow rate of fire and high damage makes the EM2 a solid choice for skilled marksmen.
– Obtain the EM2 for free and ready to use in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone at Tier 15 of the Season Five Battle Pass.
TEC-9: Submachine Gun (Launch)
– Semi-auto submachine gun. Improved accuracy from longer ranges with low recoil and a slower fire rate. Good damage output with moderate range.
– Obtain the TEC-9 for free and ready to use in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone at Tier 31 of the Season Five Battle Pass.
Cane: Melee (In-Season).
Lethal walking cane. Where fashion meets function. Adorned with a sterling silver lion’s head, this cane is easy to grip and deadly when swung.
Obtain via unlock Challenge or via Blueprint in the Store.
Marshal: Handgun (In-Season).
Break action pistol. Hand loaded double barrel pistol fires 12 gauge shells. Excellent damage at close range
Obtain via unlock Challenge or via Blueprint in the Store.
New Weapon Unlock Challenges (BOCW):
MG 82: Light Machine Gun
– Using LMGs, kill 3 or more enemies without reloading in 15 different completed matches.
C58: Assault Rifle
– Using Assault Rifles, get a Long Shot kill in 15 different completed matches.
Ammunition
Magazines:
AMP63 (BOCW)
– 20 Rnd
– Ammo Capacity increased from 20 to 25
STANAG 25 Rnd
– Ammo Capacity increased from 25 to 30
20 Rnd Speed Mag
– Ammo Capacity increased from 20 to 25
Salvo 23 Rnd Fast Mag
– Ammo Capacity increased from 23 to 30
Operators
Kitsune: Warsaw Pact (Launch)
– Get access to Kitsune for use in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone at Tier 0 in the Season Five Battle Pass and unlock an additional Ultra-Rarity Operator Skin at Tier 100.
Stryker: NATO (In-Season)
– Get access to Stryker as part of upcoming Season Five Store Bundle offerings, to be detailed at a later date.
Hudson: NATO (In-Season)
– Get access to Hudson as part of upcoming Season Five Store Bundle offerings, to be detailed at a later date.
