Black Ops Cold War Season 6 update: patch notes, weapon buffs & nerfs, new maps
Black Ops Cold War Season 6 is finally here as Treyarch prepares for their victory lap ahead of Call of Duty Vanguard’s looming release, and there’s plenty to sink our teeth into — here are the full patch notes for the October 7 update.
Black Ops Cold War’s sixth season is here, and with it has come a raft of new weapon buffs, nerfs, and changes, three groundbreaking new multiplayer maps, more operators, and more.
Headlining the weapon changes are two Assault Rifles, the EM2 and C58. The primary weapon pair will be joined in the changes column by a host of other popular Black Ops Cold War guns, including the LC10 light machine gun, Season 5’s controversial new TEC-9 submachine gun, and plenty more.
On top of that, the Deprogram map is set to push the boundaries of Call of Duty level design with, according to Treyarch, as “one of the most unique multiplayer experiences in Black Ops history.”
Here’s everything that just dropped in the October 7 update.
EM2, TEC-9 lead buffs & nerfs
In total, nine individual weapons have been buffed, nerfed, or tweaked in the new Black Ops Cold War update, including shotguns (see below) and several meta guns.
Headlining these changes are the Marshal, EM2, and TEC-9 submachine gun, all of which debuted in Season Five and have shone ever since. The C58 Assault Rifle, KSP 45, and LC10 have all been whacked with changes this week too.
All weapon buffs and nerfs in Warzone & Black Ops 6 Season 5
Black Ops 6 Season 5 update patch notes
Warzone Season 5 update patch notes
In the attachment department, Treyarch has made several changes to the Ranger Barrel mod, while the Nail Gun is getting a hefty damage hike.
Sweeping Shotgun changes
On top of the slate of weapon changes, Treyarch has also taken a closer look at the entire shotgun arsenal. In the October 7 update, Black Ops Cold War shotguns will now deal more damage over range, up three percent to 33%.
Two shotguns were also handed further changes; the Hauer 77 gets more visual shake and the Streetsweeper is getting “more dramatic movement.”
New maps: Deprogram, Amerika, Gluboko
The latest Black Ops Cold War update has also added three new multiplayer maps to the mix, starting with Deprogram, a medium-sized 6v6 battlefield that takes place “entirely inside Russell Adler’s fractured mind as he’s being stabilized.”
Red Doors — the teleporting channels from Warzone — are littered throughout the multiplayer arena. Players can use them to fast-travel across the map.
The second new map release is “Amerika.”
This new Black Ops Cold War battleground is situated on the streets around an old Soviet training facility, built as a duplicate of Anytown from the title’s campaign. This new map will also appear in the Zombies Forsaken expansion.
Finally, Treyarch has added a new 2v2 arena, Gluboko, that will tap into every CoD player’s thirst for non-stop action in a vault under the KGB headquarters.
The Black Ops Cold War update officially went live at 9pm PT on Thursday, October 7, less than 24 hours after the notes were first unveiled.Read all the patch notes below, courtesy ofTreyarch.
