Modern Warfare patch notes for Season 3's update in full

What's been added as part of the new season.

Guide by Matthew Reynolds Contributor

Updated on Jan. 11, 2021

Modern Warfare Season 3 introduces a number of new updates - such as new Operators and Quads mode in Warzone.

Alongside also comes new multiplayer maps, weapons and a new Battle Pass - which is also shared by Warzone.

This page explains the Modern Warfare Warzone patch notes as part of the latest Modern Warfare update.

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Modern Warfare Warfare Season 3 roadmap

With the addition of Season 3 in Modern Warfare comes a number of new additions, changes and features. This includes:

Quads mode in Warzone, supporting teams of four players.
New Operators, including Alex from the campaign - who now has a prosthetic leg - on release, plus Ronin and Iksra later in the season.

New maps in Modern Warfare's multiplayer, including the return of Modern Warfare's Backlot (named Talisk Backlot) as well as Hovec Sawmill and Aniyah Incursion.
New maps later in the season - Hardhat, and Gunfight map Aisle 9
Two new weapons in Modern Warfare's multiplayer - SKS and the Renetti - and one more later in the season
New Vehicle Skins in Warzone
New multiplayer modes later in the season - Gun Game Reloaded and Reinfected Ground War
Season 3 Battle Pass with 100 levels of new unlocks, including weapon Blueprints and COD Points.

And here are the patch notes for the update, copied verbatim from developer Infinity Ward:

GENERAL FIXES:

Lowered the max amount of XP and score given for Decoy Grenade assists
Backend fixes to help Memory Error 13-71 issues. If you're still experiencing this error, please reach out to Activision Customer Support
Fixed a bug where more than one dog would be present in the squad walk in the main multiplayer menu
As an owner of a regiment, players could sometimes see an error when selecting another player in their regiment. This has been fixed
Fixed an issue where players were unable to skip cutscenes in the campaign while using keyboard and mouse controls
Fixed a bug where players were sometimes unable to see Clan Tags for other players in the Social Menu after restarting app, or going through a power cycle
Fixed an issue where some players could encounter graphical corruptions, causing their screen to have a black 'shadow' that followed them. This has been fixed
Fix for an area on St. Petrograd that lacked collision and allowed the Recon Drone to fly out of bounds
Fixed a bug that made clan tags appear twice
Fixed a bug that could prevent players from speaking to their team in a custom match if they switched teams after the match has started

AUDIO:

Lowered the volume of the plane audio during infil
Lowered the audio once you enter the Gulag
Reduced the volume of occluded far and distant weapons
Some footstep sounds while ADS and crouched were cut short on the distance you could hear them, depending on the surface type

WEAPONS:

Fixed an issue where "The Line Breaker" variant of the EBR could out perform the base version of the same weapon
Players with the "Cherry Blossom" variant of the Akimbo handguns could have broken animations while ADS on ladders. This has been fixed
Firing a smoke grenade with the under barrel 40mm smokescreen launcher did not emit any smoke from the grenade. This has been fixed
Attaching the Sniper Scope to the MK2 Carbine while in the Gunsmith would show a white, opaque lens. This has been fixed.
Tightened the pellet spread on the Slug 6-R Mags for the Model 680
Akimbo weapons now start with 2 extra magazines of ammunition instead of 1
Tightened up the hip spread on the VLK Rogue Shotgun
Decreased ADS spread for shotgun slugs
Added descriptions to slugs noting that longer barrels and chokes improve ADS accuracy
Updating names of weapons to match weapon logos

SPECIAL OPERATIONS:

Added on screen text to call out when a player's vehicle is damaged
Operation Headhunter: Fix for an error that could occur after launching the drone
Operation Headhunter: Fixed a bug where the minimap could overlap the Objectives on screen
Fall damage is now the same in Co-Op as it is in Warzone

WARZONE:

We now tell you how far away you are from your teammates while in a match
Fix for the gas mask animation interrupting and blocking players from deploying their parachute
Various exploit fixes
Fix for a bug where players were unable to revive teammates after getting interrupted during the initial revive animation
Fixed a bug where players could be killed by vehicles without being near the player
Fixed an issue that could display the incorrect rank on screen after the player's game application had been suspended and reopened
Fixed an issue where deploying a Recon Drone would use the VO lines for a Personal Radar. That VO was also heard by all players on the map. This has been fixed
Fix for a bug where players could become invincible if they become downed while switching seats in a Tac Rover
While spectating a player in the Gulag, the option to redeploy your teammate would appear on screen, even though they cannot be redeployed. This has been fixed
If a player spectates the winning team of a BR match, the After-Action Report will display the winning team's score in the scoreboard tab. This has been fixed.
Fixed a bug where placing a Shield Turret on a teammate could kill them

PLUNDER:

Fixed a bug where players couldn't swap out the M13 for any other weapon in the Plunder tutorial

BATTLE ROYALE:

Fix for players unable to self-revive in Solos
Increased price of Loadout Drop within the Buy Station to $10,000
Removed Blood Splatter and Screen Shake when being punched in the Gulag waiting area
Removed Loss Column from BR Leaderboard and replaced with Top 10s
Fixed issue with final circles occurring out of bounds or in undesirable areas
Fixed issue with Armor plates and Killstreaks being unusable under certain conditions

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