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Call of Duty Warzone Season 2 Reloaded start time and patch notes

Activision is improving the foundations of Warzone, and the next step of that is Season 2 Reloaded here's everything included as the development team look to tackle performance and cheater issues

[Call of Duty Warzone key art for Season 2 Reloaded]

Activision is working to improve Warzone for all(Image: Activision)

Despite being one of the biggest games in the world, Call of Duty Warzone has seen better days.

Between cheaters and performance issues, Activision has taken the commendable decision to focus Season 2 on fixing the fundamentals before adding new content next season potentially with a rumoured Verdansk return.

That'll continue with Warzone Season 2 Reloaded, and while the mid-season update patch will add new maps, modes, and more to Black Ops 6, Warzone fans might feel as though they're getting the short end of the stick.

Thankfully, there is still new stuff coming, so we've rounded up the full list below so you know what to expect.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 2 Reloaded start time

The update arrives today, Thursday, February 20.

We expect it to go live around 5pm GMT/12pm EST/9am PST, based on prior updates. As with any Call of Duty patch, expect it to be a chunky download.

Still, it's a free update, but there will be new paid options in the store.

Warzone Season 2 Reloaded full patch notes

[Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 2 Reloaded key art]

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Season 2 Reloaded is stacked(Image: Activision)

You can find the full patch notes, including buffs and nerfs, right here courtesy of Activision. We've put the key points below:

General:

• Warzone Combat Records Combat Records have been enabled.

• Weapon Trade Station Balancing Trades now downgrade the weapon by only one rarity tier instead of two (e.g., Legendary now trades for Epic instead of Rare). Trade interaction times have been significantly reduced (e.g., trading a Legendary weapon now takes 1.75s instead of 5s). Fire Sale trading offers have been improved.

• Loadout Drop Marker Loadout Drop Markers no longer take priority when pinging near them.

• Stamina Bar Quality of Life Added a Stamina Bar that displays the amount of tactical sprint a player has remaining, which is off by default. Players can enable it in settings, with options to display it next to the squad widget or the reticle.

• Lethal/Tactical Refill on Loadout Pickup Quality of Life Matching lethal/tactical equipment will now be refilled upon picking up a loadout instead of being dropped on the ground.

• Auto Pick-Up Lethal/Tactical Equipment Quality of Life If a player has empty lethal/tactical slots (indicated by white dots on the UI), they will now automatically pick up new equipment.

• Killcam Delay Quality of Life A short delay (~0.5s) has been added at the start of the killcam to prevent players from accidentally skipping to the next player.

• Airspace Too Crowded Notification Quality of Life The "Airspace Too Crowded" message will now also play when equipping a killstreak based on where the player is looking.

• XP Text Adjustment Quality of Life The XP text was positioned too close to the center of the screen. It has now been adjusted for better readability.

• Disconnect Icon on Scoreboard Quality of Life Added support for a disconnect icon on the scoreboard to indicate when a teammate has disconnected.

• Gulag Killfeed Icon Quality of Life A distinct killfeed icon has been added to differentiate between eliminations in the Gulag or on the field.

• Killfeed Visibility Quality of Life Squad members can now see their teammates eliminations both in and out of the Gulag.

• Favorite Loadout Priority Quality of Life A player's favorited loadout will now appear as the top loadout in the Loadout Crate.

• D-Pad Functionality in Winner Circle Quality of Life In Warzones Winner Circle screen, controller players can now use the D-pad to navigate the menu. Players must hold down left on the D-pad to enable emotes.

• Improved Icon Fade Distance While ADS Quality of Life Increased the distance from the center of the screen at which icons begin to fade out while aiming down sights, providing a clearer view.

• Recon Drone Damage Feedback Quality of Life Players using the Recon Drone will now receive feedback when taking damage from enemy players or environmental hazards like gas.

• Loot Distribution of Perk Packs Quality of Life Made improvements to how Perk Packs overlap with other items when dropped on death.

• Enemy Advanced UAV VO Quality of Life A voiceover line will now play when three enemy UAVs are used, signaling an Advanced UAV is active.

• Error Message for Deploying Boxes in Gas Quality of Life Players attempting to deploy Munitions, Armor, or Utility Boxes over ~40 meters in the gas will now receive an error message.

Perks:

New - Low Profile (Slot 1)

• Increases movement speed while crouched and prone.
• Enemies you kill will not display death markers for their allies.
• Grants a slight movement speed increase when downed.
• Can be unlocked via the Clover Craze event on March 13th.

"Move more quickly while crouched and prone. Enemies you kill will not have death markers for their allies. Move slightly faster when downed," the official description from Activision explains.

Adjustments

• Mountaineer A fix for the Mountaineer Perk is set to launch shortly after the release of Season 02 Reloaded. We understand that many players have been eagerly waiting to use this new perk and we sincerely apologize for the delay. While we would have preferred to release it earlier, we appreciate your patience and cant wait for you to experience it soon. Stay tuned for updates on our Trello board.

• Reactive Armor Updated description for clarity. New Description: Your armor will regenerate up to 50% of its maximum if you have not taken damage in the last 5 seconds.

• Alertness The indicator will now always appear at the edge of a players screen, regardless of their HUD settings.

[CoD Clover Craze screenshot]

St Patrick's Day will see the Clover Craze event(Image: Activision)

Equipment

• Experimental Gas Grenade Adjusted movement speed penalties: With tactical resistance the penalty is 5%, down from 25%. Without tactical resistance the penalty is 15%, down from 50% Fixed a bug causing movement speed penalties to stack unintentionally.

Killstreaks

• Bunker Buster Adjusted movement speed penalties: With tactical resistance the penalty is 5%, down from 25%. Without tactical resistance the penalty is 15%, down from 50%

• UAV Adjusted the distance at which the "warning" callout for a UAV is triggered.

Other than that, the focus is on "prioritizing gameplay tuning by addressing quality of life improvements, ongoing bugs, and more", Activision says, but we'll have to wait for the full patch notes before we know for certain what that involves.

Call of Duty players have been left exasperated by ongoing issues with cheaters on PC, and Season 2 introduced the option to turn off crossplay but only in Ranked modes.

Activision has claimed it bans players hourly, clearing the Warzone Ranked leaderboard regularly, but community sentiment (and trust in the RICHOCHET anti-cheat team) is lower than ever, so here's hoping Season 2 Reloaded pulling back on new features and focusing on the fundamentals will help.

We reported earlier this month that one player was accidentally banned, and spent more than two years working to overturn it.

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