Modern Warfare 2 Season 3: Patch Notes, New Maps, New Weapons & More

Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Reloaded: Key Takeaways

• Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 will launch April 12th

Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Release Date & Time

WZ2 & MW2 Season 3 will go live on Wednesday, April 12th at 1pm ET.
The update will be available to download on April 10th at 1pm ET, with patch notes being released between these two dates.

Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 Patch Notes

Here are the main points you need to know from the MW2 S3 Patch Notes. Scroll down for weapon specific buffs and nerfs!

• The Ricochet Anti-Cheat system received a massive overhaul, and can now detect third-party hardware
• Two new weapons, the FJX Imperium and Cronen Squall, were added to the game. Both can be unlocked via the Battle Pass
• A new Premium Battle Pass, Black Cell, was introduced, which features 12 new skin variations that can be unlocked. It is currently only available for purchase with cash
• Progression now maxes out at Prestige 13, which is unlocked at level 650
• The new Cronen Squall Battle Rifle is already restricted from Ranked Play

For a full breakdown of all the weapon buffs and nerfs, be on the lookout for our Season 3 Meta article, coming soon!

Looking for a group to tackle Season 3 with? Make sure to download the Z League app and take advantage of the newly improved LFG feature! More details here!

New Maps

Pelayo’s Lighthouse

Pelayo’s Lighthouse will be a Core Map introduced with the Season 3 launch. This map is set on a small island with a lighthouse as the center focal point.

Black Gold

Black Gold will be the first map in Modern Warfare 2 set during the night time. This Core Map will be released during the Season 3 launch and will require night vision goggles or thermal optics for operators to get the full lay of the land!

Alboran Hatchery

This Core Map will launch with the Season 3 Reloaded update in the middle of the season. Art work for this map released by Call of Duty point to it being based on a mission from the MW2 campaign.

Rohan Oil

This Battle Map will take the Rohan Oil section of Al Mazrah and bring it to the Invasion and Ground War modes of MW2 multiplayer. Unlike the Black Gold map which highlights part of the same WZ2 POI, this map will be set during the daytime with room for both land and air vehicles.

Sattiq Cave Complex

Another WZ2 POI will be making its debut as a Battle Map at season launch. Here the Sattiq Cave Complex area will be isolated, included the crashed plane, which fans of the iconic Afghan map will be happy to see. The intricate cave system here will bring a new dynamic to Invasion and Ground War.

New Modes

Gun Fight

The classic mode Gun Fight returns to Call of Duty with a new map rotation.

Gun Fight is a 2v2 mode where each round players are a random loadout and win the round by eliminating the other team before the timer runs out.

The Gun Fight map rotation will have 4 maps at launch, including Shipment and the new Gulag map Blacksite.

A new mode called Gun Fight OSP will launch mid-season, where players will have to pick up loot off the ground instead of spawning with it.

Cranked

Cranked, which first showed up in Ghosts and recently in Cold War, will make its MW2 debut at season launch.

This game mode is similar to Team Deathmatch, however after a player gets an elimination a countdown will start, and they will die if they do not record another elimination before the timer hits 0.

Face Off & GW Infected

Face Off and GW Infected will be added in during the mid-season update.

Face Off is a small team mode with 3v3 action.

GW Infected will take the classic Infected mode and set it to a Ground War size lobby and map.

New Weapons

FJX Imperium

A new name for the iconic Intervention Sniper from earlier CoD titles, this bolt action sniper will be available through the battle pass.

“Engineered destruction at its finest, this anti-personnel, bolt-action sniper rifle intervenes in tense situations with hard-hitting .408 rounds.“

Cronen Squall

This Battle Rifle will also be available through the Season 3 Battle Pass, and is designed for range and damage.

“A bullpup, semi-automatic rifle chambered in 6.8 Wrath and designed for distance shooting and exceptional damage output.”

Additionally, 2 fully automatic pistols will be introduced with the Reloaded update mid-season.

New Special Ops & Raids