THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22
PLAYLIST
Week of Feb 22 – 29

Ranked Play Resurgence
Fortune’s Keep
Trios
Battle Royale
Urzikstan
Solos, Trios, Quads
Mini Royale
Urzikstan
Duos
Battle Royale Preview
Urzikstan
Quads
Resurgence
Fortune’s Keep
Solos, Duos, Trios, Quads
Vondel
Quads
Plunder
Urzikstan
Quads

Week of Feb 29 – 7

Ranked Play Resurgence
Fortune’s Keep
Trios
Battle Royale
Urzikstan
Solos, Trios, Quads
Mini Royale
Urzikstan
Duos
Battle Royale Preview
Urzikstan
Quads
Resurgence
Rotation (Fortune’s Keep, Vondel)
Solos, Duos, Trios, Qauds
Lockdown
Vondel
Quads

The next two weeks will see the return of Mini-Royale – a fast-paced, straight-to-the-action variant of Battle Royale. As a dedicated Duos mode, it is the perfect place to experience a faster Battle Royale with a buddy.

BR Preview will also make a return, still with Covert Exfil and the Weapon Case features but now also with Zombie Power Ups – which we’ve seen positive reactions to in Resurgence. Following our recent poll, we are interested in seeing them in action in a more traditional Battle Royale experience – so we thought, what better way than to give players a feel for how it all plays than adding it to Battle Royale Preview!

Then as the Horde Hunt seasonal event concludes at the end of Week 3, we will also be bringing back Vondel into Resurgence Rotation across all four squad sizes so players can easily play both Resurgence maps.

Alongside the above, players will still be able to jump in to experience Ranked Play on Resurgence, coupled with Battle Royale Solos, Trios and Quads. Plunder and Lockdown will both also be making an appearance during the season.

As a reminder, playlist curation isn’t an exact science. As a team, we review a wealth of internal data, alongside social sentiment and engagement to make decisions. Our goal is to always appeal to the widest group of players possible across the entire season so that there is something for everyone to play.

For information about upcoming Playlists, please check out the dedicated Warzone Trello Board.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21
GLOBAL
RICOCHET ANTI-CHEAT
The RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team has been tracking a spike in cheating reports within the community. We are currently in test for additional security updates; however, the following updates have just been deployed:

Disabled game code for limited-time perks (Ex. super speed)
As part of ongoing security updates, a single telemetry system was taken offline for upgrades over the weekend. This action resulted in cheat developers claiming RICOCHET Anti-Cheat was offline. It was not. As a result of monitoring activity over the weekend and the purposeful reactivation of this upgraded system, #TeamRICOCHET was able to identify and ban over 6000 accounts for cheating and hacking from February 16 – February 20.

Our team continues to work on security updates for issues across various modes in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare III.

WARZONE
GAMEPLAY
Gameplay Adjustments

Advanced UAV
The size of an Advanced UAV has been increased by 2.5 times.
This ensures all of Urzikstan is within view for the player that calls it in.
Shock Stick
Tactical Camera and Portable Radar Field Upgrades are now affected by enemy Shock Sticks.

WEAPONS
Weapon Adjustments

» Assault Rifles «

MTZ 556 (MWIII)
Decreased initial gun kick while firing.
Decreased recoil while firing.
Max Damage increased to 27, up from 25.
Max Damage Range increased to 35.56 meters, up from 24.13.
Near-Mid Damage increased to 24, up from 22.
Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 48.26 meters, up from 35.56.
Min Damage increased to 22, up from 20.

» Shotguns «

Haymaker
JAK Maglift Kit
Decreased aim down sight spread by 20%.
Increased rate of fire to 500rpm, down from 357rpm.
Decreased damage pellet count to 5, down from 8.
Restricted the use of Ammunition Attachments.

» Sniper Rifles «

Longbow
Pro-99 Long Barrel
Increased aim down sight time to 580ms, up from 550ms.
JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
Restricted the use of Magazine, Ammunition, and Bolt Attachments.
These Attachments were not intended to be compatible with this Conversion Kit and were thus non-functional when equipped.

» Handguns «

TYR
JAK Beholder Rifle Kit
Decreased movement speed penalty to 8%, down from 10%.
Decreased sprint speed penalty to 8%, down from 20%.
Decreased bullet velocity benefit to 50%, down from 100%.

» Attachments «

Canted Lasers
Canted aiming will no longer remove all pellet spread on Shotguns.

WARZONE RANKED PLAY: RESURGENCE
Gameplay Adjustments
Redeploy Drones
The total number of Redeploy Drones have been reduced from eight to five.
Killstreaks
Players will now encounter less CUAVs in loot.
Warzone Ranked Play: Resurgence Restrictions
Killstreaks
Mosquito Drones

SR (Skill Rating)

Kill & Assist SR
Only the following players will receive Kill & Assist credit when a player is eliminated:
The player who downed the eliminated player.
Players who damaged the eliminated player shortly before they were downed.
Players who didn’t damage the eliminated player shortly before they were downed will instead earn Squadmate Kill SR when their teammates down and eliminate an enemy.

This change is being made to ensure the competitive integrity of Kill & Assist SR by removing the ability for players to “tap” downed enemies to overinflate their SR gains.

This change will also help streamline gameplay by preventing disruptions rooted in prolonging eliminations to “tap”.

With these changes and our increase to Squadmate Kill SR in Season 2, gameplay should feel just as rewarding and much smoother.

Squadmate Kill SR
Players will now earn Squadmate Kill SR regardless if they are dead or alive.

UI/UX

Addressed an issue where players were incorrectly shown a penalty screen when disconnecting from matches.
Players that disconnect from matches forfeit their SR Entry Fee and should not expect additional SR penalties.
BUG FIXES
Fixed an issue preventing a normal Gas Mask from replacing a Durable Gas Mask.
Fixed an issue causing the plating animation to continue on an ascender or zipline.
Fixed an issue causing custom loadout perks to disappear after stowing another perk pack.
Fixed an issue preventing the Ray Gun from appearing after completing the puzzle.
Fixed collision issues with various elements allowing Players to exploit.
Fixed an issue preventing a Player from using a backup pistol underwater while having a melee weapon equipped.

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