It’s Call of Duty season, baby, and it’s Black Ops 6’s time to shine. But with the new game also comes some big improvements and additions to Warzone.
Battle Royale and Resurgence are getting some big love from Treyarch and Raven Software to kick off the year of BO6, and there are a lot of new features, the return of old features, and changes to existing features on the horizon.
Here’s everything new and different coming to Warzone with Black Ops 6.
Will Black Ops 6 have Warzone?
Yes, Warzone will be getting a large-scale Black Ops 6 update, but it’s not coming out when BO6 launches. It will come some time after launch as part of an overhaul to Warzone with new content and quality of life updates.
Black Ops 6 Warzone – Changes and new content
Black Ops 6 launches on Oct. 25, but the new game won’t be integrated into Warzone until season one of BO6. That means the wait for Warzone players will be a bit longer, but it seems like it’ll be worth it judging by all of the new stuff coming to the free-to-play game.
Season one of BO6 doesn’t have an official date yet, but it’s likely to begin sometime in December, with Dec. 4 or 11 being possible dates.
New map – Area 99
A new Resurgence map, Area 99, is themed around Nuketown and described as “the birthplace” of the classic multiplayer map. With 10 POIs all themed around building individual Nuketowns around the world, there will be a lot to explore.
Black Ops 6 weapons and operators
Every new gun and operator you unlock and use in BO6 multiplayer can also be used in Warzone once the update drops. Be sure to level everything up so you’re ready for whatever the meta dictates.
Omnimovement changes the game
Black Ops 6’s “omnimovement” system that allows players to sprint and dive in any direction is coming to Warzone in season one, so those gunfights are about to get a bit tougher when you come across the wrong opponent.
Mastery camo and reticle challenges
For the first time, Warzone has its own set of Mastery camos starting with BO6’s season one. The four camos are called Gold Tiger, King’s Ransom, Catalyst, and Abyss. All of them can be unlocked by completing a long set of challenges per weapon and weapon type.
Changes to perks
BO6 perks are coming to Warzone, so the way perks work is slightly changing. Before a match, you can choose any three of the above perks for your loadouts, but you can also choose a Wildcard. Wildcards include Overkill (equip two primary weapons) and Gunfighter (equip three extra attachments to your primary weapon), so there are some big choices to be made with loadouts.
Inventory overhaul – Bye, bye, backpack
The Warzone 2.0 backpack is gone, instead replaced by a simplified loot inventory system shown above. It’s very similar to the one found in the original Warzone, with dedicated slots for each kind of equipment, including ammo.
Carry Forward to stay
All of the weapons and operators you unlocked in Modern Warfare 3 and Modern Warfare 2 Carry Forward into BO6 Warzone, so don’t worry about losing any of the stuff you bought or grinded for just yet.
Show your emotions
Just like in BO6 multiplayer, you’ll have the ability to equip emotes and sprays to punk your opponents after you beat them in BR or Resurgence mode.
Ranked Battle Royale
Ranked BR is coming back with BO6, but not until Season One Reloaded, likely sometime in early 2025. The Ranked mode will take place on Urzikstan before a big event takes place later on…
Verdansk returns in 2025
For Warzone’s fifth anniversary, the original map Verdansk will be returning in early 2025. Get ready to enjoy the nostalgia and drop into classic POIs like it’s 2020 all over again.
This article will be updated with more information once it becomes available.
