Modern Warfare III Season 2: Reloaded Update (March 6) | Patch Notes

Sledgehammer are trying to win over the hearts of CoD players, and so they've undone all the most unpopular changes made by IW last year. But if they want to keep the goodwill of the community for very long, they will need to keep making great decisions for MW3 throughout its lifecycle. And that starts with regular, intelligent balancing changes.

In this article we have the full patch notes, the patch size and a short guide on when you can expect future patches. Let's dig in and see if the latest buff and nerfs in MW3 make any sense!

Modern Warfare 3 Season 2: Reloaded Update (March 6) | Patch Size

This patch is about 19 GB across all platforms because it contains a lot of new content for Season 2: Reloaded. Remember, we're getting new map variants of Skidrow and Terminal, a remaster of Vanguard's Das Haus, and a lot of new skins. It also introduces some bug fixes.

The game is obnoxiously big, but at least you can delete all of MWII now.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 2: Reloaded Update (March 6) | Patch Overview

Here is a short overview of some of the changes they have made in the latest patch:

• More improvements to aiming should promote "crack aiming" (during ADS crosshair will now transition directly to the center of the player’s screen).
• Buffs: Sidewinder, Bruen Mk.9
• Nerfs: BP50, SVA 545, BAS-B, Ram-9

We focus on balancing changes and bug fixes when addressing each patch, not content.

Modern Warfare 3 Season 2: Reloaded Update (March 6) | Patch Notes

General

• Upon aiming down sight, the crosshair will now transition directly to the center of the player’s screen rather than easing into position.
  

UIX

• New Features

  • Added the ability to filter Attachments by Subcategories in the Gunsmith.

    • Optics: Hybrid, 4x, Thermal, Sniper Scope, 2.5x, Red Dot, Reflex, & Holo

    • Muzzles: Breachers, Flash Hiders, Suppressors, Comps & Brakes

    • Underbarrels: Hand Stops, Undermounted Weapons, Bipods, Vert Grips, & Angled Grips

  • Added the ability to track up to 5 Challenges to view outside the Challenge menu.

    • Tracked Challenges will appear on the in-game pause menu and lobby.

  • Added a Mark All Read button in the Social notification center

• Bug Fixes

  • Add to Favorites button will no longer appear for locked Emblems.

  • Calling Cards unlockable only in Modern Warfare II will now state this information in the Customization menu.

  • In Free for All Modes, the local player will no longer appear as an enemy in the kill feed.

  • In Gunfight, placeholder images will no longer briefly appear in the Killcam.

  • Players can now Quick Equip content from the View New Content menu.

  • In Snipers Only Mode, restriction icons are now present for Weapons that aren't Sniper Rifles, allowing players to better discern which Weapons are restricted.

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Weapon Level from displaying in Gunsmith

  • Several inaccuracies with Weapon Attachment descriptions have been resolved.

Progression

• Fixed several Season 2 Weekly Challenges that were not tracking progression properly.

• Weapons in Semi-Auto fire mode will now properly progress associated Challenges.

Maps

• Scrapyard

  • Refined playable area boundary along the fence near the Helipad.

• Shipment

  • By popular demand, Shipmas will permanently replace standard Shipment.

• Vista

  • Set factions to Spetsnaz and Rangers, resolving an issue causing missing announcer voicelines.

• Dome (MWII Carry-Forward)

  • Added to the pool of available Maps in Quick Play.

• Operation Tin Man (War)

  • Decreased time to build a laser trap from 4s to 2.5s (-38%).

  • Added a score event upon killing an enemy with a laser trap.

  • At the start of Phase 2, the crate containing the MAW will now automatically open after 60s.

  • Improved interaction with Turrets while using Tap to Interact input option.

  • Players can no longer exit the playable area near the Resting Area using a Deployable Cover.

  • In Private Match, Bots will now properly parachute during the Infil sequence.

  • Refined geometry to improve spawn conditions near the Main Trail.

Modes

• Gun Game

  • Addressed an issue that caused players to become stuck without a Weapon.

• Headquarters

  • Fixed an issue allowing enemies to capture a contested HQ in Hardcore.

• Training Course (Private Match)

  • Using a Cruise Missile outside the combat area will no longer halt course progression.

Field Upgrades

• A.C.S.

  • Improved detection of objective flags near sloped surfaces in Domination Mode.

Killstreaks

• Cluster Mine

  • Resolved a bug that prevented players from deploying the Cluster Mine Killstreak

• Remote Turret

  • Players with the Tap to Interact option set will no longer become unable to reload their Weapon while a Remote Turret is active.

When Does Modern Warfare 3 Get Updated?

We expect Modern Warfare 3 to receive near daily updates during the beta, but when the full game launches, we predict it will be updated every Wednesday at 9 am PT (12 pm ET / 5 pm GMT / 6 pm CET). This is exactly when the last three Call of Duty games were updated each week, and we don't see why the devs would change their workflow. They will occasionally have weeks off when they don't push out an update, for instance on the week of Christmas.

How Can You Check For MW3 Patch Notes In-Game?

You can also check Patch Notes in-game, however this feature is often bugged. If you want to re-check the patch notes from in-game, and if the feature is working, just do the following:

1. Press ESC/Start from the main menu, and a new menu will pop out on the right side of the screen. Tab across to the Settings section (represented by a cog symbol), you will find "Patch Notes" at the bottom.
2. Select the game within the main CoD launcher that you want to see patch notes for.
3. You can now read through the latest patch notes for the game you selected.
   

That was everything you need to know about the Modern Warfare 3 update, we hope you found what you wanted in the patch notes!