Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 only launched a few weeks ago, but Season One of the game is almost here, and the patch notes have plenty in them for players curious about the changes in store.
Don’t feel too bad if you’re still in the process of unlocking everything the base game had to offer, because you’re not alone. But there’s plenty of stuff to get to once you do; Season One is setting the stage for a long year of great post-launch content with a slew of new things to do and unlock.
Are you ready for more? Season One is here, CoD gamers, and this is all it includes when it drops on Nov. 14.
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BO6 patch notes: Season One update
Season one brings a bunch of new content to BO6 players, especially for those who enjoy multiplayer offerings such as weapons, maps, modes, and more. Check out everything new and different in season one below.
Weapon buffs and nerfs
The first season for BO6 includes a big pass on weapon balancing, including changes for damage values of assault rifles like the XM4, Ames 85, GPR 91, and Goblin Mk2, which have all had an increase to their maximum damage range while getting some nerfs to their headshot multipliers.
Other changes include some headshot multiplier buffs for a couple of SMGs and mobility buffs for marksman rifles and sniper rifles.
For the full list of weapon balancing patch notes, check out the CoD website.
Season One battle pass
The first battle pass for BO6 changes the game in a big way, ditching the map-like pass from MW3 and MW2 and replacing it with one that closely resembles Fortnite‘s, with several pages full of items for players to unlock horizontally as they play.
The pass includes new weapons, blueprints, cosmetics like emblems and charms, XP tokens, and more.
New weapons in Season One
A total of seven new weapons join the roster in season one.
| Weapon | Weapon Type | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Krig C | Assault Rifle | Battle pass |
| Saug | SMG | Battle pass |
| Maelstrom | Shotgun | Mid-season event |
| AMR Mod 4 | Sniper Rifle | Mid-season event |
| Sirin 9mm | Secondary Pistol | Mid-season event |
| Power Drill | Melee | Mid-season event |
| Cleaver | Melee | Mid-season event |
For more info on all of the new weapons, check out our guide.
Six new maps
Of the six maps coming in season one, three are built for six-vs-six modes (Hideout, Extraction, Hacienda), while two are Strike maps made for two-vs-two or six-vs-six (Heirloom and Racket), and the final one is a winter version of Nuketown just in time for the holidays.
For more on the new season one maps, check out our guide.
New game modes
Prop Hunt will make its triumphant return during Season One, but the season kicks off with an all-new mode named Ransack. In Ransack, players are tasked with looting gold bars from crates around the map and returning it to their team’s stash. The stash of each team can be raided for gold bars, so they must be defended.
Ranked Play begins
Ranked Play kicks off with “the definitive” experience by Treyarch, who has been iterating on the competitive ladder mode in both MW3 and MW2. Players can rank up through Skill Divisions and unlock exclusive rewards (like the skins above) by playing in the same maps, modes, and ruleset as the Call of Duty League.
For more info on Ranked Play in BO6, which goes live on Nov. 21, check out our guide.
The Armory returns
If you miss out on any limited time event weapons or items, the Armory is making a return from MW3. In the Armory, found within the Barracks’ Challenges menu, players can complete a challenge to unlock any item they may have missed or were unable to unlock.
New attachments
Four new attachments join BO6 in season one, including burst fire conversion kits for the XM4 and Kompakt 92. These items are similar to MW3’s Aftermarket Parts, as they are new attachments that can sometimes change how a gun functions, but their method of acquisition differs from battle pass rewards to event rewards.
Limited time events
Several of the season’s new weapons will be earnable through a limited time event called The Hit List, with more events coming after mid-season, including one for Zombies players. Speaking of Zombies…
New Zombies and Warzone content
A new Zombies map, Citadelle des Morts, releases at mid-season in December, but there’s a bunch of new loadout items at Season One’s launch. A new perk, Field Upgrade, Ammo Mod, and GobbleGums are just the beginning.
Warzone, meanwhile, gets fully integrated with BO6 weapons and operators. For more on BO6 Warzone, check out those patch notes.
