Black Ops Cold War & Warzone Jan 7 Update: New Playlists & More

Treyarch and Raven Software have released a new playlist update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War & Warzone on January 7.

Treyarch announced this week that playlist updates were moving to Thursdays starting January 7.

Treyarch has provided the patch notes for what’s new in Black Ops Cold War & Warzone:

Patch notes:

Daily Challenges

• Addressed an issue that could prevent new Daily Challenges from appearing.
• Addressed issues preventing the following Daily Challenges from tracking properly:
  • “Team Deathmatch Challenger”
  • “Hardcore Challenger”
  • “Hardcore Champion”

Season Challenges

• Addressed an issue that could prevent progress from tracking for the “Mass Casualties” Challenge when using a Cruise Missile.

Featured Playlists

• Raid + Crossroads Strike 24/7 [NEW]
  • Includes TDM, Domination, Kill Confirmed, and Hardpoint on Raid and Crossroads Strike.
  • Hardcore version also available in Quick Play.
• Gunfight Blueprints [NEW]
  • 2v2 Gunfight matches using new randomized Weapon Blueprint-based loadouts.
• Fireteam: Dirty Bomb Duos [NEW]
  • Fireteam: Dirty Bomb played with 20 players (10 teams of Duos).
• Nuketown 24/7 [UPDATED]
  • Nuketown ’84 Holiday replaced with Nuketown ’84.
• Face Off
• Prop Hunt
• Fireteam: Dirty Bomb

Modes

• Gunfight
  • Added extra models and collision to prevent being able to kill enemies at their spawn in Game Show at the start of a match.
• Combined Arms
  • Adjusted time in Combined Arms: Assault when a zone is captured.

Scorestreaks

• H.A.R.P.
  • Addressed an issue in Hardcore modes where Spy Planes exiting the map could override the mini-map being active, even if a H.A.R.P. was still active.
• Care Package
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when calling in a Holiday Care Package.

Operator Missions

• Adjusted XP values for Operator Missions.

Stability

• Added various stability fixes.

Gameplay

• Closed various map exploit areas.
• Addressed an issue that prevented the Ammo Mod from appearing on the player’s weapon immediately after using the Pack-a-Punch.

Dead Ops Arcade 3

• Addressed an issue where the player could load into Dead Ops Arcade with the wrong Operator Skin.
• Addressed an issue where the player could be downed by walking underneath a spike trap.
• Addressed different effect issues occurring when transitioning from solo play.
• Addressed various particle effect issues.

Onslaught (PS4/PS5)

• Addressed an issue where a player could lose their Bronze chalice after a private match.

Featured Playlists

• Verdansk
  • Verdansk Quads – 152 Players
  • Trios – 150 Players
  • Duos – 150 Players
  • Solos – 150 Players
  • Plunder Quads – 100 Players
• Rebirth Island
  • Resurgence Trios – 45 Players
  • Mini Royale Duos – 40 Players

Weapons (went live January 6):

• DMR 14
  • Reduced headshot damage.
  • Increased recoil.
• Type 63
  • Reduced headshot damage.
  • Increased recoil.
• Mac-10
  • Decreased headshot damage multiplier.
• Handgun Charlie (Akimbo Only)
  • Decreased damage range.
  • Increased hip-fire spread. 

This playlist update for Warzone follows this week’s update to weapons in Warzone, including the DMR, dual pistols, and MAC 10 SMG. Patch notes for the weapon changes are here, but some players believe the changes were not enough. Raven has not yet commented on any additional changes.

In addition, the studios have added in two new store bundles, which are both available now in the Black Ops Cold War & Warzone stores. The new bundles feature the Streetsweeper Shotgun, and some functional kill tracker watches.

Bundle 1: Shock Value

Bundle 2: Mint Condition Mastercraft Bundle

Drop in to Black Ops Cold War & Warzone now!