Black Ops 7 season 3 patch notes – Plaza and Gridlock, 6 new weapons, and more

It feels like Season Two Reloaded just happened, but season three of Black Ops 7 is already here.

A new content drop across all of Call of Duty’s modes is coming in the new season on April 2, and there’s a massive amount of stuff for CoDheads to look forward to, no matter what made is their favorite.

Here’s a look at the new content coming to Black Ops 7’s multiplayer and Endgame in season three.

BO7 season 3 patch notes

Six weapons

There’s a new weapon for all kinds of play styles in the new season, with two available on launch and the rest coming throughout the season as part of events.

• MK35 ISR assault rifle (battle pass)
• VST SMG (battle pass)
• Strider 300 sniper rifle (in-season)
• 1911 pistol (in-season)
• Siren special weapon (mid-season)
• Katana melee weapon (mid-season)

Weapon buffs and nerfs

Weapon balancing has come for guns like the AK-27 and Ryden 45K (buffed), along with the MXR-17 and Dravec 45 (nerfed). To read the full notes, visit the CoD website.

Eight maps

Black Ops 2 classic map Plaza, along with Black Ops 4’sGridlock, highlight the returning and remade maps available at launch. Other classics, Summit and Hacienda, will come at mid-season.

• Beacon (new)
• Abyss (new)
• Mission: Trident (Skirmish mode, new)
• Plaza (remake)
• Gridlock (remake)
• Onsen (mid-season)
• Summit (mid-season, remake)
• Hacienda (mid-season, remake)

New game modes

Classic CoD mode Demolition returns in season three, along with some fun party modes to shake things up periodically throughout the next couple of months.

• Demolition
• Aim High
• Snipers Only
• Freerun (mid-season)
• Heat Wave Havoc (mid-season)
• Freeze Tag (mid-season)

New Scorestreak

The new Ion Core Scorestreak will be made available as part of a weekly challenge reward.

• Description: A powerful radioactive device that damages enemies in a large area. Radiation pulses pass through walls, expanding from a small to large radius before dissipating and recharging.
• Score: 1,175
• Overclock Abilities

  • Plutonium Core: A longer duration grants an additional radiation pulse.
  • Chemical Catalyst: Shorter downtime between radiation pulses.

Limited-time events

Along with a new set of weekly challenges, several events are planned for season three, bringing new weapons and other free unlocks.

• Survivors of Ash (Zombies)

  • Rewards: Weapon camos, weapon blueprint

• The Lost Outpost (all modes)

  • Rewards: Strider 300 sniper rifle, camos, blueprint, operator skin

• Call of Duty Endowment Challenge event
• Freerun event

Endgame updates

The PvE Endgame mode is going free-to-play for a limited time to begin the season, but there’s also new content coming to it as well. Players will be able to reset their Combat Rating or Skill Track, but a new feature called Operations sounds most exciting.

“Operations run on a series of strict objectives designed to be cleared across multiple matches,” Treyarch explained. “Secure rewards for every objective you complete and systematically power up your Operator for the fight ahead. Clear the final objective to finish the job and unlock direct access to the new Link Forger Glitch Fracture.”

Operations will include rewards like a new blueprint, emblem, XP tokens, and more. Elsewhere, there’s a new skill track, Minor ability, and Major ability to keep the mode fresh.

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Prototype gears have arrived in The Division 2 with the start of Year 8 Season 1, and they currently sit at the top of all types of weapons/armors. Gears belonging to this item quality sit above High-End, Named, and other set items, making them truly unique.

Let’s find out how you can get these elusive items to improve your arsenal.

How to obtain Prototype gears in The Division 2

To obtain Prototype gears, you’ll need to participate in missions belonging to the Escalation mode. This is a new difficulty to complete missions that you’ve previously completed inside the game. Every week will have a set number of missions to finish.

There are ten different tiers for each mission. The higher the difficulty, the better your chances of getting Prototype gears. However, you can also get more of these items via the route of upgrades.

How to upgrade to Prototype gears in The Division 2

You can upgrade items starting from High-End quality to Prototype gear. To do so, you’ll need a Prototype Core. The cosen item must also be at the maximum Expertise level (30), and the item must be at maximum level (40). The item doesn’t need to be full optimized for the conversion.

Once you change an item to Prototype gear, it can no longer be optimized or recalibrated. Hence, pay full attention to its stats before spending the Prototype Core on it. However, the upgrade is worth it since your gear will improve its stats and also gain augments.

Here’s a list of augments that are currently available.

• Quantum – Provides a small chance to become temporarily immune to damage.
• Echo – Each bullet fired has a chance to deal its damage a second time.
• Atomize – Increases grenade radius and damage.
• Amalgam – Each bullet hit has a chance to apply a random status effect.
• Trapper – Increases the duration of status effects you apply.
• Entropy – Increases your Health based on a percentage of your total Armor.
• Anomaly – Skills restore a portion of the damage they deal as healing.
• Paradox – Provides a chance to refill part of your magazine while firing.
• Synesthesia – Bullet hits have a chance to slightly reduce skill cooldowns.

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