Call of Duty Mobile Season 3 update released
Featuring new maps, modes, battle pass and more
Activision has released the Call of Duty: Mobile Season 3 update in all regions.
The Season 3 battle pass, which has been shortened from 100 to 50 tiers, will enable players to unlock Phantom and FTL from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare plus a variety of futuristic weapons.
While the battle pass won’t launch until January 20 (January 19 PST), plenty of new features are already live.
On the multiplayer front, a recreation of Modern Warfare 2’s Scrapyard is now available, while an original map called Cage will launch later in the season.
“[Cage] has a deceptively basic three-lane design with verticality, open lanes for sniping, and a mixture of close quarters & mid-range options,” Activision says in its latest community update.
The new and limited time Rapid Fire mode is also now available, featuring unlimited ammo, faster scorestreaks and reduced operator skill cooldowns.
The headline battle royale addition is a 20vs20 mode called Warfare, which includes fast-paced multiplayer style gameplay with infinite respawns and loadouts saved upon death as two teams battle to be the first to reach 150 kills.
Season 3 includes a new season of Ranked Mode too, while players can now link Call of Duty: Mobile accounts to official Call of Duty accounts, enabling them to use Google Play and Apple’s Gamecenter as login options.
“As a thanks to anyone who helps test this first iteration of this system, anyone who links now will receive the Outrider – Arctic skin as a reward,” Activision says.
Call of Duty Mobile is estimated to have been downloaded over 180 million times across iOS and Android devices in the three months following its worldwide release on October 1, 2019, representing the best quarter for a game since Pokémon Go’s launch in Q3 2016.
Season 2 of the game released in late November, adding Call of Duty Mobile controller support and the game’s Zombies mode.
In other Call of Duty news, Infinity Ward has extended Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 1 until mid-February.
Call of Duty: Mobile 3.0 Update Notes
Season 3 Update is Live! A brand-new ranked season is now available.
– New ranked rewards, including Black Ops III weapons, Yellow Snake series, and more!
– Ranked Improvements
- Updated user interface
- Improved matchmaking balance
- Increased penalty for frequently quitting
- Reduced point deduction for losses below Master
- Hijacked map removed from ranked MP
- Domination single round score adjusted to 75 in ranked
- TDM score adjusted to 50 in ranked
Battle Pass
– New Premium and Free Battle Pass Rewards!
– Premium Battle Pass price has been lowered
– Battle Pass tiers has been reduced to 50, high value content has remained
Multiplayer
– New Limited Time Mode
- Rapid Fire
- Faster Score Streaks
- Shorter Operator Skill cooldowns
- Unlimited ammo
– New Maps:
- Scrapyard
- TDM, Domination, Search and Destroy, Frontline, Hardpoint
- Cage
- TDM, Sniper Only
– New Operator Skill – H.I.V.E
- New operator skill that kills enemies with the use of traps
– New Scorestreak – XS1 Goliath
- Unlock this devastating Scorestreak at 900 points
Battle Royale
– Time and space have distorted and will soon reveal a new battle area
– New Limited Time Battle Royale Mode – Warfare
- 20 vs 20 Mode
- Fast-paced objective based mode that brings MP mechanics to Battle Royale
– New vehicle
- 2-person motorcycle, perfect for high speed assaults and escapes
– New Battle Royale Class coming soon
General
– Call of Duty Account Login!
- Players can create a Call of Duty Account or bind their existing account to Call of Duty: Mobile! This will provide another way to save your data.
- Players who link their CoD account will receive the Outrider – Arctic skin.
- Added three new sensitivity modes and shotgun firing in control settings
Improvements and Optimizations
Multiplayer
– TDM is now unlocked at level 3
– Return of Takeoff and Raid MP maps
– Fixed wall geometry on certain maps
– Added warning and death for leaving combat zone
– Increased damage taken from falls
– Added ability to climb down ladders
– SMRS has slightly reduced movement speed, lethal range, and damage to Scorestreak
– Adjusted shooting stability of S36, reduce its performance in long distance
– Slightly reduced recoil stability of Type 25 foregrip attachment
– Slightly reduced recoil stability of AK117 foregrip attachment
– Reduced MSMC magazine capacity to 25
– Slightly increased recoil stability of ICR foregrip attachment
– Increased recoil control of AK-47 and reduced vertical recoil degree
– Increased firing stability and animations of LK24, ASM10 and HG40
– Deploying Transform Shield releases a high-pressure air blast that affects incoming bullet trajectory
– Gravity Spike gives temporary increased armor effect
– Significantly reduced charge time of Gravity Spikes, and increased energy returned by skill
– Increased energy usage of Sparrow Operator Skill
– Improved throwing and speed of standard and fast grenades
– Additional improvements
Battle Royale
– Improved Shipment and Countdown location layouts
– Improved sound effects in cold areas
– Added additional strategic ziplines
– Increased damage drop-off of SMRS rockets at longer distances
– Reduced movement speed while actively using SMRS
– Improved helicopter collision mechanics with environment
– Airdrops always contain Level 3 body armor
– Deploying Transform Shield releases a high-pressure air blast that affects incoming bullet trajectory
– Additional improvements
System and Client
– Slightly increased strength of controller aim assist on MP and BR
– MP after action report UI improvements for final scores and team MVPs
– Improved experience bonus from certain modes
– Reporting cheaters may generate a follow up on actions taken
– Fallen players can ping teammates to retrieve or use dog tags in BR
– Primary and secondary weapons can be switched during match countdown
– Improved quick team up option in lobby
