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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 1 has finally begun, and it arrives alongside content update 1.08. The patch features a few new maps, new Operators, and, of course, plenty to do in Warzone. Read the full list of buffs, nerfs and other patch notes courtesy of a Treyarch blog post.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War update 1.08 Patch Notes

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Battle Pass*

• Up to 100 tiers of unlockable items available in the Battle Pass System at the start of Season One, including two free weapons (Mac-10 at Tier 15, Groza at Tier 31), plus new Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, War Tracks, 1300 COD Points, 2XP Tokens, and more.
• Black Ops Cold War Battle Pass System progress can be earned in Black Ops Cold War, Warzone, and Modern Warfare at the start of Season One.
• Unlocked Vehicle Skins will be unique to each game (Black Ops Cold War and Warzone).

Progression*

• Cross-Game Progression
• Season One Progression

Challenges*

• Season Challenges

Operator Missions*

• All Operator Skins come with Operator Missions in Season One.
• Play MP, Zombies, and Warzone to earn additional XP rewards and Operator Skin variants.

Stability

• Added various stability fixes.

UI

• Addressed various UI issues.

MULTIPLAYER

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Maps

• The Pines (6v6)*
• Raid (6v6)*
• Nuketown '84 Holiday (6v6)*
• Gunfight Maps (2v2)*
• Nuketown '84 (6v6)

Game Modes

• Gunfight*
• Prop Hunt*
• Hardpoint
• Domination
• Free-For-All
• Search & Destroy
• Control
• VIP Escort
• Fireteam
• Custom Games

Featured Playlists*

• Raid the Mall
• Gunfight
• Prop Hunt
• Nuketown '84 Holiday 24/7

Weapons

• New Weapons*
• Assault Rifles
• Submachine Guns
• Tactical Rifles
• Light Machine Guns
• Sniper Rifles
• Pistols
• Shotguns
• General

Perks

• Flak Jacket
• Forward Intel
• Ninja
• Spycraft

Equipment

• Frag Grenade
• Molotov
• Stimshot

Field Upgrades

• Field Mic
• Gas Mine

Scorestreaks

• H.A.R.P.
• Cruise Missile
• RC-XD

General

• Quick Play will now display the player's last selected tab between Core and Hardcore by default.
• Addressed an issue where Friendly Fire penalties would be applied for self-kills in Hardcore modes.
• Addressed an issue where the camera could not access the entire map in Crossroads.

ZOMBIES

General

• Added support for two-player splitscreen.

Stability

• Added various stability fixes.
• Added stability improvements for Host Migration.

Weapons*

• Mac-10
• Groza

Die Maschine

• Support*
• Leaderboard*
• Salvage Rewards
• Exfil
• Field Upgrades
• Equipment
• Pack-a-Punch
• UI
• General

Dead Ops Arcade 3

• Gameplay
• Leaderboards*

Onslaught (PS4/PS5)

• Gameplay
• Maps
• Enemies
• General

PC

Stability

• Added various stability fixes.
• Addressed an issue that could cause the game to occasionally crash when quitting the game.

General

• Updated recommended driver version for NVIDIA GPU to 457.30.
• Updated recommended driver version for AMD GPU to 20.11.01.

WARZONE*

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Maps

• Rebirth Island
• Verdansk

Events

• Rebirth Island Seasonal Event

Modes

• Rebirth Island: Resurgence

Weapons

• Black Ops Cold War weapons added:

Operators

• Stitch (Warsaw Pact)
• Vargas (Warsaw Pact)
• Song (NATO)

Vehicles

• Attack Helicopter

Progression

• Career
• Gunsmith

Challenges

• Daily Challenges
• Warzone Missions

General

• Removed the Juggernaut reward from Subway and Stadium Easter Eggs.
• "Strange Magic" / "Time of the Season" Watch will no longer be visible through walls.
• Players will be longer be able to clip inside of Loadout packages.
• Added collision to Airport to prevent an exploit.
• Addressed an issue where Park or Baker Operator Skin listings could show a repeating "Name" skin that could kick the player back to the menu when hovered over.
• Addressed instances where War Tracks could continue to play when exiting vehicle.

The biggest feature of Black Ops Cold war update 1.08 is everything included with Season 1, which encapsulates eight new maps, multiple modes and an entirely new Rebirth Island Warzoneexperience. While some fans might bemoan the idea that some of the maps are remakes, like Nuketown '84 and Raid, there's still tons of new content to enjoy. The Pines, for example, sounds like an interesting multiplayer experiment, and, while 2v2 Gunfight isn't exactly new, the fact that the mode returns with four new arenas is pretty exciting. And, for those hardcore players who still aren't impressed with everything listed here, there's finally a way to use the Prestige Keys you may have collected during the pre-season period last month.

On the buffs and nerfs side of the equation, the changes are equally important. Adjustments to the AUG and M16 seemed like a no-brainer given their unique place in the meta, but we're not quite sure how much sense it makes to nerf the M16 and Krig as well. The latter changes sound somewhat minor, but they were less expected tweaks regardless. We're also not a fan of that Stim nerf either, as cutting back on everyone's ability to get health can have huge ramifications for the meta. As for guns that got better, however, it would appear the Bullfrog is about to be a very popular choice for players once again, and other SMGs have been taken up a notch to better compete with the MP5. On the surface the new arrangement doesn't sound perfect, but it will probably work better than the previous one. Overall, Black Ops Cold War update 1.08 delivers the Season 1 flair players wanted, but it remains to be seen how balanced the game will actually be.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X}S, Xbox One and PC.

What do you think of Black Ops Cold War Season 1 so far? Do these patch notes feature every change you wanted? Tell us in the comments section!

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