Call of Duty Vanguard Season One Patch Notes
Major updates incoming, let's see what's changed
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Call of Duty: Vanguard just received an important update that addresses player concerns surrounding Season One. In addition to the officially listed changes, players also noticed a change to the Call of Duty League ruleset for Glide Bomb killstreaks. It is a major and much-needed change for competitive COD players that was long overdue.
Call of Duty Vanguard Patch Notes
Weapon Balance Changes
- Akimbo Double Barrel Shotgun
- Akimbo damage has been reduced.
- Buck and Slug range has been reduced.
Call of Duty League Recipe Changes
- Match start timer is now 30 seconds.
- Removed FMJ from Restricted List.
- Respawn Delay Timer set to 3.5 seconds.
- Suicide Respawn Delay Timer set to 4.5 seconds.
- Added Incendiary Grenades to Restricted List.
- Added Bombing Run to Restricted List.
- All Killstreaks, except Artillery Strike and Cruise Missile, are restricted and not able to be used while in Ranked matches.
Bug Fixes
- Longshots now count when achieved through Incendiary Round’s damage over time.
- When previewing the Welgun after unlocking Challenges in Multiplayer, the Welgun is no longer missing challenge details.
- Corrected unintended headshot behaviour with Buck and Slug.
- Players with the Fortified Perk are no longer immune to any fire damage including Flamenaut and Incendiary Grenade.
- Fixed an issue where some players would not retain their Killstreaks in between rounds.
- Users can no longer gain infinite ammo with a Killstreak bug exploit.
Zombies Changes
- Addressed an issue that could occasionally prevent the player’s Artifact from working properly after using a Self-Revive.
- Addressed an issue where Support weapons could provide infinite ammo.
In addition to the above changes, the Glide Bomb killstreak requirement has been bumped from five to seven in the CDL ruleset, but it is unknown if the change is intentional or not. Raven Software is expected to make more balance changes leading up to Season 2 next month.