All Warzone Pacific gameplay changes: Dead Silence, shallow water, contracts, more ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone Pacific\u2019s Season 1 patch notes revealed some intriguing new gameplay changes coming with Vanguard\u2019s integration and the Caldera map. Here\u2019s how they will impact the meta and pace. Just over a week before the launch of Warzone Pacific Season 1\u2019s Vanguard integration and Caldera map launch, patch notes were released on November 30. While the update\u2019s centerpiece was the shiny new map, some gameplay changes are quite intriguing as well. For competitive players, the tweaks to field upgrades and equipment should hold weight for the Warzone meta. For casuals, adjustments to loadouts should affect the game\u2019s pace, alongside additions of contracts, vehicles, and shallow water. To save you from wading knee-deep into the patch notes themselves, we\u2019ve compiled some of the biggest adjustments. Here\u2019s what they are and how they should impact the game. Warzone Pacific Season 1: Field Upgrades and Tactical, Lethal Equipment Warzone Pacific patch notes are wild. \ud83d\udd39 Stuns & Heartbeat Sensors nerfed \ud83d\udd39 Stims now add movement speed \ud83d\udd39 Dead Silence nerfed, Stopping Power removedAll that, new map, anti-cheat, and more changes? Competitive WZ gonna be diffy \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/YxXwqd68DG \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) November 30, 2021 The equipment meta in Warzone has stayed relatively constant for two years. But starting in Warzone Pacific and Vanguard Season 1, Dead Silences will be nerfed and Stopping Power Rounds will be removed completely. Further, a number of equipment changes are intriguing. The omnipresent Heartbeat Sensors and Stun Grenades are both getting nerfed, while Stim Shots are getting a buff (adding movement speed now) and all lethal equipment appear to be getting damage buffs as well. These tweaks should open the meta up, but players will need to test them out when the new season drops on December 8\/9 first. Interestingly, items like Snapshot Grenades and Decoy Grenades are also getting buffed \u2014 possibly to open up the tactical slot. Warzone Pacific Season 1: Loadouts, Contracts, Shallow Water As for the map\u2019s general pacing, there are a number of changes that should affect literally everyone \u2014 not just those who care for the meta. The simplest change is to loadouts, which will now only be available for purchase after the first public loadout drop. While that loadout mechanic will be familiar to Iron Trials players, the contracts are brand new. First is the Supply Drop Contract, which essentially drops a Care Package (like the killstreak) on the map. The contract team gets the location, but anyone can grab it. Second is the Big Game Bounty contract, which puts a bounty on the player with the highest kill count in the entire game. This is pretty spicy and puts a target on the most dangerous player\u2019s head. There\u2019s also a Top Secret Contract, but no one knows what it is just yet. Lastly, an interesting mechanic introduced to the game will be \u201cshallow water.\u201d Essentially, Caldera will feature water that players can swim or crouch in \u2014 which will give them the ColD Blooded perk temporarily. This basically adds a new layer of stealth to the game, counteracting the Tracker perk and granting some sneakiness to Warzone players. Fire-based equipment also creates smoke when they hit the water, so soldiers can turn Molotovs and the like into Smoke Grenades when trying to cross through water unseen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All Warzone Pacific gameplay changes: Dead Silence, shallow water, contracts, more ActivisionCall of Duty: Warzone Pacific\u2019s Season 1 patch notes revealed some intriguing new gameplay changes coming with Vanguard\u2019s integration and the Caldera map. Here\u2019s how they will impact the meta and pace. Just over a week before the launch of Warzone Pacific Season 1\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}