The most important things in a nutshell:

• The free Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone has been suffering from massive problems since the introduction of a new map.
• Invisible skins, console performance, graphical problems – Warzone annoyed many players over the holidays.
• The expectations for the first update 2022 were high. However, the patch could not fulfill the hopes

CoD Warzone: Update 05.01. – Patch Notes

When is the update coming? The patch is already online and ready for download.

How big is the update? It’s just a small data package. On the consoles, the update loads when the game starts.

What has changed? The developers at Raven Software have released the sparse patch notes on Twitter. There are 4 entries in total:

• Gameplay
  • In Vanguard modes, the shot sale event now lasts as long as the circle cycle in which the event started.
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed issues with collision on Caldera that players could exploit to their advantage
  • Removed bug that caused free loadout crates from all teams to end up in the same place
  • Fixed the broken “Awakened” skin of Francis – the skin could make invisible

What things will be fixed soon? With the small update now came the first swing with changes after the holidays into the game.

Additionally, the developers addressed more things and updated their Trello board (via trello.com). On the board, the Warzone makers collect bugs they are working on. Included are, among others:

Players disappointed with the first update 2022

How is the patch received by players? There are many dissatisfied comments under the tweet about the patch. After the long update break, expectations were higher in some places. The last update came on December 19.

• @jakeheasman on Twitter On the patch scope: “Cool, so you guys solved 1 out of 100 issues people are currently worried about.”
• @intheboombox on Twitter on the shot sale change: “You guys have lost touch with the players, […] If you make the shot sale last even longer. It shouldn’t start in every match and it definitely shouldn’t run as long as it has been running. And now you want it to run even longer?”
• @Sarang_srv on Twitter On Warzone stability: “I couldn’t start the game for 10 days now.”

You can also read about problems with Modern Warfare’s multiplayer more often. Occasionally, however, players simply wish the developers a happy new year.

The list of problems in Warzone is long and the developers continue to work on solutions. However, the current state is a big annoyance for many players and the hope for more updates in the coming days is palpable.

On the cheater front, there has been some movement in the game. Recently it became known that Activision is suing a major cheat provider from Germany – EngineOwning.