CoD Vanguard brings disappointing mid-season update – “2 months wait for lame update”

The Call of Duty: Vanguard mid-season update was released without any major announcements. The content is manageable and is largely limited to the zombie mode. We’ll show you the patch notes and initial reactions on MeinMMO.

This is the situation:

• Seasonal content from Call of Duty usually comes in 2 stages: a large batch of content at the start of the season and a second load of content for the “mid-season”
• Before the respective updates, we receive information on new content in the form of a blog including a roadmap
• This time there was no advance information and now it seems clear why: The multiplayer mode is almost completely empty for mid-season 1

CoD Vanguard: Update 1.01 – Patch Notes

When is the update coming? The mid-season update is already online and you can download the patch at any time.

How big is the update? It is limited – you only need around 5 GB of memory.

What does the update offer? Content is only available for zombie mode. The story continues and a new survival mode can be started from the headquarters in Stalingrad.

Multiplayer fans get almost nothing. In terms of new content, there is only one new weapon – the MP “Welgun”. Otherwise the changes are limited to bug fixes and balance adjustments.

What about Warzone? The mid-season in the free Battle Royale is still a while in coming, but should come tomorrow at the latest, on January 13th (via twitter).

Multiplayer: Mid-Season brings weapons – Otherwise bug fixes & balance updates

What’s changing in multiplayer? As mentioned, there is no new content apart from the new machine gun. How to get the Welgun:

• Welgun activation
  • Multiplayer: Get 15 times 10 kills in a match with submachine guns while using the aiming device.
  • Zombies: Land 5 quick critical kills with submachine guns in a row in 50 different portal missions.

Next, we’ll show you the most important changes to the patch notes in German:

• stability
  • Removed sources for “Packet Burst” during matches
  • Removed several reasons for a game crash in multiplayer
  • Fixed controller bug for players with mouse & keyboard
• Spawns
  • Revised the spawn logic for small cards with many players
  • Revised spawn in “Control” mode
  • Domination spawns on Dome improved
• weapons
  • Fixed various camo challenges
  • Fixed katana unlock
  • Three-line rifle can now be reloaded with a ZF4 3.5x sight
  • Fixed further challenges and weapon blueprints
• Maps
  • Fixed collision problems on various maps
  • Extensively revised destructible objects on all maps

There were also minor changes and improvements in the menu. Now we come to the balance adjustments for the weapons:

• M1 Garand – Buff
• Typ 99 – Buff
  • Reduced flinch when aiming
  • Less aiming time
  • One-shot kills with hits on the chest, even with a smaller caliber
• Dreiliniengewehr – Buff
• Kar98k – Buff
  • One-shot kills with hits on the chest, even with a smaller caliber

There were also adjustments to equipment, killstreaks and perks:

• Stun grenades – Nerf
  • Reduced damage in Hardcore mode
  • Time of stun effect decreased
• Incendiary grenade – Nerf
• Mortar Fire – Nerf
  • Shortened duration
  • Fewer grenades per use
  • Placement problems resolved
• Alerted – Nerf
  • Inserted a small delay until you get the optical signal
• Undaunted – Buff
  • Immunity to fire from grenades
  • Also protects against incendiary ammunition and Flammnaut attacks
• Reinforced – Buff
  • Incoming fire damage reduced by 30%
  • More protection against explosion damage

Zombie mode: New survival mission brings familiar mechanics

What changes in zombie mode? The co-op mode of CoD Vanguard comes away a little better, continues its story and gets new gameplay mechanics:

• New Stalingrad location
  • From List’s Office – a new area
• New void mode
  • The “Shi No Numa” map can be played as a survival mission
  • You can access the new mission through a portal in Von List’s Office
  • You have to survive 3 rounds with endless zombie hordes
  • After the 3 rounds, all players receive 5,000 bonus essence
  • If you manage 12 rounds, your perks only go down to tier 2 if you die
  • Pack-a-punch machine available in the void
  • After 3 rounds, players can return to Stalingrad to equip
• Tome of Rituals
  • Your artifacts can now be upgraded for victims’ hearts
  • All artifacts have 4 levels with strong bonuses
• Pack-a-Punch
  • From level 3, the weapons now have special skins
• weapons
  • Deployment shield available in zombie mode
  • When held, the shield protects against damage from the front, while on the back it protects from behind
• Support
  • Warmachine and Deathbringer are now available in Zombies

Those were the most important changes in Vanguard for the mid-season. If you want to take a look at the English patch notes for yourself, you can find them here (via sledgehammergames.com).

Missing nerfs in multiplayer are still a problem

What do players think of the update? If you look at the first reactions on Twitter or reddit, then the low content density in multiplayer is not in the foreground for many players.

Although there are occasional voices about the content, the lack of nerfs in shotguns and problems with the camo challenges are often mentioned.

• @CODWarfareForum on twitter: “We waited 2 months for the 1.5 update and it is the slowest mid-season update since the start of the Seasons.”
• AssumptionSquare7400 on reddit: “No nerf for double barrel or combat shotguns? Must be a joke. “
• @PatrickWantsOut on twitter: “I can not play. Game keeps crashing after the update. Don’t even think about the fact that I was actually looking forward to the update. “

There are also some players who complain about the lack of blueprints for their weapons and many posts with screenshots that show that Vanguard no longer starts after the update.

The first impression is therefore rather negative. We are happy to read more about your thoughts on the update in the comments. More news about Vanguard can be found here: CoD Vanguard confuses fans with anime crossover – “Only a WWII guy who plays cosplay”