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Season 05 Patch Notes: August 12, 2026

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Public Event Juggernaut health scales by squad size, Duos at 70%, Solos at 50%, Quads unchanged. HDK adjustments reduce timeout explosion damage from 220 to 60 and increase timeout duration from 10 seconds to 16 seconds. HKD target search radius increases from 38 meters to 55 meters, and EMP grenades affect HKDs tracking behavior.

PUBLIC EVENTS

  • Juggernaut Health Adjustments

    • Juggernaut Health is now scaled based on mode’s squad size:

      • Quads : Unchanged
      • Duos : 70%
      • Solos : 50%
Juggernaut health previously remained the same across all squad sizes, which made the Public Event disproportionately difficult for smaller teams. With this update, Juggernaut health now scales based on the mode’s squad size to provide a more consistent experience across Solos, Duos, and Quads. We have further updates planned for Juggernauts as we continue to monitor feedback and data.

KILLSTREAKS

  • HDK Adjustments

    • Reduced explosion damage when timing out from 220 to 60.
    • Increased HKD target search radius from 38 meters to 55 meters.
    • Increased the timeout duration from 10 seconds to 16 seconds.
    • Increased the number of HDKs that need to blow up before another HKD killstreak can be called in from 1 to 2.
    • EMP grenades now affect HKDs tracking behavior.
We adjusted the HDK to improve its overall effectiveness. These changes increase its ability to locate and track players while giving opponents more opportunities to counter it through EMP effects or by avoiding its timeout explosion.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue where attempting to reload a weapon while plating caused stutters when the Quick Fix perk is equipped.
  • Fixed an issue where players could not request ammo for the Siren weapon in-game.
  • Fixed an issue where attempting to edit a weapon in the Gunsmith after equipping a camo would result in a Dev Error.
  • Fixed an issue where Bounty Reward Crates were not dropping loot in Heavy Metal Heroes.
  • Fixed an issue where the daily challenge “In Black Ops Royale, activate 10 Perks” was not tracking properly due to Heavy Metal Heroes being live.
  • Fixed an issue where the Warzone challenge to unlock the Trace Cipher Operator Skin was not tracking properly.

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