MW3 Season 4 Details - Call of Duty: MW3 Guide - IGN (2024)

Season 4 of Modern Warfare 3 has arrived, bringing with it a number of new maps and modes, additional new Perks and Killstreaks, rewards to unlock, and more!

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of Season 4 of MW3, including a link to the full Season Patch Notes and details.

New Maps

3 new 6v6 maps are being introduced as part of Season 4, and are as follows:

Tokyo (Launch)

Tokyo is a mid-sized map is all ground-level engagements, with the exception of the Hotel and Manga buildings that are on opposite sides of the main road.

Paris (Launch)

This mid-sized map will have you nipping in and out of the various tight interior spaces and zipping through the streets, all with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background.

Incline (Mid-Season)

This mid-sized map in the mountains of Urzikstan, routing through a transport facility. Engage in mid-range firefights throughout the grounds, and use strategic locations like the lower carriage of the cable car station to gain the high ground.

Das Gross (Mid-Season - Variant)

Das Gross is a small map that will be found in the Vortex playlist, and is a construction site coated in nightmarish alien tentacles and fleshy masses.

New Modes

Demolition (Launch)

Returning from Modern Warfare (2019), Demolition is close to Search and Destroy, with alternating teams defending or attacking various bomb sites. Unlike Search and Destroy however, Demolition has respawning enabled and defusing the bomb doesn't end the round.

Attackers will always spawn with a bomb, and therefore the attackers goal is to destroy both bomb sites before the round timer ends. The defenders goal is to prevent that from happening.

Hyper Cranked (Launch)

An interesting twist on regular TDM, Cranked asks that you chain your kills, as a timer will run down and if it hits zero, you'll explode. Each kill extends your timer, and you'll also be granted with quicker movement speed alongside a faster reload and weapon swap upon your first kill.

The Hyper Cranked variant for Season 4 ups the ante even more, as you'll spawn into the match already Cranked, with the timer running down from the get go.

Havoc (Mid-Season)

Returning from Modern Warfare II (2022), this Core mode acts like TDM yet Killstreaks are disabled and various modifiers are applied to each individual match. These modifiers can be found under your map compass. The first modifier will be awarded after a 2 and a half second cooldown, and once either team has reached a score multiplier of 12 kills (12,24,36,48), another modifier is activated. The modifier pool is as follows:

• Ammo Feeder: Auto reload after you kill an enemy.
• Boots off the Ground: Low gravity.
• Camera Shift: Third-person mode.
• Chain Reaction: Sticky Grenades launched on kill.
• Charged Up: Gain Cranked on kills.
• Equipment Restock: Equipment is refilled on kills.
• Eyes On: Advanced UAV is always active.
• Gun Runner: Random gun on kill.
• Hero Smash: Explosive landing from an elevated position.
• Hot Shot: Crossbows only, Molotov bolts.
• Lucky Three: Every three kills gives you a random Killstreak.
• One Tap: Headshots kill with one bullet.
• Snapshot Killer: Launch a snapshot grenade (and ping pulse) on kill.
• System Reroll (Fifth Modifier only): Full reroll of all active modifiers

Headshots Only (Mid-Season)

As the name implies, this team mode applies TDM rules but only headshots will count towards eliminations, so skill and loadout preparation are more key than ever before to secure victory consistently!

New Perks & Equipment

Mission Control Vest (Launch)

• Streak Specialist.
  • Equipment Slots (6): Tactical, Lethal, Field Upgrade, Gloves, Gear (2)
  • Reduces kills required by 1 and score required by 125 for Killstreaks
  • Earn 1 kill or 125 score for every 2 Kill Assists or Cross Fire Assists

Compression Plate (Launch)

• Immediately regenerate health after a Primary, Secondary, or Throwing Knife/ Throwing Star kill. Objective captures also trigger health regeneration. An icon appears on your HUD when this Perk is active

New Killstreaks

Intelligent Munitions Systems (Launch)

• Kills: 7
• Score: 875
  • Loaded with smart explosives that eliminate enemy personnel and vehicles within range. When triggered, it will eject an explosive upwards, which then locks onto its target and propels towards them

Loitering Munition (Launch)

• Kills: 8
• Score: 1,000
  • An unmanned rocket equipped drone loiters over the targeted areas. On each activation the drone selects the targeted location with the largest number of viable targets to bombard with rockets. Can be activated up to three times

Missile Drone (Launch)

• Kills: 11
• Score: 1,375
  • A small, piloted drone controlled by the player that fires guided missiles

DNA Bomb (Launch)

• Kills: [REDACTED]
  • Upon activating the DNA Bomb, all players on the enemy team will be eliminated. Unlike the MGB however, the DNA Bomb triggering will not conclude the match.

New Weaponry

4 new weapons are debuting in Season 4, and the details are as follows:

• Superi 46 SMG
  • Levels: 21, Battle Pass Blueprint (Sector 20)

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• Marksman Rifle
  • Levels: 16, Battle Pass Blueprint (Sector 15)

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• Reclaimer 18 Shotgun
  • Levels: 15 (Mid-Season)

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• Sledgehammer
  • Levels: 6 (Mid-Season)

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Full Patch Notes & Details

If you wish to read about Season 4 of Modern Warfare 3 in full, including Zombies details, you can do so via the official Call of Duty websites Season 4 Patch Notes blog post.