In Call of Duty's latest update, Modern Warfare 2 got all the love

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There's a prevailing narrative among Call of Duty fans that the standard, 6v6 Call of Duty doesn't get as much attention(opens in new tab) from Activision as its free-to-play battle royale cousin, Warzone 2. While Warzone players enjoy map updates, franchise crossover modes, and frequent balancing changes, those playing Call of Duty the old fashioned way (and pay $70 to do so) settle for the occasional new map, gun, and playlist update.

For once, it's traditional 6v6 Call of Duty getting more love on patch day. Modern Warfare 2's Season 2 Reloaded patch(opens in new tab), out today, is packing a new «core» multiplayer map, the next episode of MW2's co-op raid, a new DMR based on the M4, and the second drop of party modes to lighten the mood after a night of ranked.

Here's the rundown:

Activision surprised Modern Warfare 2 players last month when, in a likely bid to soothe complaints about the premium side of CoD, announced that a 6v6 map would arrive in season 2 ahead of schedule.

«The @InfinityWard MP team has decided to move the map up, as it’s already play testing well and tracking ahead of schedule,» the Call of Duty Twitter account tweeted(opens in new tab) at the time.

That map is today's Himmelmatt Expo, a modernist mountainside chalet drenched in blues, browns, and grays. You can tell it's a realistic expo hall built for business-trips-that-are-actually-vacations because among the meeting rooms and reception desks are a bar, restaurant, and pool. Guess they'll have to add bullet holes and RPG craters to the brochure.

If a single new map doesn't do it for ya, maybe you'll have fun with the Tempus Torrent marksman rifle, a single-fire shooter joining the existing M4 gun tree. It's got a 20-round base magazine and a