Summary
Eagle-eyed players ofCall of Duty: Warzonemight just have spotted a new weapon slated to be added in the upcoming Season 3 update.Call of Duty: Warzoneis on the verge of entering its third season in the era defined by the mainline gameCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Though theCall of Dutyfranchise is decades old at this point, one could argue that the free-to-playCall of Duty: Warzonehas taken over as the face of the series. While individual mainline games likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6set the agenda for newWarzoneadditions, many fans, especially those who preferWarzone’s battle royal gameplay, often see those games in terms of their impact onWarzonefirst. And withCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Season 3beginning soon, a new wave of additions and changes is coming forWarzoneas well.
One of those changes could be the addition (or return) of a fan-favorite gun, if fans are correct. Players in theBlack Ops 6Reddit community are scrutinizing a gun seen in promotional art forWarzoneSeason 3, saying that the weapon could be a hint that the Spectre, Kiparis, or anotherpopularWarzoneSMGcould be returning from previous games. Alternatively,WarzoneandBlack Ops 6could see an entirely new SMG enter the rotation when Season 3 launches on June 03, 2025.
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 3 Possible SMG Return
The weapon in question is one seen in the hand of Domino, one of the newWarzoneSeason 3 Operators. According to post creator RangeUsed6663, though Domino’s helmet obscures most of the weapon, its shape and features indicate that it could be the Spectre SMG from 2010’sCall of Duty: Black Opsor the Kiparis SMG from 2020’sBlack Ops Cold War. Some players agreed, though one commenter suggested that the gun could be the OTs 9, also fromCold War. The OTs 9 was one of themost popular guns of theWarzoneVerdansk era, so its return could be a way to satisfy fan demand.
Some suggested that the SMG could be an entirely new design, not based on previousCall of Dutyweapons. While replies conceded the possibility, some suggested it wasn’t likely, as an entirely new original weapon would be more likely to appear in bothBlack Ops 6andWarzone, while the promo art was forWarzone-exclusive Operators and gear.
Other fans reacted to the promo art itself, praising the decision to bring back operators dressed in traditionally realistic modern tactical gear, rather than the increasingly over-the-top character designs of recentCall of Dutyeras. This back-to-basics approach, exemplified by thereturn of the Verdansk map itself inWarzoneSeason 3suggested, in their estimation, thatWarzonecould be set to recapture what they liked most about earlier eras ofWarzoneandCall of Duty.
