Black Ops 6 & Warzone Update 1.073 Aimed for Fixes Now Available for Download

by Alex Co May 15, 2025 12:50 pm in Title Updates and Patches
Black Ops 6 & Warzone Update 1.073

Heads up! Treyarch and Raven Software have pushed out the Black Ops 6 & Warzone update 1.073 that aims to fix issues tied the UI and more. For Warzone, expect this affect Ranked Play, which is something the developers announced previously.

On the multiplayer side, the Greed Wilcard issue with perk selection has been fixed, and the High Art event has been extended to May 22.

Read on for the complete details in the patch notes provided by Activision.

Black Ops 6 Update 1.73 Patch Notes for MP and Zombies

 

The complete list of fixes by Treyarch are available below, with the majority of tweaks aimed at Zombies mode.

GLOBAL

Events

  • High Art
    • The High Art Event now ends on May 22.

UI

  • Addressed an issue that prevented players from selecting the “How Prestige Works” button in the Prestige menu while queueing for a match.

MULTIPLAYER

Perks

  • Addressed an issue that could prevent players from changing the Perk selected for the Perk Greed Wildcard.

UI

  • Addressed an issue where the stats displayed when loading into a Hardcore match could be incorrect.
  • Addressed an issue where the wrong icon would be displayed if an enemy was using Flak Jacket.
  • CODCaster
    • Addressed an issue where the Obituary would not properly display the player’s name in CDL modes.
    • Addressed an issue where Control point information would be missing.
    • Addressed an issue where bomb icons would be missing in Search & Destroy.
    • Addressed an issue where the hill timer would be missing in Hardpoint.

ZOMBIES

Perks

  • PhD Flopper
    • PhD Slider Augment
      • Addressed an issue where loading a saved game would prevent the PhD Slider Augment from functioning properly.
    • Tribologist Augment
      • Addressed an issue where loading a saved game would prevent the Tribologist Augment from functioning properly.
  • Closed an exploit where players could have a Multiplayer Perk active.

The team is still investigating the cause of an issue with the Reactive Armor Augment for Jugger-Nog and will deploy a fix as soon as possible.

Ammo Mods

  • Cryo Freeze
    • Ice Cloud Augment
      • Addressed an issue where Ice Cloud could activate when not using the Cryo Freeze Ammo Mod.

Field Upgrades

  • Frost Blast
    • Doubled base duration from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
      • Reduced kills to charge from 90 to 75.
  • Aether Shroud
    • Extra Charge Augment
      • Addressed an issue where loading a saved game would prevent the Extra Charge Augment from functioning properly.

Ammo Mods

  • Free Fire
    • Added a short delay between firing Underbarrel attachments.

This closes a nasty exploit that allowed players to melt bosses way faster than intended. We won’t shame anyone who took advantage while this was possible… but you know what you did.

We should be hearing about Season 4 soon, and once we know more, expect it here on MP1st.

Warzone Update 1.073 Patch Notes

Raven Software has issued the following changes for today.

EVENTS

High Art

  • The High Art Event now ends on May 22.

MOVEMENT

  • We’ve resolved an issue that caused incorrect aim down sight speeds while prone and crouching.

RANKED PLAY

  • Public Events
    • As previously mentioned, Restock is replacing Fire Sale in circle 3.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause revive time to be longer than intended on downed teammates.
  • Fixed an issue allowing players to use emotes in Ranked Play. These are restricted in Ranked Play to prevent players’ from gaining an unfair advantage.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from selecting the “How Prestige Works” button in the Prestige menu while queueing for a match.
  • Fixed an issue causing Operator voice over to play without a cooldown.

Once another patch is out, expect it here on MP1st.

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