Highlights
- Kar98 sniper rifle hinted at return in Call of Duty: Warzone season 4, fans eagerly anticipating its comeback.
- Call of Duty team dropping teasers like toy car with "98" to confirm Kar98 rifle's return.
- Fans reminiscing about Kar98's impact in early Warzone days, hoping for Modern Warfare version in S4.
The Kar98 sniper rifle is all but confirmed to be returning to the battlefield in Call of Duty: Warzone. The Call of Duty team has dropped several hints and teases regarding the devastating rifle's arrival back into the game, and fans can't wait for it to return to Call of Duty: Warzone.
The Call of Duty team likes to drop hints and teases for new updates, and fans have gotten used to scrutinizing every detail. A teaser for Warzone Season 4 has been released consisting of a number of quick cuts between various images, assets, and themes that are presumably coming to the game with the new season. One of these images is the receiver of a very specific sniper rifle that fans immediately clocked.
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The rifle has been identified, making it all but certain that the Kar98 will return to Call of Duty: Warzone in Season 4. In addition to the teaser, the Call of Duty Twitter account replied to a post from late March, where a fan asked if the Kar would return, given that a map from Warzone's early days had also returned. The reply simply said "K." The team also sent packages to Call of Duty content creators and streamers consisting of a toy car with the number 98 on it. The packaging also contained a scratch-off section that revealed the letter "K."
The Kar98 was incredibly popular in the early days of Call of Duty: Warzone, and fans would spend hours figuring out the best Kar98 loadout. A well-designed loadout would provide steady and snappy aim resulting in devastating one-shot kills for those who could master it. It appeared in several games throughout the Call of Duty series, most recently appearing in then Call of Duty: Vanguard, but it was the Modern Warfare version that made it into Warzone. After its removal from Warzone it was missed so much that fans began to attempt to recreate the rifle using different guns and parts available in-game.
Warzone Players Concerned Over Which Kar Will Star
While fans are excited about the Kar's return, anxiety persists over whether the rifle will function like it did in Modern Warfare as opposed to the Vanguard version. Fans have noticed strengths and weaknesses in each version, including the no-glint Kar98 glitch that was present in the original Warzone, but seem to be pulling for the Modern Warfare (2019) version. In a game where precise weapon tuning and loadouts can mean the difference between victory and defeat, competitive players looking to climb next season's leaderboards will be keeping a sharp eye on what version of the Kar98 returns to Call of Duty: Warzone. Season 4 begins on May 29.
Call of Duty: Warzone.
Free to play battle royal experience set inside of the Call of Duty universe.
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Platform(s)
- PS5 , PS4 , PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series S , Xbox Series X
- Released
- November 14, 2022
- Developer(s)
- Infinity Ward , Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
