Black Ops 6's latest patch nerfs assault rifles in favor of another category of weapons

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BO6's November 4 patch note in broad terms

The patch note for this new fix on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tells us that an improvement in the stability of the game and that various fixes have been made.

Overhaul of spawns

Among the most awaited fixes we have the “spawning” (reappearance), the latter should be much more responsive and avoid “spawn kills” (kill upon reappearance). However, the latter will not be infallible; the developers are waiting for feedback from players to make further improvements.

Reduced scout effectiveness

Criticized since the launch of Black Ops 6, the scout asset specialty was considered far too strong by players. For good reason, it was a real cheating tool, completely legal, added by the developers.

Except that this asset shouldn't be as strong now; Scout specialty duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds with further reduction coming in a future update.

Note that the exploitation of the bug which allowed the reset of the required activation time of the specialty has been removed. Changing your arsenal during the game no longer allows you to obtain the scout bonus, the timer persists despite all your actions.

Improved quality of life

Treyarch continues its momentum by making various improvements to the stability of the game. We highlight an improvement when interacting with the message of the day and voice communications, Zombie-related achievements now appear correctly, players who join a game are no longer thrown into the battlefield before selecting the arsenal and stance change cooldowns have been adjusted to reduce the effectiveness of repeated movements from prone to standing.

Nerf assault rifles for an upgrade to submachine guns

Finally, the last point we would like to address before the full details of the November 4 patch note: nerfs and weapon ups. Below you will find the full changes to the weapons: assault rifles have been nerfed in favor of submachine guns!

Below you will find the assault rifles:

Below you will find the submachine guns:

And icing on the cake, shotguns have also been heavily nerfed. The damage of the Marine SP and the ASG-89 has been reduced (from 106 to 92) for better balancing during matches.

BO6's November 4 patch note

Now that the big ones have been traced, find below the complete patch note (apart from the weapon balancing which you can find above) for November 4 of Black Ops 6.

Global

• Stability
• • Improved stability when interacting with Post of the Day.
  • Improved stability for voice communications.
• Progression
• • Correct display of completed Prestige challenges in multiplayer and Zombies.
• Operators
• • Fixed an issue where Bailey was not holding the intended gun in the Operator selection menu.

Multiplayer

• Cards
• • Nuketown is now available in private play.
• Modes
• • Fixed a bug that caused players to appear in the Killcam before their class selection during current sessions.
  • Improved stability in Infected mode.
• Spawns
• • Adjusted spawn logic on multiple maps to improve initial placement.
• Classes
• • Fixed an issue where the last used class would automatically be equipped when joining a game.
  • Fixed a bug where players died upon spawning when selecting their class.

Strengths

• Scout Specialty
• • Duration of enemy highlights after respawning reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds. Further reduction is planned before Season 1.
  • Fixed an issue allowing the Scout specialty to be activated by changing classes.
• Logistician asset
• • Drone point cost increased from 500 to 550.
  • Points cost for Jamming Drone increased from 550 to 600.

Equipment

• Grenade flash
• • Reduced screen effect duration by 20%. This adjustment aims to reduce the duration of disorientation, making the game more dynamic.

Score series

• Drone and jamming drone
• • Health increased, although rockets are still effective in destroying them.
• Napalm strike
• • Increased the radius of the initial explosion to improve its effectiveness.
• Laser-guided bomb
• • Reduced initial entry delay, allowing for faster activation.
• Strategic bomber
• • Acceleration of arrival speed to maximize impact.
• Interceptors
• • Cost reduced from 1250 to 1150, making this series of points more accessible.

Movement

• Adjusted the delays for changing positions (lying-standing) to reduce the effectiveness of this looping technique, commonly known as “snaking”.

XP gain rate

Player and weapon XP rates have been adjusted to provide rewards based on game performance, ensuring more satisfying progression. Increased weapon XP rates in most modes.

Increased player XP rates for the following modes:

• Team Deathmatch
• Control
• Search & Destruction
• Skirmish
• Slight decrease in XP gains for Showdown mode.

Challenges

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to complete the Nuke Challenge by dying.

User interface (UI)

• Now correctly displays appropriate assets when viewing the featured player in the best action of the game.

Known issues

• Arsenal
• An ongoing issue causes aiming attachments to be removed when entering the Armory from the main menu. Players must re-equip their sights each time they enter the Armory outside of games.

Zombies

• UI
• • GobbleGum names now update correctly when switching tabs within levels.