Warzone and MW3 Season 4 Reloaded balance note patch: Weapons, accessories…
The Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 Season 4 Reloaded update is here. Discover all the buffs and nerfs applied to weapons, accessories, equipment and killstreaks.
Every mid-season, a major update – called Reloaded – brings a breath of fresh air to the latest Call of Duty opuses. With Season 4 again, Update Reloaded introduces its share of new features in Warzone and MW3.
In addition, this patch is an opportunity for developers to shake up the meta, by buffing and nerfing weapons, accessories or even equipment that hover over the meta or are, on the contrary, completely absent. Without further ado, discover all the balancing changes in Season 4 Reloaded.
Summary
- Balancing in Warzone – Season 4 Reloaded
- Balancing in MW3 – Season 4 Reloaded
Balancing in Warzone – Season 4 Reloaded
Assault rifles
BAL 27
- Increased belly damage multiplier from 1x to 1.1x.
MCW
- Increased minimum damage from 22 to 24.
- Increased bullet speed from 710m/s to 750m/s.
HOLGER 556
- Increased short-medium damage range from 50.8 meters to 60.96 meters.
- Increased bullet speed from 690m/s to 720m/s.
MTZ 556
- Increased Bullet Speed from 690m/s to 720m/s.
M16 (MWII)
- Like Patriot AMP
- Increased Average Damage Range from 48.26 yards to 53.34 yards.
Combat rifles
MTZ 762
- Increased maximum damage range from 19.05 meters to 25.4 meters.
- Increased short-medium damage range from 40.64 meters to 48.26 meters.
Submachine guns
FJX HORUS
- Kit JAK Scimitar
- Increased Maximum Damage Range from 13.71 meters to 15.08 meters.
- Increased Short-Medium Damage Range from 24 yards to 27.22 yards.
- Increased Average Damage Range from 41.14 meters to 41.91 meters.
STRIKER
- Increased belly damage multiplier from 1x to 1.1x.
RIVAL-9
- Increased Maximum Damage Range from 12.19 meters to 12.7 meters.
- Increased damage range at short-medium range from 24.3 meters to 25.4 meters.
Machine guns
Raal MG (CO)
- Increased Minimum Damage from 27 to 28.
SAKIN MG 38 (MWII)
- Increased Minimum Damage from 24 to 25.
RAPP H (MWII)
- Increased leg damage multiplier from 0.95x to 1x.
HCR 56 (MWII)
- Increased short-medium damage range from 48.2 meters to 50.8 meters.
Tactical rifles
Lockdwood MK2 (MWII)
- kit de conversion JAK Wardens
- Increased Sprint to Shot Delay from 35ms to 100ms.
KAR98K
- Changed controller aim assist properties to align with the sniper rifle category
- Decreased maximum damage range from 63.5 meters to 55.88 meters.
- Decreased Bullet Speed from 660m/s to 620m/s.
Equipment
C4
- Decreased Maximum Damage from 275 to 200.
- Decreased External Damage from 137 to 100.
- Decreased maximum radius from 7 meters to 6.5 meters.
Killstreaks
Mosquito Drone
- Damage is no longer dealt to the owner of the Killstreak near a drone explosion.
Balancing in MW3 – Season 4 Reloaded
Submachine guns
FJX Horus
- Decreased maximum damage range from 15.2m to 13.7m (-10%).
- Decreased short-medium damage range from 25.4m to 22.9m (-10%).
- Decreased average damage range from 33m to 29.7m (-10%).
- Decreased medium-long damage range from 40.6m to 36.6m (-10%).
- HOW Scimitar Kit
- Increased Damage Range Bonus from 35% to 65%.
Assault rifles
KV Broadside
- Kit Conversion JAK Jawbreaker
- Fixed an issue causing the mouth attachment to become unequipped in-game.
Tactical rifles
Kar98k
- Removed hip-fire aim assist properties for controller-type input devices.
- Decreased the strength of aim assist properties in ADS for controller-type input devices.
- The aim assist properties of the Kar98k are now aligned with the sniper rifle class.
Lockwood Mk2
- JAK Wardens Conversion Kit
- Increased Sprint to Shot Delay from 35ms to 100ms (+186%).
- Decreased maximum damage range from 4.6m to 3m (-33%).
- Decreased short-medium damage range from 8.9m to 7.1m (-20%).
Precision rifles
Carrack .300
- Increased Maximum Damage from 95 to 128 (+35%).
- Increased Damage at short-medium range from 90 to 95 (+6%).
- Increased Mid-Range Damage from 70 to 90 (+29%).
- Increased Minimum Damage from 60 to 70 (+17%).
- Decreased maximum damage range from 30.7m to 12.7m (-59%).
- Decreased short-medium damage range from 58.1m to 30.7m (-47%).
- Decreased average damage range from 69.6m to 58.1m (-16%).
- Increased head and neck damage multiplier from 1.7x to 2.2x.
- Increased belly damage multiplier from 1x to 1.1x.
Handguns
COR-45
- Kit de conversion XRK IP-V2
- Fixed an exploit that allowed the Akimbo Rear Grip to be equipped.
Combat Improvements
A.C.S.
- Hacked gear will no longer require the player to pick it up.
Killstreaks
Mosquito Drone
- Damage is no longer dealt to the Killstreak owner near a drone explosion.
Mortar Strike
- Removed the 2 second delay before mortar fire begins once the target is marked.
- Decreased mortar travel time from 4s to 3s (-25%).
- Decreased delay between mortars from 500-750ms to 250-500ms.
- Increased the number of mortars per wave from 4 to 6.
- Decreased time between waves from 3.25-4s to 2.25-2.75s.
- With these changes, the time between target acquisition and the first mortar hit has been halved, from 6s to 3s. While the overall duration of a wave has not changed due to the increased number of mortars and decreased delay, it is now harder to escape a mortar hit.
Missile Drone
- Improved flight paths on several maps to avoid obstructed view of the play area.
Swarm
- Damage is no longer dealt to the owner of the Killstreak near a drone explosion.
DNA Bomb
- Players in vehicles are no longer immune to death.
Sources : Blog officiel de Call of Duty | Warzone et Modern Warfare 3
