A gun has repeatedly caused discussions on Reddit about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and was considered an OP weapon. Even after its nerf, it still dominates the Warzone meta.
Which weapon is it? The Bas-B is considered a very strong weapon in CoD MW 3 and has been a recurring topic in the game’s Reddit community for months.
The weapon’s “Time-To-Kill” (TTK) was too short for many. It only takes 4 hits for the gun to eliminate an opponent. This is relatively low compared to other weapons in CoD MW3.
This led to frustration among players of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Players using the weapon are sometimes called “noobs,” as various Reddit posts show.
Here you can see a Call of Duty MW3 lobby in real life.
Still strong despite the nerf
Was the desired nerf achieved? Yes, the weapon was probably slightly nerfed with the Season 1 patch. The Bas-B should now deal a bit less damage. Nevertheless, there are still complaints from the community.
In a Reddit thread, a player complains that with the right modifications, the weapon can still eliminate an opponent with 4 shots and has hardly any recoil.
In the comments, there are various opinions.
- Tenshi-01 agrees with the author: “The weapon needs a nerf. This thing is the best SMG, the best AR [assault rifle], battle rifle, and sniper rifle in the game.”
- Ok-Cartoonist7060 cannot understand the opinion of the thread author: “Sure, it [the Bas-B] needs a nerf, but that’s a bad opinion. Why shouldn’t people use it to stay competitive instead of complaining on Reddit?”
- flippakitten can understand the author but thinks differently now: “I used to have the same attitude until I decided to just use the broken meta weapons. […] These things are intentionally broken, and you do yourself a disservice by trying to display moral superiority when there really is none.”
The weapon seems to frustrate the community less after the nerf than before.
The weapon is also popular in Warzone
How does the weapon perform in Warzone? In Warzone, the weapon is almost more popular than in MW3. Numerous YouTubers have released videos about the Bas-B in recent weeks, showing how strong it is in Warzone.
The high damage with low recoil and the range make the weapon even stronger in Warzone than in MW3.
Since the patch, there has been no further information about balancing from Call of Duty. Presumably, there won’t be a new patch with balancing changes that could nerf the Bas-B until 2024.
Only recently, we introduced you to a killstreak that makes you quite powerful in Hardcore mode of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3:
