After the merger of Black Ops Cold War and the Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone, some of the new weapons turned out to be too powerful. The developers have finally announced adjustments.
Update January 7, 12:00 PM – Here you can find all the details on the adjustments and reactions from players and experts regarding the nerfs.
Update January 6, 7:30 PM – The update with the balance patches is live. The developers released the changes on Twitter:
- DMR 14 – Reduced headshot damage, increased recoil
- Type 63 – Reduced headshot damage, increased recoil
- Mac-10 – Reduced headshot multiplier
- Akimbo pistols – More spread when hip-firing, reduced damage range
Original report
Which weapons are involved? With the start of Season 1 of Black Ops Cold War, more than 30 weapons from the new game made their way into Warzone. A few of them turned out to be too strong. These guns have since dominated the weapon selection and battlefields in the Battle Royale:
- Tactical rifles DMR 14 & Type 63 – The semi-automatic weapons can take down opponents with a few shots and use assault rifle ammunition
- Submachine gun Mac-10 – The small weapon offers the best time-to-kill among submachine guns and hits hard in close combat
- Akimbo pistols from Cold War – Especially the burst weapon Diamatti is considered too strong in the Akimbo version, as it can be used as a secondary weapon in the game
In recent weeks, demands for nerfs to the weapons have grown louder. It seems like it will happen soon. MeinMMO shows you how the developers have commented on the nerf and which weapons you can use after the adjustments.
Nerf of tactical rifles, Mac-10 & Akimbo pistols announced
What have the developers announced? On Twitter, the CoD developer studio Raven Software announced that a balance update is coming soon. They aim to nerf the powerful weapons from Cold War:
Translation of the Tweets
“Don’t worry! We’ve heard you and a balance update is coming soon that addresses the issues with the DMR 14, Type 63, MAC-10, and akimbo pistols.”
“To clarify – The changes are exclusively for Warzone.”
With this, the developers are specifically addressing the overpowered weapons that have disrupted the balance of Warzone for many players in recent weeks.
Nerf likely to bring assault rifles back to the forefront
When will the nerfs come? The developers haven’t revealed an exact date yet. In the last announcement of a requested nerf for the Grau 5.56, it took 11 days after the announcement on Twitter for the adjustment to happen. At that time, the balance update was delivered via a mid-season update.
What can I use after the nerfs? Since there are some new insights into the range values of many automatic weapons in Warzone, the strong Kilo 141 will likely lose some appeal. However, the fully automatic all-round weapons, which have their greatest strength at medium ranges but can also assist at other distances, should make a comeback.
Through the adjustment of some attachments of the weapons from Cold War, even some of these weapons could be competitive. The CoD YouTuber “JGOD” has already thought about the meta after the nerfs and suggests in an English YouTube video several other weapons:
- AMAX CR-56: Strong at all ranges, but a bit hard to handle
- FFAR 1: Exciting “Cold War” assault rifle that offers a new alternative
- FAL: If you enjoyed the single-shot meta, you can continue playing it with the FAL
It is also possible that the developers will introduce further changes along with the requested nerfs. It is also conceivable that the tactical rifles will remain interesting as the nerfs may not be overly strong.
If you want to try an interesting method to counter the meta weapons until then, a player has discovered exactly the right thing.
