Recently, Mid-Season 4 went live for Call of Duty: Warzone, introducing extensive balance changes. The developers have now followed up with an update featuring nerfs for some of the best weapons. MeinMMO has the complete patch notes and shows which laser is still rocking.
The free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone regularly brings updates to adjust its weapon meta. The strongest weapons get weaker, while weaker weapons can hope for a buff.
On the evening of August 3, 2022, the latest update went live – shortly after the launch of Mid-Season 4. And although the content update brought massive changes to the weapons a week earlier, further adjustments were made.
Included were some big names from the current weapon meta – SMG Marco 5, Kilo 141, or the surprise shotgun VLK Rogue. MeinMMO shows you the changes and explains which stable assault rifle retains its top position in the meta.
CoD Warzone: Update 03.08.22 – Patch Notes
When is the update coming? The update is already live.
How big is the update? It was just a small patch. You have to download little, everything runs during the login on consoles.
What’s in the update? There were some minor bug fixes and weapon adjustments. Among the bug fixes, one stands out: The light / sun had changed slightly on the map Caldera after Mid-Season 4 – that was not intended and has now been reverted.
Let’s move on to the weapon adjustments:
- NZ-41 – Nerf
- Headshots are weaker
- Recoil deviation increased (bloom effect)
- KG M40 – Nerf
- Headshots are weaker
- Neck multiplier slightly increased
- Volkssturmgewehr – Nerf
- Damage range reduced from 22 to 21
- VDD 287mm barrel with greater downsides
- Krausnick 428mm barrel offers less range
- Armaguerra – Nerf
- ADS movement speed decreased
- Short Russian .30 34-round magazine has less range
- Kilo 141 – Nerf
- Damage range reduced from 23 to 22
- Marco 5 – Nerf
- You aim in and out slower
- Vertical recoil increased
- H4 Blixen – Nerf
- Damage for the first damage range reduced from 40 to 39
- Base range for the first damage range reduced from 9 to 8 meters
- You aim in and out slower
- Bergstrom 17″ barrel has worse bullet velocity and movement
- 7.62 Gorenko 54-round magazine now reduces movement
- Desert Eagle – Nerf
- Neck and body damage reduced
- VLK Rogue – Nerf
- Maximum bullet damage reduced from 60 to 38
- Minimum bullet damage increased from 14 to 15
- Vargo S – Buff
- Mirzoyan 414mm barrel now increases bullet velocity
- Whitley – Buff
- 16″ CGC barrel with less range penalties
- 28″ Gracey barrel with more range bonuses
- British .303 magazine with reduced damage penalties
If you want to take a detailed look at the adjusted values yourself, you can find the English patch notes at developer Raven Software (via ravensoftware.com).
Which weapon continues to dominate the meta? The assault rifle KG M40 is currently very popular with us at MeinMMO. The weapon is extremely stable, a textbook laser, and received a nerf to its damage in the latest update.
However, the damage was not that critical for the weapon. The KG M40 rocks because you can hit reliably even at long distances.
If you’re looking for further alternatives for your loadouts, check out our list of the best weapons in Warzone. Here you’ll also find a strong setup for the KG M40.
