Despite a nerf, the MAC-10 in Call of Duty: Warzone is currently stronger than it should be. This is not necessarily due to a bug, but rather a blueprint. A YouTuber shows how much stronger this blueprint really is.
What is this blueprint? “Chivalry” is a blueprint for the MAC-10, which is available in the paid path of the current Battle Pass of Cold War Season 1 in CoD Warzone. It modifies the submachine gun with:
- Magazine: STANAG 53-round drum
- Grip: SASR Jungle Grip
- Optic: Millstop Reflex
- Underbarrel: Grip Tape
- Stock: Wire Stock
Blueprints are supposed to ensure that players receive a cool skin for their weapon and at the same time a set of compatible attachments. The MAC-10 with this blueprint is primarily aimed at heated close-range to medium-range battles.
However, YouTuber JGOD noticed that the blueprint does even more. Apparently, it modifies the weapon’s stats directly, making it better than its base version. You can see the entire test in the embedded video.
YouTuber shows the advantages of “Chivalry”
This makes the blueprint better: JGOD demonstrates in his video that “Chivalry” is better in some respects than the standard version of the MAC-10. He compares the MAC-10 and the blueprint both without attachments and with identical attachments. According to his tests, the blueprint has approximately:
- a better recoil pattern that is easier to control
- less hipfire spread
- more damage to headshots
Especially the last point is curious, because the headshot multiplier of the MAC-10 was reduced on January 6 – from 40 damage points to the head down to 30. However, “Chivalry” still apparently does 40 damage points.
The MAC-10 was previously considered one of the strongest weapons for Warzone and is likely still so, even without the blueprint. Many players feel that the nerf is not enough.
Is this intended? It’s hard to say at the moment. It is probably a bug, since blueprints and their base weapons should not differ in stats. Such an unfair advantage should not be in the game.
Some of JGOD’s viewers are now concerned about a “Pay2Win” aspect behind the skin. A similar case occurred earlier – players suspected unfair Pay2Win advantages behind a purchasable tracer pack.
