A weapon balancing update in Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 is poised to shake up the close-range meta following a nerf to the Superi 46 and a buff to the COR-45.

In the Season 5 update, the Superi 46’s movement, ADS, and sprint speeds were reduced. Despite this, the Superi 46 remained popular due to its impressive damage values, which were left untouched, even though the new Static-HV became a viable option.

In the latest update, Raven Software addressed this by decreasing the Superi 46’s max and mid damage ranges. We expect the Static-HV, WSP-9, and JAK BP50 to become new alternatives.

Meanwhile, the Season 5 update also reduced the COR-45’s fire rate, making it less competitive.

The development team acknowledged that this change overly weakened the weapon and promised to make the COR-45 viable again. This update fulfills that promise and includes several bug fixes.


 

Warzone Patch Notes

Weapons

• RAM-9

  • The Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment can no longer be equipped without a compatible barrel.

• Superi 46

  • Max Damage Range decreased from 13.97 meters to 12.7 meters.
  • Mid Damage Range has been removed.
  • Min Damage of 25 now starts at 25.4 meters, previously 34.3 meters.

• COR-45

  • Increased rate of fire from 240 RPM to 450 RPM.
  • XRK TR9 Trigger Action: Reduced rate of fire penalty from -25% to -15%.
  • XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action: Reduced rate of fire benefit from 25% to 22%.

• TYR

  • Hel’s Reach Short Barrel: Incompatible optic attachments can no longer be equipped.

• Push Dagger

  • Added heavy swing melee functionality.

• B.E.A.S.T. Glove Blueprint

  • Added a ragdoll effect to the heavy swing melee functionality.

Bug Fixes

Modern Warfare 3 Patch Notes

UIX

• Battle Pass tokens earned via Weekly Challenge completion are now displayed in the After Action Report.
• Pressing Learn More in the Store no longer returns to the previous menu.
• Placeholder splash is no longer displayed after unlocking the JAK Decimator Kit.
• Corrected the icon displayed for the Havoc mode.
• Removed redundant terminology in splashes for Hardcore mode names.

Progression

• Decreased Interstellar Mastery challenge completion targets from 500 to 400 Operator Kills for the STG44 and Static-HV Weapons.

Modes

• Slam Deathmatch: Downs count will no longer always be 0 in the After Action Report.

Weapons and Attachments

• Submachine Guns

  • RAM-9: The Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment can no longer be equipped without a compatible barrel.

• Handguns

  • COR-45: Increased rate of fire from 240 RPM to 450 RPM (+88%).
  • XRK TR9 Trigger Action: Reduced rate of fire penalty from -25% to -15%.
  • XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action: Reduced rate of fire benefit from 25% to 22%.

• TYR

  • Hel’s Reach Short Barrel: Incompatible optic attachments can no longer be equipped.

• Melee

  • Push Dagger: Added heavy swing melee functionality.
  • B.E.A.S.T. Glove Blueprint: Added a ragdoll effect to the heavy swing melee functionality.

Ranked Play

• Restricted the Quartermaster Suppressor Muzzle Attachment.

Zombies

• Stability: Fixed an issue causing some players to encounter an instance inventory timeout error.