CoD: Warzone And MW3 Patch Notes Include Bug Fixes And Attachment Nerfs

A new update arrived to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone on March 13. This small update includes quality-of-life changes, bug fixes, and some nerfs for Season 2’s most overpowered attachments. Here’s everything you need to know.

For Modern Warfare 3, the Skidrow map now has additional spawn points for Hardpoint, which the developer says were added to decrease the probability of an unfavorable spawn flip.

The Priceless camo challenge for Season 2 Reloaded’s new SOA Subverter battle rifle should now be properly tracking, and the gun’s Gilded mastery challenge now displays the correct requirements.

Some changes were made to specific weapon attachments, which includes a nerf for the JAK Maglift Kit conversion kit for the Haymaker shotgun. This change gives a 40% increase to minimum hip fire spread, a 41% increase to maximum hip fire spread, and a 40% increase to the tactical stance spread.

The once powerful JAK Tyrant 762 Kit conversion kit for the Longbow sniper rifle is also nerfed. The update removes the attachment’s 30% hip fire spread benefit, and it adds a 21% increase to the aim-down-sight time.

Additionally, the new JAK Glassless Optic aftermarket part is now restricted from use in the multiplayer Ranked Play mode.

For Zombies, the update corrects an issue that prevented Elder Sigils from dropping in the Season 2 Dark Aether Rift if players had not completed the Season 1 Dark Aether Rift. It also addressed an issue that would knock back Containment Levels by one Tier when a player exfiled from the Dark Aether Rifts.

The Warzone update nerfs the cluster mine killstreak. It now requires two mines from a cluster mine to down a full-plated player, and a player with no armor plates will only be downed by one mine from a cluster mine.

Warzone also has similar weapon adjustments as multiplayer with a nerf to the JAK Maglift Kit for the Haymaker, and the nerf to the JAK Tyrant 762 Kit for the Longbow sniper rifle.

Small bug fixes include a correction for an issue that caused the Bunker Buster killstreak to fire from the incorrect position when on a moving platform, and a fix for a collision issue on Fortune’s Keep that allowed players an exploit under the map.

The full patch notes for Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 can be found below, as shared by Activision.

In other Call of Duty news, a Warhammer 40,000 crossover event starts today, which adds new Warhammer bundles to the shop and includes event rewards to earn.

GLOBAL

CUSTOMIZATION

• Added missing visual effects to the muzzle of the Lament BlackCell Blueprint.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved performance while scrolling in the Calling Cards menu.
  • Tracked Prestige Challenges will no longer disappear from the Calling Cards menu.
  • Seasonal content in offline mode will now match the available content in online mode.
  • Saving a Custom Mod in the Gunsmith will no longer remove certain Camos.

PROGRESSION

• Gilded Mastery Challenge for the SOA Subverter now displays the correct requirements.
• Priceless Camo Challenge for the SOA Subverter is now properly tracked.

MAPS

• Skidrow
  • In Hardpoint, additional spawn points were added to decrease the probability of an unfavorable flip.

One of many factors in spawn selection is to avoid a spawn trap. When a player dies soon after respawning, that spawn point is temporarily deprioritized. If there are not enough safe spawn points available, a spawn flip is more likely to occur.

By adding additional spawn points, the system has more safe options available, decreasing the chance of a spawn flip.

MODES

• Private Match
  • Increased maximum player and bot count from 12 to 24.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

» Assault Rifles «

• Holger 556
  • Ascent Lord Stock
    • Revised Attachment description to better reflect its true statistics.
      • This heavy stock provides better accuracy and recoil control.
• FR 5.56
  • FR Sprinter & Recon Stock Pad Stocks
    • Replaced Sprint Speed with Tactical Sprint Speed in the list of Pros to align with the true statistics.

» Submachine Guns «

• Rival-9
  • Trebuchet Brake Muzzle
    • Replaced duplicate JAK BFB with the correct name and description.
      • This heavily vented brake is designed to mitigate vertical recoil and is especially effective on burst weapons.

» Shotguns «

• Haymaker
  • JAK Maglift Kit
    • Increased minimum hipfire spread from 3.5deg/s to 4.9deg/s (+40%).
    • Increased maximum hipfire spread from 4.4deg/s to 6.2deg/s (+41%).
    • Increased tactical stance spread from 3deg/s to 4.2deg/s (+40%).

» Sniper Rifles «

• Longbow
  • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
    • Removed 30% hipfire spread benefit.
    • Increased aim down sight time from 390ms to 470ms (+21%).

MWIII RANKED PLAY

ZOMBIES

GAMEPLAY

• Addressed an issue that prevented Elder Sigils from dropping in the New Season 2 Dark Aether Rift if players had not completed the Season 1 Dark Aether Rift.
• Addressed an issue that would knock back Containment Levels by one Tier when exfiling from Dark Aether Rifts.
• Addressed an issue that prevented Containment Levels from knocking back one Tier if a player left a match.

STABILITY

• Added various crash and stability fixes.

WARZONE

WEAPONS

Weapon Adjustments

» Assault Rifles «

• Holger 556
  • Ascent Lord Stock
    • Revised Attachment description to better reflect its true statistics.
      • This heavy stock provides better accuracy and recoil control.

• FR 5.56
  • FR Sprinter & Recon Stock Pad Stocks
    • Replaced Sprint Speed with Tactical Sprint Speed in the list of Pros to align with the true statistics.

» Submachine Guns «

• Rival-9
  • Trebuchet Brake Muzzle
    • Replaced duplicate JAK BFB with the correct name and description.
      • This heavily vented brake is designed to mitigate vertical recoil and is especially effective on burst weapons.

» Shotguns «

• Haymaker
  • JAK Maglift Kit
    • Increased minimum hipfire spread to 4.9deg/s, up from 3.5deg/s.
    • Increased maximum hipfire spread to 6.2deg/s, up from 4.4deg/s.
    • Increased tactical stance spread to 4.2deg/s, up from 3deg/s.

» Sniper Rifles «

• Longbow
  • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
    • Removed 30% hipfire spread benefit.
    • Increased aim down sight time to 470ms, up from 390ms.

GAMEPLAY

• Cluster Mines
  • It now requires two mines from a Cluster Mine to down a full-plated Player.
  • A Player with no plates will be downed by one mine from a Cluster Mine.

• Black Sites
  • Increased the drop rate of Black Site keys to 5%, up from 1%.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing the Bunker Buster to fire from the incorrect position when on a moving platform.

• Fixed a collision issue on Fortune’s Keep allowing Players to exploit under the map.

• Fixed a collision issue that caused the Geiger Counter to be irretrievable.