CoD: Warzone And MW3 Patch Notes Include Superi 46 Nerf And A Ranked-Play Restriction

A small update has arrived to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. The patch notes include weapon balancing for both games, and one of Season 5’s new weapon attachments has been restricted in multiplayer’s Ranked Play mode.

For Modern Warfare 3, the update includes a major buff for the COR-45 pistol. The COR-45 now has an 88% increase to the base gun’s fire rate. Two of the weapon’s popular triggers have been adjusted as well. The XRK TR9 trigger action attachment now has a decreased rate-of-fire penalty from -25% to -15%, and the XRK Lightning Fire trigger action has a decreased rate-of-fire benefit from 25% to 22%.

A small change is made to how players can customize the attachments on the RAM-9 submachine gun. The Bruen Heavy Support Grip underbarrel attachment is no longer able to be equipped on the gun without a compatible barrel attachment.

Season 5’s new Quartermaster Suppressor has quickly become a popular attachment for reducing a weapon’s recoil, but this option is now restricted in Modern Warfare 3’s Ranked Play mode.

The patch notes also address a stability issue in Zombies mode, which previously caused some players to encounter an inventory timeout error.

The Warzone side of the update is much smaller, with one of the most-notable changes being a nerf to the popular Superi 46 submachine gun. The maximum damage range is decreased from 13.97 to 12.7 meters. The developer also says the gun’s mid-damage range has been removed, and the weapon’s minimum damage of 25 now starts at 25.4 meters instead of 34.3 meters.

Other battle royale weapon changes include the same changes to the COR-46 and RAM-9 as mentioned above for multiplayer.

Warzone’s in-game scoreboard was broken at the start of Season 5, but the patch notes confirm the issue is fixed and players should once again be able to see the scoreboard or stats tab when opening the Tac-Map.

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

Season 5 launched on July 24 with a new battle pass and WWE crossover. The WWE SummerSlam event begins on July 31, and here we highlight all of the big announcements and events for Season 5.

GLOBAL

CUSTOMIZATION

• Corrected the categorization of base Camos for the STG44 and Static-HV Weapons.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Bug Fixes
  • Battle Pass tokens earned via Weekly Challenge completion are now displayed in the After Action Report.
  • Pressing Learn More in the Store will no longer return 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 & ATTACHMENTS

Submachine Guns

• RAM-9
  • Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment is no longer able to be equipped without a compatible Barrel.

Handguns

• COR-45
  • Increased rate of fire from 240rpm to 450rpm (+88%).
  • XRK TR9 Trigger Action
    • Decreased rate of fire penalty from -25% to -15%.
  • XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action
    • Decreased rate of fire benefit from 25% to 22%.
• TYR
  • Hel’s Reach Short Barrel
    • Incompatible Optic Attachments are no longer able to 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.

WARZONE

WEAPONS

SUBMACHINE GUNS

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

RAM-9

• Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment is no longer able to be equipped without a compatible Barrel.

SUPERI 46

• Max Damage Range decreased to 12.7 meters, down from 13.97.
• We have removed the Mid Damage Range
  • Min Damage of 25 now starts at 25.4 meters instead of 34.3 meters.

HANDGUNS

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

COR-45

• Increased rate of fire to 450rpm, up from 240rpm.
• XRK TR9 Trigger Action
  • Decreased rate of fire penalty to -15%, down from -25%.
• XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action
  • Decreased rate of fire benefit to 22%, down from 25%.

TYR

• Hel’s Reach Short Barrel
  • Incompatible Optic Attachments are no longer able to be equipped.

MELEE

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

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

• Fixed an issue preventing players from seeing the scoreboard or stats tab when opening the Tac-Map.

• Fixed an issue preventing the third Warzone Rewards Mobility challenge (Visit 5 unique POIs in a single match) from tracking properly.

• Fixed an issue preventing the Warzone Rewards submenu from updating properly after a player completes the Resurgence Champion’s Quest challenge.

• Fixed an issue preventing players from activating the armory unlocks for tactical and lethal equipment.