The highly anticipated Season 2 update has finally been released for Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2. The new update includes the include fan-favorite Shipment map, a new weapon, the first-ever CoD raid, and the return of Gaz as an operator.
Apart from this, the mid-season update also carries a bunch of weapon stats adjustments to achieve the balance. Quite recently, Infinity Ward revealed the complete list of weapon balance changes. So keep reading this article till the end to know everything about weapon nerfs and buffs in Warzone 2 & Modern Warfare 2 Season 2.
Update on 23 March 2023: This article outlines the latest Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 weapon balance changes. It is updated consistently to provide all the latest buffs and nerfs for our Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 fans. The latest is the Warzone 2 & MW2 Season 2 balance changes.
Warzone 2 & MW 2 Season 2 Weapon Balance Changes
A number of weapons have been nerfed and buffed in the upcoming update, and here's a detailed breakdown of them:
Assault Rifles Balance Changes:
- M13B
- Increased damage at mid range
- Increased upper torso damage
- Kastov 762
- Small damage reduction
- Added additional long range damage falloff
- Lachmann-556
- Increased semi auto rate of fire
- M4
- Increased semi auto rate of fire
- STB 556
- Fixed an issue with the Single Tap Mod Magazine attachment which caused the weapon to deal considerably less damage to the upper left leg
Battle Rifles Balance Changes:
- Lachmann-762
- Decreased full auto head and torso damage
- Increased semi-auto upper torso damage
- Increased semi auto rate of fire
- Reduced full auto recoil
- Increased damage on long range
- Added minimum damage against armor
- FTac Recon
- Decreased full auto upper torso damage
- Sped up ads time
- Reduced full auto recoil
- Increased close range damage distance
- Increased lower torso damage multiplier
- Added minimum damage against armor
- SO-14
- Increased semi auto rate of fire
- Increased long range damage
- Reduced semi-auto headshot damage
- Added minimum damage against armor
- TAQ-V
- Decreased mid-range damage
- Increased semi-auto torso damage
- Reduced semi auto leg damage
- Decreased full auto head damage
- Decreased full auto head damage
- Reduced semi auto rate of fire
SMG Balance Changes:
- Vasznev-9K
- Reduced mid-to-long range damage
- Minibak
- Reduced damage ranges
- Reduced lower torso damage at close range
- Reduced lower body damage at mid to close range
- Added minimum damage against armor
- Fennec 45
- Decreased damage overall
- Decreased headshot damage
- Added minimum damage against armor
Melee Balance Changes:
- Increased non-lunging melee damage range, allows Players to hit equipment on the ground with melee while crouched
- Melee attacks with non-Melee Weapons will now require three hits to kill a fully armored enemy instead of two
Launchers Balance Changes:
- STRELA-P
- Removed activation distance for projectile
- Projectile will now explode at any range
- RPG-7
- Small increase to splash damage amount
- Small reduction to splash damage range
Light Machine Guns Balance Changes:
- RPK
- Small reduction to ADS movement speed
- Reduced mid and long-range damage
- Reduced damage ranges
- Small increase to ADS time
- RAAL MG
- Increased recoil
Marksman Rifles Balance Changes
- EBR-14
- Reduced long range damage
- Increased upper torso damage
- Added minimum damage against armor
- LM-S
- Added minimum damage against armor
- TAQ-M
- Slight increase to rate of fire
- Increased upper torso damage
- Added minimum damage against armor
So that's it, everything you need to know about every Warzone 2 & Modern Warfare 2 Season 2 weapon balance change.
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