Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone have received minor updates. The patch notes include weapon balancing for both games, with one of Season 5’s new weapon accessories being restricted in the multiplayer ranked game mode.
For Modern Warfare 3, the update includes major enhancements to the COR-45 pistol. The rate of fire of the COR-45 main gun is now increased by 88%. The weapon’s two popular triggers have also been tweaked. The XRK TR9 trigger action accessory now has a rate of fire penalty reduced from -25% to -15%, and the XRK Lightning Shot trigger action has a rate of fire buff reduced from 25% to 22%.
A small change has been made to the way players can customize RAM-9 submachine gun attachments. The Bruin Heavy Duty Support Grip Under Barrel Attachment can no longer be installed on the gun without a compatible barrel accessory.
Season 5’s new Ordnance Suppressor has quickly become a popular accessory for reducing weapon recoil, but this option is now limited in Modern Warfare 3’s ranked game mode.
The patch notes also address a stability issue in Zombies mode that had previously caused some players to experience inventory timeout errors.
The updates for Warzone are much smaller, with one of the most notable changes being a nerf to the popular Superi 46 submachine gun. Maximum damage range reduced from 13.97 meters to 12.7 meters. The developers also stated that the gun’s medium 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 ones mentioned above for the COR-46 and RAM-9 in multiplayer.
Warzone’s in-game scoreboard was broken at the start of Season 5, but the patch notes confirm that the issue has been resolved and players should be able to see the scoreboard or stats tab again when opening Tac-Map.
Here are the full patch notes for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone shared by Activision Blizzard.
Season 5 launches on July 24 with a new battle pass and WWE crossover. WWE SummerSlam begins on July 31st, and here we highlight all the big announcements and events for Season 5.
Global
customized
- Corrected classification of base camouflage for STG44 and static HV weapons.
multiplayer game
UIX
- Bug fixes
- Battle Pass Tokens earned by completing weekly challenges now appear in after-action reports.
- Pressing “Learn More” in the store will no longer return you to the previous menu.
- After unlocking the JAK Decimator package, the placeholder splash screen no longer displays.
- Fixed the icon displayed in Havoc mode.
- Removed redundant terminology from hardcore mode name.
progress
- Star Mastery Challenge completion target for STG44 and Static HV weapons reduced from 500 operator kills to 400.
model
- Grand Slam Deathmatch
- The countdown count in after-action reports will no longer always be 0.
Weapons and accessories
submachine gun
- Memory-9
- The Bruin Heavy Duty Supported Grip Underbarrel Attachment can no longer be equipped without a compatible barrel.
pistol
- COR-45
- Rate of fire increased from 240rpm to 450rpm (+88%).
- XRK TR9 trigger action
- Fire penalty reduced from -25% to -15%.
- XRK lightning fire trigger action
- Fire rate reduced from 25% to 22%.
- TYR
- Hel’s Reach short barrel
- Incompatible optics can no longer be equipped.
- Hel’s Reach short barrel
Melee
- push dagger
- Added heavy swing melee functionality.
- Beast Gloves Blueprint
- Added ragdoll effect to heavy swing melee functionality.
Ranking match
- Limited Quartermaster Suppressor Muzzle Attachment.
zombie
Stablize
- Fixed an issue that caused some players to experience instance inventory timeout errors.
war zone
arms
submachine gun
Weapon adjustments
Memory-9
- The Bruin Heavy Duty Supported Grip Underbarrel Attachment can no longer be equipped without a compatible barrel.
Over 46 years old
- Maximum damage range reduced from 13.97 meters to 12.7 meters.
- We’ve removed medium damage range
- Minimum damage of 25 now starts at 25.4 meters instead of 34.3 meters.
pistol
Weapon adjustments
COR-45
- Rate of fire increased from 240rpm to 450rpm.
- XRK TR9 trigger action
- Fire penalty reduced from -25% to -15%.
- XRK lightning fire trigger action
- Fire rate reduced from 25% to 22%.
TYR
- Hel’s Reach Short Barrel
- Incompatible optics can no longer be equipped.
Melee
Weapon adjustments
push dagger
- Added heavy swing melee functionality.
- Beast Gloves Blueprint
- Added ragdoll effect to heavy swing melee functionality.
BUG fix
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to see the scoreboard or stat labels when opening Tac-Map.
- Fixed an issue where the third Warzone Rewards Mobility challenge (Visit 5 unique POIs in a single match) was not tracking correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the Warzone rewards submenu would not update correctly after players completed the Resurrection of Champions mission challenge.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from activating armory unlocks for tactical and lethal equipment.
