Modern Warfare Update Nerfs the Most Overpowered Weapons

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The patch notes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s latest update are out, and as promised, it’s brought a new game mode and two more maps for players to try out. It also carried with it a few balance adjustments for some of Modern Warfare’s most overpowered weapons like the 725 shotgun and the Claymore got nerfed while other weapons who weren’t performing as well got buffed instead.

News of the latest update was first shared by Infinity Ward and Activision on Thursday when it was announced that the update would add two new maps and the Hardpoint game mode. It did just that now that it’s out as of Friday with the patch notes found here detailing what else was new.

One of the first parts of the update that many players will be happy to see is the nerfs for the Claymores. Those Call of Duty staples have become even more important in Modern Warfare since the gameplay lends itself to camping to pick off other players, but they’re not as powerful now that the update is out.

“Detonating an enemy claymore with bullets is now non-lethal when at full health,” the patch notes said. “We’ve also reduced the trigger and damage radius and also reduced the damage width to better match the trigger width.”



Outside of the Claymore changes, the more detailed breakdown of the balance adjustments showed that the 725 had been nerfed. The most glaring problem with the weapon was the range at which it could kill people which made it seem like you were being sniped by a shotgun, so it’s unsurprising to see that part of the gun being nerfed.

Weapons
725 Shotgun: Increase to ADS and Hip Spread, reduced damage range
M4A1 Assault Rifle: Reduced damage range, small recoil increase
Assault Rifles: Increased hip spread to reduce effectiveness up close, less damage at long range for full auto 5.56 rifles
SMGs: Increased move speed, increased ADS move speed, small reduction in sprint out time
UZI SMG: Increased damage range
MG34 LMG: Increased hip spread, damage range reduction, small ADS slow down
M91 LMG: Increased hip spread, small damage range reduction
PKM: Increased hip spread, medium damage range reduction
Pistols: Increased move speed, reduced sprint out time, increased damage range
Crouch and Prone no longer adjust recoil


The latest Modern Warfare update has now been released across all available platforms.



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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/11/08/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-update-nerfs-725-claymore/

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ZydrinPosted:

Soooooooo what are the new metas? lol

RareparrotPosted:

725 still op no nerf yet we need nerf

LoodPosted:

Hux
Borderlands69 Hey 725 is still over powered please for the love of god nerf the **** outa this gun all I see is people using it like ****


It's a shotgun, what do you expect? Granted the range fix was needed but it's not overpowered.


It absolutely is. Still one hits at a ridiculous range

HuxPosted:

Borderlands69 Hey 725 is still over powered please for the love of god nerf the **** outa this gun all I see is people using it like ****


It's a shotgun, what do you expect? Granted the range fix was needed but it's not overpowered.

Kraken_GamingPosted:

I'm still getting sniped across the map with the 725 they literally didn't nerf it. I only get 2 shot kills with the slug round ammunition otherwise it's a one bullet kill

RuiPosted:

Mythusala
Recon Literally only things that needed to be nerfed is the 725 & claymore.

Now bring us back the original radar and the dead silence as a perk so itll help go against the camping issue.


They still work the exact same lol!!!


Actually you're wrong, the 725 now seems to hit less giving the player hit markers at hip fire meaning you have to use both slugs.

MythusalaPosted:

Recon Literally only things that needed to be nerfed is the 725 & claymore.

Now bring us back the original radar and the dead silence as a perk so itll help go against the camping issue.


They still work the exact same lol!!!

MythusalaPosted:

Borderlands69 Hey 725 is still over powered please for the love of god nerf the **** outa this gun all I see is people using it like ****

I've been using it since the beginning and it still works the exact same lol.

Borderlands69Posted:

Hey 725 is still over powered please for the love of god nerf the **** outa this gun all I see is people using it like ****

XboxPosted:

Well not bad of a patch and I have been enjoying the new maps already.