The latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone patch again targets the balance of the popular SP-R 208 rifle.

Introduced with Modern Warfare and Warzone Season 6, the SP-R 208 marksman rifle is a free Battle Pass unlock at tier 15.

The weapon has proved incredibly popular with the game’s community – undoubtedly due to its ability to defeat opponents in one shot – which led to developer Infinity Ward significantly reducing the SP-R 208’s power last week.

Warzone and MW’s latest update targets the SP-R 208 rifle yet again, by reducing its minimum damage at range in Warzone.

Prior to its release, Activision said the bolt-action rifle “is notoriously reliable at any range, able to compete with sniper rifles while still being a marksman rifle at its core”. It quickly became a popular choice among players and was widely perceived to have been overpowered.

The October 13 patch also adds the ability for PC players to uninstall specific game modes in order to free up storage space. Players can remove parts of the game via the options menu on Battle.net, Infinity Ward said.

Modern Warfare has regularly received large updates since its release in October 2019, leading to criticism from some players frustrated with the amount of space it occupies on their hard drive.

Today’s patch notes, which are republished in full below, also include various fixes and stability improvements for Warzone.

PLAYLIST UPDATE:

MODERN WARFARE:
Ground War
Gunfight
Deathmatch Domination + Drop Zone
Gun Game TDM
HQ Firefight – teams can add to their score by capturing the headquarters and also by getting kills

WARZONE:
Removing Blood Money Quads
Adding Plunder Quads

GENERAL FIXES:
Fix for an issue where the “next unlocks” section was showing attachments out of order
Fixed an issue where teammates could spawn inside a closed off room on Broadcast
Fix for a bug where viewing the “Nevermore” execution in the menu could sometimes cause the animal model to get stuck
Fixed a bug where grenades could fall through the floor in the Foreman’s Office while on Mialstor Tank Factory
Fixed a lighting issue with the “Gilded Arm” variant from the Season Six Battle Pass
Fix for an issue where players could experience a crash after reaching wave 45 or higher in Survival mode
Improved stability for PC

WEAPONS:
Increased minimum damage at range on the Kar98 in Warzone
Reduced minimum damage at range on the SP-R 208 in Warzone

WARZONE:
Fixes to help improve volume levels with War Tracks slider
Fixes to help prevent players from dying while completing the Subway puzzle
Fix for a bug where players might not be able to access Bunker 11
Fixed a gas mask bug when players attempt to complete the Station puzzle
Fix for a bug where using a self-revive near the doors on the subway train, they will clip out of the train but still be transferred to the next station
Fix for a collision bug near the entrance of the underground road on the West side of the airport
If a player dies post doors closing of the subway car, they will be pulled out of gulag by the fast travel system and then pulled back into gulag for a match once it is their turn. This has been fixed
Fix for an issue where the player’s view could be forcibly moved when exiting a vehicle or parachuting
Fixed a bug where players could experience a crash after engaging with a Bounty contract

Posted: Oct 16, 2020 9:27 am
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