CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Patch Notes Reveal Nerf For OP Gun In BR

A small update arrived to Call of Duty on February 25, and the patch notes detail a few bug fixes for Black Ops 7 and some notable weapon tuning for Warzone. The weapon adjustments for battle royale include a nerf for the popular auto conversion for the M8A1 assault rifle, while a few other guns get improvements to make them more viable.

Recently, the M8A1 assault rifle has been a dominant force in Warzone with the addition of the Autostrike-X8 Conversion barrel. This attachment transformed the gun from a three-round burst rifle into a fully automatic powerhorse. The developer has now detailed a nerf to decrease the damage range for the M8A1 when using the Autostrike-X8 Conversion barrel as well as a slight decrease to the lower torso and leg multipliers. This should be a significant enough change to the gun's time-to-kill to entice players to switch to a different option in battle royale.

Additionally, other guns were buffed to better compete as long-range options in Warzone. The VS Recon sniper rifle had its bullet velocity increased from 720m/s to 745m/s, which should help it compete against the popular Hawker HX sniper rifle. The Warden marksman rifle received buffs to improve the aim-down-sight speed and bullet velocity, as well as a notable 25% increase to its reload speed and a 30% decrease in recoil.

Warzone's patch notes confirm attachment changes for the ground-loot weapons in the game. This should help make the guns perform differently at various rarities. The attachment changes are included for the DS20 Mirage, EGRT-17, Maddox RFB, and Peacekeeper MK1 assault rifles as well as the Kogot-7, Rev-46, and Sturmwolf 45 submachine guns.

Counter UAVs are now more durable and harder to destroy in Warzone. The streak received an increase in health from 300 to 500. The update also raised the height of the device from 70 to 100 meters. Additionally, the Hot Zones for Verdansk are updated to include Storage Town, Hospital, and Military Base.

On the Black Ops 7 side, the update was much smaller and focused on bug fixes. This update included fixes for private matches of multiplayer. It addressed an issue where some default CDL settings for Search and Destroy, Hardpoint, and Overload were incorrect, and it squashed a bug that could allow players to equip multiple instances of the same perk.

It also addressed an issue in Black Ops 7's Endgame mode where eliminations with some exotic weapons would not count toward the "Exotic Arsenal" challenge.

The full patch notes can be found below for both Black Ops 7 and Warzone, as shared by Activision.

BLACK OPS 7 MULTIPLAYER​

Modes​

• Private Match
  • Addressed an issue where some default CDL settings for Search and Destroy, Hardpoint, and Overload were incorrect.
  • Addressed an issue where multiple instances of the same Perk could be equipped in Private Matches.

RANKED PLAY​

General​

• Safeguard wins will now count toward the required total wins to unlock Ranked Play.
• Addressed an issue where the M15 Mod 0 would have an incompatible Accelerated Recoil System attachment by default.
• Addressed an issue where the Vote to Forfeit widget did not appear consistent across various screen resolutions.

ZOMBIES​

UI​

• Addressed an issue where the Round Counter could go off screen on the Target Tracker layout.

ENDGAME​

Challenges​

• Addressed an issue where eliminations with some Exotic weapons would not count toward the “Exotic Arsenal” Challenge.

WARZONE EQUIPMENT & KILLSTREAKS​

Adjusted​

• Psych Grenade
  • Increased the range that radar pings spawn from 10 meters to 25 meters.
• Counter UAV
  • Increased health from 300 to 500.
  • Raised the height the device lingers from 70 meters to 100 meters.

LOOT & ECONOMY​

Adjusted​

• Hot Zones Verdansk
  • Hot Zones have been updated on Verdansk
    • Storage Town
    • Hospital
    • Military Base

Ground Loot Weapon Build Adjustments

• DS20 Mirage
  • Lethal Tools ELO now awarded at grey rarity, swapped from Greaves Accuspot 3x
  • Redwell Carrion Stock replaced with Assault Division Stock
  • Strider Handstop replaced with Force Stabilizer Handstop

• EGRT-17
  • 60 Round Magazine now awarded at blue rarity

• Maddox RFB
  • Rout Stride Stock replaced with Furrow Control Stock
  • 60 Round Mag awarded at green rarity
  • 24" Assemblage Barrel moved to purple rarity
  • Harlequin Grip replaced with Monolithic Suppressor

• Peacekeeper MK1
  • Lethal Tools ELO now awarded at grey, swapped from Greaves Accuspot 3x
  • EAM Blitzfire Stock added at blue rarity
  • 23.5" Longbow Barrel moved to purple rarity
  • Lateral Precision Grip replaces EAM Steady-90 Grip

• Kogot-7
  • EMT3 Vulpine Grip replaced with Hawker Series 45

• Rev-46
  • 4.6x30mm Overepressured replaced with 14.9" Caudal Target Barrel

• Sturmwolf 45
  • .45 Cal Overpressured replaced with 14.8" Perigee Barrel

WEAPONS​

MADDOX RFB​

Attachment Adjustments

• Monolithic Suppressor
  • Damage Range benefit reduced from 12% to 8%
  • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 10% to 5%

• 19" Virtuous-Op Barrel
  • Bullet Velocity benefit reduced from 15% to 8%
  • Vertical and Horizontal Recoil Control benefit reduced from 15% to 8%

• Furrow Control Stock
  • Recoil Control benefit reduced from 18% to 10%

DRAVEC 45​

• Headshot multiplier increased from 1.1x to 1.12x
• Sprinting Movement Speed increased from 7.3m/s to 7.4m/s
• Aim Down Sight Movement Speed increased from 3.4m/s to 3.5m/s
• Aim Down Sight Speed improved from 180ms to 170ms

RK-9​

Adjustments

• Aim Down Sight Speed improved from 175ms to 165ms
• Vertical and Horizontal Recoil Reduced by 10%

Attachment Adjustments

• 13.6" Mercurial Barrel
  • Damage Range benefit improved from 12% to 18%

• 11.3" Blackstar Barrel
  • Medium Damage Range benefit improved from 35% to 45%

• Hawker Series 45
  • Vertical Recoil benefit improved from 10% to 18%

M8A1​

All the adjustments below are to the M8A1 Autostrike-X8 Conversion.

M8A1 Autostrike-X8 Conversion Damage Adjustments​

Additional Adjustments

• Lower Torso and Leg multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.9x

WARDEN 308​

Adjustments

• Reload Speed improved by 25%
• Recoil Reduced by 30%
• Bullet Velocity increased from 910m/s to 950m/s
• Aim Down Sight Speed improved from 290ms to 270ms

Attachment Adjustments

• LTI-LM Brake
  • Vertical Recoil benefit improved from 10% to 20%
  • First Shot Recoil Control benefit improved from 50% to 70%

• Watchdog Compensator
  • Vertical Recoil benefit improved from 18% to 30%

• 17.3" LTI Fluted X-35 Barrel
  • Bullet Velocity benefit improved from 18% to 28%

• 18" Invictus Barrel
  • Damage Range benefit improved from 15% to 20%

VS RECON​

• Bullet Velocity increased from 720m/s to 745m/s

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