Overnight, Sledgehammer Games released a new update in Call of Duty: Warzone. Most fans expected to have to wait until Season 6 to see another update but the developers decided the weapon meta needed some immediate alteration. In the Sept. 15 patch notes, fans will see several changes to weapons and attachments that are sure to shake up the meta in Warzone.
The main focus of the update was to adjust some of the game’s more dominant weapons. This was mainly in the form of nerfs, so players might need to change up their loadouts in Season 5.
There’s quite a bit to unpack in the Sept. 15 update and fans can see the full patch notes below.
Warzone Sept. 15 patch notes
The patch notes for the Sept. 15 update will include the changes to weapons and attachments. If fans want to see the full update’s patch notes, which details news on upcoming content in Warzone, they can check out Sledgehammer’s website.
Weapon Balancing Changes
AK-47 (BOCW)
- Gun kick adjusted
FARA 83 (BOCW)
- Maximum damage decreased 29 ⇒ 25
- Minimum damage decreased 25 ⇒ 23
- Head multiplier increased 1.35 ⇒ 1.56
- Neck multiplier increased 1 ⇒ 1.2
- Upper torso multiplier increased 1 ⇒ 1.1
Krig 6 (BOCW)
- Recoil increased
- Neck multiplier decreased 1.3 ⇒ 1.1
QBZ-83 (BOCW)
- Recoil increased slightly
- Recoil dampening enabled
OTs 9 (BOCW)
- Recoil increased slightly
- Maximum damage decreased 34 ⇒ 31
- Minimum damage increased 20 ⇒ 21
- Headshot multiplier increased 1.35 ⇒ 1.52
- Neck multiplier decreased 1.35 ⇒ 1
TEC-9 (BOCW)
- Maximum damage decreased 26 ⇒ 24
- Minimum damage decreased 24 ⇒ 22
- Neck multiplier increased 1 ⇒ 1.1
Light Machine Gun Alpha (BOCW)
- Recoil adjusted
- Gun kick adjusted
- Raise interrupt time increased 0.8 ⇒ 1 second
Tactical Rifle Charlie (BOCW)
- Recoil decreased slightly
Attachments
Tactical Rifle Charlie (BOCW)
- 18” Rapid Fire
- Fire rate increased 5% ⇒ 6%
- 17” Titanium
- Fire rate increased 7% ⇒ 8%
M16 (BOCW)
- 16.3” Rapid Fire
- Fire rate increased 5% ⇒ 6%
- 16.3” Titanium
- Fire rate increased 7% ⇒ 8%
As fans can see, the FARA 83, Krig 6 and OTs 9 were the main subjects of the weapon balancing nerfs. The FARA 83 and OTs 9 were arguably the most popular guns following the Season 5 Reloaded update. Now, after the Sept. 15 patch notes, there will likely be another pair of weapons that players will drift toward in Warzone.
