TAQ Evolvere Nerfed — Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Patch Notes
Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone received yet another update on February 16, reverting some of the changes made in the February 13 patch notes. This includes a major U-Turn on the decision to buff the TAQ Evolvere, a weapon that was already one of the best in Warzone before the update. Now, the weapon seems to be more balanced, along with many others. Here are the full patch notes for the February 16 Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone update.
The TAQ Evolvere received a buff on February 13, increasing the following stats on the 5.56 Belt attachment:
- Increased movement speed benefit by 16%.
- Added 40% hipfire spread reduction benefit.
- Increased aim down sight time benefit by 15%.
- Increased aim down sight movement speed benefit by 17%.
- Added rate of fire benefit at 857rpm.
- Decreased maximum damage from 34 to 30 (-12%).
- Decreased medium damage from 30 to 24 (-20%).
- Increased head, neck, and upper-torso damage multipliers from from 1.1x to 1.2x (+9%).
This update created one of the most overpowered attachments in the game. The TAQ Evolvere quickly became one of the most used weapons in Warzone, and even had a lot of users in Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer as it became an extremely fast and mobile Light Machine Gun. The nerf in the February 16 update reverts some of these changes, returning the TAQ Evolvere to a more balanced state.
Call of Duty
MW3 Patch Notes
Progression
- Cryptid Bootcamp Event
- Enabled the DM56 and MCW 6.8 Conversion Kits to progress the Prophetic Squish challenge.
- JAK Beholder Rifle Kit (TYR)
- JAK Signal Burst (DM56)
- Full-Auto Conversion Kit (MCW 6.8)
Weapons & Attachments
Light Machine Guns
- TAQ Evolvere
- 7.62 Ammunition
- Resolved an issue causing recoil not to function as intended.
- 5.56 Ammunition
- Decreased aim down sight movement speed benefit by 10%.
- Increased vertical recoil control by 40%.
- Decreased maximum damage from 34 to 30 (-12%).
- Decreased neck, upper-torso, and upper-arm damage multipliers from 1.3x to 1.2x (-8%).
Warzone Patch Notes
Weapon Adjustments
Light Machine Gun
- TAQ Evolvere (MWIII)
- Fixed a bug that caused limited recoil while using the base weapon.
- 7.62 Ammunition
- Max Damage reduced to 40, down from 45.
- Max Damage Range reduced to 36.83 meters, down from 40.64.
- Near-Mid Damage Range reduced to 49.53 meters, down from 53.34.
- Neck Damage Modifier reduced to 1.2x, down from 1.3x.
- Upper Torso and Upper Arm Damage Modifiers reduced to 1.2x, down from 1.3x.
- Upper Leg Damage Modifier reduced to 1.0x, down from 1.1x.
- 5.56 Ammunition (100 & 200 Round 556 Belts)
- Max Damage reduced to 28, down from 30.
- Max Damage Range reduced to 18.03 meters, down from 20.32.
- Headshot Damage Modifier reduced to 1.2x, down from 1.3x.
- Neck, Upper Torso and Upper Arm Damage Modifiers reduced to 1.1x, down from 1.2x.
- Lower Arm Damage Modifier reduced to 1.0x, down from 1.2x.
- Near-Mid Damage increased to 25, up from 22.
- Near-Mid Damage Range reduced to 30.48 meters, down from 50.8.
- Added Mid Damage, set to 22. New Variable
- Added Mid Damage Range, set to 45.72 meters. New Variable
- Reduced ADS Movement Speed benefits by 10%.
- Reduced Vertical Recoil by 40%.
