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    Snipers Banned — Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Patch Notes: February 13

    Here’s the full patch notes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. Everything you need to know to update your game and dominate the ranked ladder

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone had a surprise update drop today, February 13. This update includes a number of changes to weapon balancing, along with making some much-needed changes to Ranked Play which include banning Sniper Rifles and removing Sub Base from the map pool due to a glitched spot. Here are the full Modern Warfare 3 patch notes for the February 13 update.

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    MW3 Patch Notes

    MW3 & Warzone Patch Notes

    UIX

    • Bug Fixes
      • Resolved various issues causing the player to be unexpectedly kicked back to the menu.
        • Viewing Prestige Calling Cards
        • Filtering Locked Operator Challenges
        • Removing options from Quick Settings
      • Previewing Weapon Completionist rewards will no longer cause the menu to become inoperable.
      • Addressed an issue preventing the Activate Armory Unlock prompt for Controller inputs from functioning.
      • Replaced placeholder name for the Imago RAM-9 Submachine Gun Camo.
      • Replaced placeholder reward images in the Horde Hunt Event menu.

    Gameplay

    • Bug Fixes
      • Akimbo Weapons will now be displayed properly after infiltrating maps via an elevator.
      • Addressed an issue preventing Hybrid Optics from being toggled while a Comb Attachment is equipped on the BP50 (Assault Rifle).

    Progression

    • Increased XP earned for the first Challenge in Week 1 from 1,000 to 2,500.
    • Increased Bonus XP per Match for using a Featured Operator Skin during an Event from 1,000 to 2,500.
    • Removed aim down sight requirement from the RAM-7 (Assault Rifle) Forged Camo Challenge.
      • Get 10 Operator Kills while Sliding with the RAM-7.

    Maps

    • Operation Tin Man (War)
      • Players can now respawn at Tactical Insertions placed in the South Lookout area.

    Modes

    • Hordepoint
      • Dying while an Insta-Kill Powerup is active will no longer cause it to deactivate.
      • Zombies will now prioritize Operators over Killstreaks and Field Upgrades.
      • Stun Grenades will now temporarily stun Zombies.
    • Team Gun Game
      • Performing a Finishing Move will now deduct Score from the enemy team.
      • Melee Kills and Setbacks are now properly tracked on the After-Action Report Scoreboard.
    • Private Match

    Weapons & Attachments

    Submachine Guns

    • Striker 9
      • Increased enemy nameplate reveal distance from 33m to 38.1m (+15%).
      • Decreased hipfire spread while firing by 6%.
      • Decreased recoil gun kick from 54.93deg/s to 35deg/s (-36%).
      • Increased horizontal recoil from 9.70deg/s to 16.17deg/s (+67%).
      • Increased vertical recoil from 40.65deg/s to 50.93deg/s (+25%).
      • Added the ability to aim down sight while sliding.
      • Increased bullet velocity from 540m/s to 560m/s (+4%).
      • Increased maximum damage from 29 to 32 (+10%).
      • Increased near-medium damage from 25 to 28 (+12%).
      • Decreased minimum damage from 20 to 18 (-10%).
      • Increased maximum damage range from 10.7m to 14m (+31%).
      • Decreased medium damage range from 22.9m to 20.3m (-11%).
      • Decreased near-medium damage range from 35.6m to 27.9m (-21%).

    Light Machine Guns

    • TAQ Evolvere
      • Increased movement speed from 4.4m/s to 5.1m/s (+16%).
      • Decreased rate of fire from 706rpm to 500rpm (-29%).
      • Increased maximum damage from 34 to 40 (+18%).
      • Increased maximum damage range from 35.6m to 40.6m (+14%).
      • Increased medium damage range from 40.6m to 53.3m (+31%).
      • Increased head damage multiplier from 1.2x to 1.4 (+17%).
      • Increased neck, upper-torso, upper-arm, and lower-arm damage multipliers from 1x to 1.2x (+20%).
      • Increased target flinch from 0.5n to 0.8n (+60%).
      • 556 Belts (Magazines)
        • 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%).

    Sniper Rifles

    • Longbow
      • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
        • Decreased aim down sight time from 470ms to 390ms (-17%).
        • Increased aim down sight movement speed from 2.5m/s to 2.8m/s (+12%).
        • Added 30% hipfire spread reduction benefit.

    Handguns

    • WSP Stinger
      • Increased recoil gun kick from 31.05deg/s to 57.96deg/s (+87%).
      • Decreased horizontal recoil from 28.39deg/s to 18.64deg/s (-34%).
      • Increased vertical recoil from 33.65deg/s to 35.2deg/s (+5%).
      • Increased maximum damage from 24 to 29 (+21%).
      • Increased near-medium damage from 23 to 24 (+4%).
      • Increased medium damage from 18 to 20 (+11%).
      • Increased minimum damage from 15 to 18 (+20%).

    Perks

    • Assassin Vest
      • Resolved an issue preventing Lethal Equipment from being equipped.

    Field Upgrades

    • Loadout Drop
      • Permanently disabled the ability to equip on Loadouts.

    Due to limited use and often being utilized to reach exploitable locations, the Loadout Drop is no longer available in Multiplayer.

    Killstreaks

    • Wheelson-HS
      • Zombies can now be run over and killed in Hordepoint Mode.

    MW3 Ranked Play

    Gameplay

    • Maps & Modes
      • CDL Hardpoint
        • Sub Base Hardpoint has been temporarily removed from the Ranked Play map pool.
    • Content Restrictions
      • Weapon Restrictions
        • Sniper Rifles
          • All

    Warzone Patch Notes

    Gameplay

    • Armor and Ammunition Stowing Quality of Life
      • Armor and Ammunition will show the "Stow" prompt when the backpack is not full.
      • Armor and Ammunition will show the "Swap" prompt when the backpack is full.
      • Players can use the "Hold to Stow" function to swap items at any point, regardless if the stow prompt is visible.
    • Gas Station on Tac-Map Quality of Life
      • Players will only see gas stations on the Tac-Map when in a vehicle.

    Weapons

    SMGs

    • Striker 9

      • Decreased hipfire spread while firing by 6%.
      • Decreased recoil gun kick from to 35deg/s, down 54.93deg/s.
      • Increased horizontal recoil to 16.17deg/s, up from 9.70deg/s.
      • Increased vertical recoil to 50.93deg/s, up from 40.65deg/s.
      • Increased bullet velocity to 560m/s, up from 540m/s.

    LMGs

    • TAQ Evolvere
      • Increased movement speed to 5.1m/s, down from 4.4m/s.
      • Decreased rate of fire to 500rpm, down from 706rpm.
      • Increased target flinch to 0.8n, up from 0.5n.
      • 556 Belts (Magazines)
        • 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.

    Sniper Rifles

    • Longbow
      • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
        • Decreased aim down sight time to 390ms, down from 470ms.
        • Increased aim down sight movement speed to 2.8m/s, down from 2.5m/s.
        • Added 30% hipfire spread reduction benefit.

    Handguns

    • WSP Stinger

      • Increased recoil gun kick to 57.96deg/s, up from 31.05deg/s.
      • Decreased horizontal recoil to 18.64deg/s, down from 28.39deg/s.
      • Increased vertical recoil to 35.2deg/s, up from 33.65deg/s.

    Warzone Ranked Play: Resurgence

    Bug Fixes

    • Fixed an issue that prevented assists earned when other players kill a target from appearing in the SR breakdown.
    • Fixed an issue that showed an incorrect SR amount awarded for some SR Challenges.
      • Reminder: Players can complete the below challenges once per Season.
        • First Kill or Assist: +100 SR
        • 10 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
        • 25 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
        • 50 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
        • 100 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
        • Reach Top 8 Squad: +100 SR
        • Reach Top 5 Squad: +100 SR
        • Reach Top 3 Squad: +100 SR
        • Win a Match: +200 SR
    • Fixed an issue that prevented SR Challenges from displaying an in-game notification when completed.

    Bug Fixes

    • Fixed an issue that caused geography and buildings to appear in areas of the world that they did not belong to.
    • Fixed an issue with the Champion’s Quest victory sequence causing it to show more teams than intended.
    • Fixed an issue causing players to unintendedly remain immune to gas damage during the Eradication Contract.
    • Fixed issues related to the Zarkour Parkour flag.
    • Fixed an issue preventing Stun Grenades from affecting zombies.
    • Fixed an issue that allowed players to remain alive in the gas indefinitely by combining the effects of the Irradiated and Quick Fix perks.
    • Fixed an issue that allowed players to duplicate items while interacting with the backpack.
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