Warzone & Modern Warfare 2 October 23 Patch Notes

One of the biggest changes that the October 23rd update brought was another nerf to Lockwood 300. This shotgun dominated Warzone matches thanks to its powerful Maelstrom Dual Trigger attachment, which despite being nerfed in the previous update, still dominated the in-game lobbies.

GLOBAL

WEAPON

The following weapon balance changes are only reflected in Modern Warfare II .

“Submachine guns”

• Minibak
  • Melee damage radius has been reduced.
  • Reduced damage at close range.
• Vasznev-9k
  • Melee damage radius has been reduced.
• Lachmann Shroud
  • Damage range at medium and long range has been reduced.
• ISO 9
  • Damage range at long distances has been reduced.
• PDSW 528
  • Increased average damage radius.
• Fennec
  • Increased average damage radius.
• BAS-P
  • Increased medium damage rage.

“Assault rifles”

• TR-76 Geis
  • Melee damage radius has been reduced.
  • Reduced damage at close range.
  • Damage to arms, legs and torso locations has been reduced.
  • Increased damage at long range.
• Castov 762
  • Increased damage range at close range
• Kastov-74u
  • Melee damage radius has been reduced.
  • Increased damage at long range.
  • Damage to leg locations has been reduced.
• TAQ 56
  • Melee damage radius has been reduced.
• FR Advancer
  • Increased damage range at close range.
  • Increased damage at medium and long range.
• M16
  • Increased average damage radius.
• Tempus Razorback
  • Increased damage range at close range.
  • Increased damage at medium and long range.
• M4
  • Increased damage range at close range.
• Lachmann 556
  • Increased damage range at close and medium range.

» Combat rifles «

• Cronen Squall
  • Increased average damage radius.
• SO-14
  • Increased damage range
• Lachman 761
  • Increased damage range
• FTac Recon
  • Increased damage range at close range.

“Guns”

• Lockwood 300
  • Dual trigger Maelstrom with 12 gauge ammo and dragon’s breath.
    • Damage radius reduced
• Bryson 900
  • 12 gauge and Dragon’s Breath ammunition
    • Damage radius reduced
• Expedite 12
  • Increased damage range at close and medium range.
• KV Broadside
  • 12 gauge ammunition
    • Increased damage range at close range.
  •  Dragon’s Breath Ammo
    • Damage radius reduced

» Marksman rifles «

• EBR 14
  • Damage radius reduced
• Tempus Torrent
  • Reduced average damage radius.
• SPR-208
  • Increased average damage radius.

» Light machine guns «

• RAAL MG
  • Increased damage range from medium to long.

ERROR CORRECTION

• Fixed an issue where split screen would not work properly.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when launching The Haunting content from a co-op mission lobby.
• Fixed an issue where exiting the title screen and re-entering the main menu would cause the soul counter to display “0 souls”.
• Fixed an issue where the Rain of Death blueprint in the battle details widget would display a placeholder image.
• Fixed an issue where navigating the Soul Capture rewards menu would play the wrong sound.
• Fixed an issue where the Chainsaw preview image would show the pickaxe being on the ground.
• Fixed an issue where the red indicator above enemy operators would not appear on some night maps.
• Fixed an issue where the Skeleton Operator’s staff would not align with the hands in the Operator Select menu. 

WAR ZONE

WEAPON

The following weapon balance changes are specific to Warzone.

“Assault rifles”

• Kastov 762
  • Melee and mid-range damage reduced.
  • Head damage multiplier reduced.
  • Neck damage multiplier reduced.
  • Upper body damage multiplier reduced.
• Lachmann-556
  • Head damage multiplier increased.
• TR-76 Geist
  • Melee damage reduced.
  • Melee and mid-range damage reduced.
  • Average damage reduced.
  • Head damage multiplier reduced.
  • Limb damage multipliers have been reduced.
• M13B
  • Melee damage reduced.
  • Head damage multiplier increased.
  • Neck damage multiplier reduced.
  • Torso damage multipliers have been reduced.
• M4
  • The damage range at close and medium range has been increased.

• Lockwood 300
  • Double Maelstrom Trigger
    • 12 gauge shell
      • Close range damage reduced.
      • The damage range at close and medium range has been reduced.
      • Average damage reduced.
      • Average damage range reduced.
      • Mid-range damage range has been reduced.
• Dragon’s Breath 12 gauge
  • Close range damage reduced.
  • Melee and mid-range damage reduced.
  • The damage range at close and medium range has been reduced.
• 12 gauge bullet
  • Melee and mid-range damage reduced. 

ERROR CORRECTION

• Fixed an issue where the character model’s arms could become dislodged when switching seats while leaning out of the vehicle.
• Fixed an issue where players could accidentally get a Juggernaut killstreak from a UFO on Al Mazra (at night).
• Fixed an issue where the tiara icon would follow the player rather than the item in the DMZ in Al Mazrah (at night).
• Fixed an issue where the player could use a weapon while carrying a hostage in the DMZ.
• Fixed an issue where a placeholder image could be displayed in the Rotation Battle Royale single player thumbnail.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when accessing the DMZ menu .
• Fixed an issue where the Swamp Monster would not retreat as intended in Al Mazrah (at night).
• Fixed an issue where unintended numeric text could appear on screen in Al Mazra (Night) mode.
• Fixed an issue where The Butcher could appear frozen after being killed during the execution animation.
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck under a ship near Sawah village in Al Mazrah (at night).
• Fixed an issue where a player could be kicked out of a match if they crossed the Ghost Train portal while under the influence of a shock stick from an automatic weapon equipped in Al Mazrah (Night).
• Fixed an issue where players could duplicate weapons using a workbench in the DMZ.
• Fixed an issue where the player could use NVGs without having them in their inventory in the DMZ in Al Mazrah (at night).
• Fixed an issue where ghosts could not be killed with a sniper rifle in Al Mazrah (at night).
• Fixed an issue where the Foresight Killstreak drop was a reward for the UFO boss.