A small update has gone live on Modern Warfare and Warzone and addresses the issue of the overpowered Akimbo .357 magnums in both Warzone and Multiplayer. A few other issues were also addressed in the update.
Find the complete list of patch notes below:
- Tuning all smoke challenges to be a bit more forgiving. This includes the challenge to unlock the Bruen MK9
- Fix to help prevent vehicle exploits
- Various exploit fixes, including Ground War Infected
- GameBattles: Fix for a few issues where players might not be able to join a new match
- Reduced fire delay on the Lightweight and Match Grade trigger attachments on all .357 calibers
.357 Snake Shot damage rebalance - Fixed a bug where the damage on the .357 Snake Shot was too high at longer distances.
Now that the .357 handgun has been nerfed, it is widely expected that the Warzone and Multiplayer metagame will shift towards players equipping the Renetti pistol combined with the Akimbo weapon Perk in order to deal the same, if not more damage than with the .357.
If this does happen, it is likely that the Renetti will undergo the same treatment in the near future but we will have to wait and see what happens.
Activision has claimed that the next Call of Duty title is still scheduled for 2020. Due to current global circumstances, the game will release slightly later than anticipated.
