Call of Duty: Warzone’s latest patch introduces various weapon balance changes, including a nerf to a heavily-used sniper and battle rifle.
The latest patch for Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is currently live, bringing down the lethality of a few overperforming weapons, including a fan-favorite sniper, as well as a ton of buffs for underused weapon platforms and several critical bug fixes. Balance patches for live service games are necessary to keep the evolving ecosystem stable, even more so for games like Call of Duty: Warzone 2, where the weapon is as crucial as player skill.
In most shooter games, Sniper Rifles occupy a critical role in long-range combat, albeit with a few downsides, such as a low rate of fire, longer reload speeds, and so on. Crafty players have often used snipers to execute trick shots and innovative kills in past Call of Duty titles. With modern titles embracing bigger maps and incorporating large-scale Battle Royale game modes, Snipers have become the preferred choice for extreme long-range engagements. Based on several player statistics, Snipers are among the most popular Call of Duty: Warzone 2 weapons, with MCPR-300 and Signal 50 seeing a high amount of use in every game mode.
