All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs in Warzone & MW2 Season 5 Reloaded

All Weapon Buffs and Nerfs in Warzone & MW2 Season 5 Reloaded

Another major Call of Duty update means yet more weapon buffs, nerfs and general adjustments for players to get to grips with.August 30 brought Season 5 Reloaded–here’s every Warzone and MW2 weapon change in the update.

Every Weapon Change in Season 5 Reloaded

First off, it’s worth saying thatSeason 5 Reloaded’sweapon changes are broken down into MW2 and Warzone only. They follow on from August 16’s weaponchanges, which came as a surprise and targeted theFR Avancer,among others.

Headlining S5R’s weapon adjustments is a hefty nerf to the Lachmann Sub, which has long been a strong and popular choice among the playerbase. It remains to be seen how it adjusts to life as a weaker weapon, but it could see its rivals grow in popularity as a result of its relative weakness.

There’s also a major buff to the Carrack .300, the semi-auto sniper that dropped with Season 5.

While such late-stage weapon changes might have been irrelevant in past CoDs, the wealth of contentcarrying forwards to MW3guarantees they’ll have long-lasting impacts. Here they are, in full:

Weapon Balancing

» Handguns «

» Submachine Guns «

» Assault Rifles «

» Battle Rifles «

» Shotguns «

» Marksman Rifles «

» Light Machine Guns «

» Sniper Rifles «

The following Weapon changes are reflected in Warzone only.

We are generally pleased with Weapon diversity and viability in Warzone. For example, the Submachine Gun category is very healthy, with a staggering six SMGs falling within a 10-percentage point difference in Kill Death Ratio at the highest skill levels. Among them, the Vaznev-9K, VEL 46, and at the top—perhaps surprisingly, the PDSW 528. While this is great news, we recognize that not all categories are enjoying that same level of competition. This update is focused on introducing further viability into the long-range engagement space.This update also includes a reduction in Launcher damage against Players. We will be monitoring their performance following the launch of Season 5 Reloaded and if they continue to be problematic anti-personnel Weapons, we will make further adjustments.

» Launchers «

That’s every weapon buff and nerf with Warzone and MW2 Season 5 Reloaded.For all the fallout of the update, including everyDMZ change, check out the related content below.