MODERN WARFARE II AND WARZONE 2 UPDATE PATCH NOTES (MAY 16): BUFFS, NERFS AND BUG FIXES

| GNG News COD | Published: May 18, 2023 |

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Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0 and DMZ all received a minor update this week (May 16) that saw some substantial nerfs to the 2 new pistols, the GS Magna and the FTAC Siege. Both were incredibly overpowered across all modes, especially in Warzone 2.0 Ranked Play. Additionally the X13 Auto pistol has seen damage reductions.

Bug Fixes across all 3 games have also been rolled out. Players were concerned as this update seemed to break the game with many suffering with packet lose and other dev errors when loading into matches, this issues are being resolved.

Full details of the update can be found below.

• GS Magna

  • Close range headshot Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only

  • Akimbo:

    • Close range Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only

    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

• FTAC Siege

  • Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only

• X13 Auto

  • Close range headshot Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only

  • Akimbo:

    • Close range Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only

    • Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing Players to be incorrectly removed from matches for inactivity.

• Fixed an issue with missing visual effects on the Toxicant Blueprint in the Tracer Pack: Poison Bundle.

• Fixed an issue causing screen flicker while inspecting Battle Pass Weapon Blueprints if the Auto On option was selected.

• Fixed an issue causing Players to remain stuck on “Fetching Online Profile” when attempting to inspect social notifications.

• Fixed an issue causing unpurchased Store Bundles to appear under the “My Weapons” tab.

• Fixed an issue causing the client to freeze when selecting the “Invite to Party” option while other Players were already present in the Party.

• Fixed an issue with Menu behavior while navigating Weapon Blueprints.

• Fixed an issue preventing Players from unlocking Operator Gromsko despite meeting the requirements.

• Fixed an issue causing Prestige 6 to incorrectly display Prestige 10 rewards.

» Underbarrels «

• Hellscream 40mm Drill

  • Fixed an issue with the reload animation on the TAQ-V and TAQ-56

Fixed an issue causing the Battle Pass menu to become unresponsive until the Player returned to the main menu.

• Fixed an issue with the tutorial that would cause the menu to freeze when the Player encountered the “Opening the Global Panel” tip.

SPECIAL OPS

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that allowed Players to generate Lethal Equipment at a much higher rate than intended by repeatedly equipping Perk Packages that included the Resupply Perk.

WARZONE 2.0

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that allowed Players to generate Lethal Equipment at a much higher rate than intended by repeatedly equipping Perk Packages that included the Resupply Perk.

BATTLE ROYALE

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing eliminated Squad members to receive SR for unassisted enemy eliminations by live Squad members.

• Fixed an issue preventing Assists from tracking properly in the in-game Scoreboard.

• Fixed an issue that allowed Players ineligible for Ranked Play to use the Looking for Party feature.

• Fixed an issue that allowed inactive Players to remain in the match.

DMZ

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue preventing the White Lotus Faction Mission to “Pick up 1 Weapon in a Deployment” from tracking properly.

• Fixed an issue causing dead dropping certain items such as Heartbeat Sensors to reward excessive cooldown reduction and XP.

• Fixed an issue that would return free-to-play Players to the front Menu when attempting to view the Crown Faction missions tab.