CoD: Warzone 2 And MW2 Patch Notes Detail Weapon Balancing, Ranked Play Fixes, And More

The latest update arrived to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 on May 16, and the patch notes addressed several bug fixes, including a major perk exploit in battle royale. There's also weapon balancing for some of Warzone 2's overpowered guns.

According to the patch notes, three pistols received nerfs in Warzone 2. Season 3 Reloaded's new GS Magna and the X13 Auto will both provide less headshot armor damage at close range, and the akimbo attachment for both will also deal less close range armor damage. The armor damage was also reduced for the new FTAC Siege pistol.

Several bugs were squashed across both games, including Warzone 2's major Resupply exploit, which previously allowed players to generate lethal equipment at a much higher rate by repeatedly equipping perk packages.

This update also provided fixes for Warzone 2's Ranked Play mode. These changes address an issue that previously caused eliminated squad members to receive SR for unassisted enemy eliminations by live squad members, and another that prevented assists from tracking properly on the in-game scoreboard. Additionally, inactive players will no longer remain in Ranked Play matches.

Additional bug fixes for both games include one that previously caused players to be incorrectly removed from matches for inactivity. The update also addressed an issue causing players to remain stuck on "Fetching Online Profile" when attempting to inspect their social notifications.

The full patch notes can be found below, as shared by Activision.

Season 3 Reloaded recently added a multiplayer map, a new DMZ location, a Kevin Durant operator bundle, and more. Streamers NickMercs and TimTheTatman also have their own Call of Duty operator bundles arriving later this month.

GLOBAL

WEAPONS

Weapon Balancing

» Handguns «

• 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

General

• 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.

Attachments

» Underbarrels «

• Hellscream 40mm Drill
  
  • Fixed an issue with the reload animation on the TAQ-V and TAQ-56

Previously Fixed

• 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

Ranked Play

• 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.