Season 1 of Modern Warfare 2 is packed with new features including the Battle Pass and fresh weapons, but one of the most exciting changes revolves around balance. With the new update, there are plenty of weapons that got a nerf or a buff and some interesting tuning has been pushed.
Since the game launched in late October, players have had a pretty good idea of which weapons needed some changes, and many of them have already ended up on the list. In this nerfs and buffs update guide, we’ll go over all the adjustments to each class, and weapons such as the SP-R 208.
All Weapon Nerfs & Buffs in Modern Warfare 2 Season 1
Some of the key weapon changes to look out for in these patch notes are located in the marksman rifle category and the assault rifle category. The SMG class also had a laundry list of distinct adjustments to look out for. Below you can find the full extent of the buffs and nerfs as we enter Season 1 of the new Call of Duty era.
Season 1 Weapon Changes MW2
Assault Rifles:
- Increase to long distance flinch on all Assault Rifles
Kastov 545
- ADS speed increase
- Improved ironsight ADS sight picture
Kastov-74u
- ADS speed decrease
- Hip spread increase
M4
- Hip spread reduction
M16
- Rate of fire increase
- Hip spread reduction
- Recoil recenter speed increase
- Shot grouping improvement
- Increase ADS movement speed
- Increase strafing movement speed
- Semi-auto recoil reduction
- Semi-auto damage reduction
STB 556
- Close range damage reduction
- Reduced sprint to fire speed
Battle Rifles:
FTAC Recon
- ADS speed improvement
- 5 round magazine – speed and handling improvement
- Increased flinch caused by bullets
- Hip spread decrease
SO-14
- Increased hip fire when full auto
Handguns:
- Increase to close range flinch on all Handguns
Light Machine Guns:
- Increase to long distance flinch on all Light Machine Guns
Marksman Rifles:
Lockwood 300
- Damage range reduction
SA-B 50
- Minor increase to flinch when hit
SP-R 208
- Large increase to flinch when hit
Shotguns:
- Increase to close range flinch on all Shotguns
Bryson 800
- Close range damage increase
- Hip spread increase
Submachine Guns:
- Increase to long distance flinch on all Submachine Guns
FFS Hurricane
- ADS move speed increase
- Increased headshot damage
- Increased far damage range
Minibak
- Movement speed decrease
- Damage range decrease
- ADS speed decrease
- Hip spread increase
PDSW 528
- Movement speed increase
- Damage range increase
- ADS speed increase
- Hip spread decrease
- Adding Laser and Flashlight Attachments
- 1mW Artemis Laser
- 1mW Quick Fire Laser
- Accu-Shot 5mW Laser
- VLK LZR 7mW
- 7mW Canted Laser
- Schlager ULO-66 Laser
VEL 46
- Damage range increase
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Sniper Rifles:
Signal .50
- Fixed attributes on the Signal .50 barrels:
- 21.5″ Fluted Fifty
- 23.5″ SA Fifty-H7
Weapon Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the Schlager TTF3 Riser ammo comb on the STB 556 Assault Rifle
- Dropshot exploit fix
- Fixed exploit with bipod mount launching, re-enabled bipod use.
- Fixed incendiary damage over time to not flinch the player
And that’s all. For more on the latest Call of Duty title, head over to our dedicated Modern Warfare 2 section full of guides, news, updates, and more.
