We have had two kinds of Warzone players since Kar98k was released: Those who enjoyed the overpowered state of this marksman rifle while it lasted, and those who decided to give up on Warzone until the developers nerf this crazy strong weapon.
Well, the good news is if you were among that side of the community who raged at Raven Software over Kar98k, you now have what you wanted! Season 4 Reloaded update rolls out today on Call of Duty Warzone and Modern Warfare 3, and it will nerf Kar98k in three different aspects.
First and foremost, the maximum damage range for Kar98k was reduced from 63.5 meters to 55.8 meters. Moreover, Raven slowed down the bullet velocity from 660 m/s to 620 m/s. The hipfire aim-assist was also removed from the controller properties to help it fall in line with the Sniper Rifle class weapons.
These changes will hopefully make Kar98k less of a one-shot-one-kill weapon in the game, but since the damage rate has not changed, it will be quite effective in the new shorter range. So, the rooftops will still remain scary locations to get close to in Warzone.
Aside from Kar98k, Raven Software also delivered more balance changes to the existing weapons and items, nerfing some and buffing the others.
Warzone Season 4 Reloaded Balance Changes
- Bal 72 (Assault Rifle)
- Lower Torso Modifier increased to 1.1x, up from 1x.
- MCW (Assault Rifle)
- Min Damage increased to 24, up from 22.
- Increased bullet velocity to 750m/s, up from 710m/s.
- Holger 556 (Assault Rifle)
- Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 60.96 meters, up from 50.8
- Increased bullet velocity to 720m/s, up from 690m/s.
- MTZ 556 (Assault Rifle)
- Increased bullet velocity to 720m/s, up from 690m/s.
- M16 (Assault Rifle)
- Jak Patriot AMP
- Mid Damage Range increased to 53.34 meters, up from 48.26.
- Jak Patriot AMP
- MTZ 762 (Battle Rifle)
- Max Damage Range increased to 25.4 meters, up from 19.05.
- Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 48.26 meters, up from 40.64.
- FJX Horus (SMG)
- JAK Scimitar Kit
- Max Damage Range increased to 15.08 meters, up from 13.71.
- Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 27.22 meters, up from 24.
- Mid Damage Range increased to 41.91 meters, up from 41.14.
- JAK Scimitar Kit
- Striker (SMG)
- Lower Torso Modifier increased to 1.1x, up from 1x.
- Rival-9 (SMG)
- Max Damage Range increased to 12.7 meters, up from 12.19.
- Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 25.4 meters, up from 24.3.
- Raal MG (LMG)
- Min Damage increased to 28, up from 27.
- Sakin MG 38 (LMG)
- Min Damage increased to 25, up from 24.
- Rapp H (LMG)
- Leg Modifier increased to 1x, up from .95x.
- HCR 56 (LMG)
- Near-Mid Damage Range increased to 50.8 meters, up from 48.2.
- Lockwood Mk2 (Marksman Rifle)
- JAK Wardens Conversion Kit
- Increased sprint to fire speed to 100ms, up from 35ms.
- JAK Wardens Conversion Kit
- Kar98k (Marksman Rifle)
- Modified controller aim assist properties to align with the Sniper Rifle class.
- Max Damage Range decreased to 55.88 meters, down from 63.5.
- Decreased bullet velocity to 620m/s, down from 660m/s.
- C4 (Equipment)
- Decreased max damage to 200, down from 275.
- Decreased outer damage to 100, down from 137.
- Decreased max radius to 6.5 meters, down from 7.
- Mosquito Drone (Killstreak)
- Damage is no longer dealt to the Killstreak owner near a drone explosion.
It’s worth noting that the current patch also nerfed C4, another bold meta throughout Season 4 in Warzone that drew a lot of attention.
Aside from the balance changes, the new update brings a new shotgun, Reclaimer 8, and a new melee weapon, Sledgehammer, to Warzone. You should also expect massive changes around the Popov Power Station, as a catastrophic explosion has altered the POI significantly, and released a toxic gas around it that will have some deadly effects on players who breathe it.
As a result of this explosion, you will have access to a new Mutation Resurgence mode in Warzone, which replaces the tactical and lethal loot with a bunch of unique mutations that give your character special abilities, such as Dive Bomb, Bioshield, Toxic Stim Cloud, Mutant Vision, and more. This will be Quad Resurgence taking place in the Popov Power Station.
Here you can check out the Warzone Playlist from June 26 until July 3:
- Mutation Resurgence – Quads
- Urzikstan – Popov Power Station
- Ranked Play – Trios
- Rebirth Island
- Plunder – Quads
- Urzikstan
- Battle Royale – All Variants
- Urzikstan
- Resurgence – Solos And Trios
- Map Rotation
- Resurgence – Quads
- Rebirth Island
The Season 4 Reloaded update is now live for both Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone across all platforms. You can check out the full patch notes for Warzone’s part of the update here.
