The DM-10 emerged as the best weapon in Warzone following the Season 4 Reloaded update, and Activision wasted no time in nerfing the Marksman Rifle as part of the Warzone July 8 update.
On June 21, the World Series of Warzone tournament suffered a rough opening round as cheaters plagued the North American in-game open. The anti-cheat team responded by removing all cheating teams from the WSOW leaderboard, but one concern remained ahead of the next round, which is set to start this week.
No weapon has come close to being as powerful as the DM-10 in Season 4 Reloaded, and competitors and fans were concerned that it would be the only gun used. The development team also addressed that issue.
Warzone July 8 Update Patch Notes Explained
DM-10 Nerf
Activision admitted, “The DM-10 has excelled, but its strength in certain scenarios has outpaced the rest.” So, in response, this update reduces its bullet velocity and slows down its aim-down-sight speed and penalizes you more for not consistently landing upper torso and headshots.
As a result of Warzone’s July 8 update, we should see fewer Marksman Rifles in WSOW matches.
All Warzone July 8 Update Patch Notes
Here are the complete Warzone July 8 update patch notes.
Modes
- Havoc Royal
- The Melon Heads Modifier will no longer activate in Circle 4.
- Crouch Potato and Make it Rain Modifiers activate slightly more often.
- Charge Jump and Eye See You activate slightly less often.
Ranked Play
- Ranked Play: Resurgence
- Portable Redeploy Drones are now restricted.
Warzone July 8 Update Weapon Changes
Adjustments
- Reduced visual recoil while shooting when using 2x, 3x and 4x scopes on Black Ops 6 Weapons.We want to improve the overall usability of optics, especially at long range encounters. Our goal is to make it easier to track and stay on target when engaging at longer ranges.
- Reduced optic strafing movement on MWII and MWIII Weapons.
AMES 85
- Maximum Damage Range increased from 31.7m to 35.5m.
- Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 40.6m to 45.7m.
- Headshot multiplier increased from 1.2x to 1.3x.
GPR 91
- Maximum Damage Range increased from 33m to 38m.
- Medium Damage Range 1 increased from 45.7m to 49.5m.
- Lower Torso multiplier increased from 0.8x to 0.85x.
- Aim Down Sight speed improved from 240ms to 230ms.
KILO 141
- Bullet Velocity improved from 870m/s to 905m/s.
KRIG C
Adjustments:
- Lower Torso, Arms, and Legs multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.95x.
- Recoil during sustained fire has been increased.
Attachments:
- Extended Mag II
- Magazine size has been reduced from 70 to 60.
DM-10
- Arm multipliers decreased from 1x to 0.8x.
- Lower Torso and Leg multipliers decreased from 0.9x to 0.8x.
- Bullet Velocity reduced from 920m/s to 850m/s.
- Aim Down Sight speed reduced from 330ms to 360ms.
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