Highlights

  • A new Call of Duty: Warzone update reduces damage output of the crossbow, in addition to making changes to killstreaks and fixing bugs.
  • Warzone remains a popular FPS game with continuous updates and a massive player base across multiple COD titles, soon to include the upcoming Black Ops 6.

Call of Duty: Warzone's newest update changes things significantly for fans of the crossbow, decreasing the damage output of the weapon. The new Warzone update rolled out this week and also included changes to killstreaks in Modern Warfare 3, as well as various bug fixes.

In the years since its original release, Call of Duty: Warzone has become a behemoth within the FPS scene. Activision released its take on the battle royal genre with Call of Duty: Warzone in 2020 and, thanks to dedicated support and continuous content updates, Warzone brings in massive numbers of players on a daily basis. The success of Warzone has carried over across multiple Call of Duty titles, with the experience continuing with 2024's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Players are currently enjoying Season 4 of Warzone, with a fan-favorite weapon being considerably nerfed as part of the game's most recent update.

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A new update is now available for Call of Duty players, and fans of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone's crossbow will immediately notice the weapon does significantly less damage than it previously did prior to the update. Warzone's new update nerfed the Blastcap 20" bolts attachment, with the crossbow's damage being reduced as a result. Damage from stuck crossbow bolts has decreased from 200 to 110, and inner damage has decreased from 150 to 110. Outer damage is also reduced, shrinking from 50 to 35 points of damage.

In addition to these changes to the crossbow, Warzone's latest update also removes grenades from Gulag loadouts. Changes have also been made to several killstreaks in Modern Warfare 3. Multiple bugs have been addressed, like the stats for the I.M.S. streak improperly displaying in the Combat Record section of the game. Modern Warfare 3's Infected game mode has been adjusted as well, allowing survivors the opportunity to earn the DNA Bomb if they successfully manage to get a 25 killstreak.

Warzone will continue in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, which was officially unveiled during the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month. While certain details had already been confirmed about this upcoming title, fans finally got their first look at Black Ops 6's gameplay mechanics, movement, and multiplayer modes. Developer Treyarch also teased Black Ops 6's Zombies mode, confirming the fan-favorite game mode would be returning to a round-based format, something that has been highly requested for many years at this point. Black Ops 6 releases on October 25 and will mark a big change for the franchise, with the game being made available one day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 & Warzone Patch Notes

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MULTIPLAYER

UIX

  • Bug Fixes
    • Deselecting a Conversion Kit in the Gunsmith will no longer result in Weapons with unintended statistics or visual properties.
    • Fixed an issue causing players to be kicked back to the menu while viewing Event Camos.
    • After Action Reports will now display the total number of DNA samples collected, rather than tier requirements.
    • Improved performance of navigating Custom Loadouts in the Gunsmith.
    • Hovering the Critical Countdown Mastery Reward will no longer kick the player to the menu.

MODES

  • Infected
    • Survivors can now earn the DNA Bomb upon a 25 Killstreak.
    • Added six new Survivor Loadouts that are randomly chosen in each match.
      • Haymaker (Shotgun), COR-45 (Handgun), Thermobaric Grenade (Lethal), Snapshot Grenade (Tactical), Portable Radar (Field Upgrade)
      • Lockwood 680 (Shotgun), COR-45 (Handgun), Drill Charge (Lethal), Tear Gas (Tactical), Deployable Cover (Field Upgrade)
      • WSP Swarm (Submachine Gun), Gutter Knife (Melee), C4 (Lethal), Battle Rage (Tactical), Munitions Box (Field Upgrade)
      • FR 5.56 (Assault Rifle), TYR (Handgun), Proximity Mine (Lethal), Decoy Grenade (Tactical), Munitions Box (Field Upgrade)
      • KATT-AMR (Sniper Rifle), Renetti (Handgun), Claymore (Lethal), Stun Grenade (Tactical), Munitions Box (Field Upgrade)
      • Riot Shield (Melee), TYR (Handgun), Semtex (Lethal), Scatter Mine (Tactical), Suppression Mine (Field Upgrade)

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

Battle Rifles

  • Sidewinder
    • JAK Thunder LMG Kit
      • Reverted an unintentional removal of the ramping rate of fire property.
      • Increased initial rate of fire from 375rpm to 555rpm (+30%).
      • Decreased ramped rate of fire from 857rpm to 780rpm (-9%).
      • Decreased shots required to reach ramped rate of fire from 15 to 9.
      • Increased delay before ramped rate of fire begins to decay from 250ms to 350ms (+40%).

Submachine Guns

  • AMR9
    • JAK Atlas Conversion Kit
      • Fixed an issue causing more damage than intended to be dealt when bullets hit the helmet area of an Operator’s head.

Shotguns

  • KV Broadside
    • JAK Jawbreaker
      • Fixed an issue preventing Muzzle Attachments from being equipped.

Sniper Rifles

  • Kar98k
    • Removed incompatible CS15 Scarlet Box Laser Attachment.
    • No Stock Attachment will no longer cause Optics to become obstructed.

EQUIPMENT

  • EMD Grenade/Mine (Tactical)
    • Decreased tracker ping delay from 250ms to 50ms (-80%).
    • Decreased tracker ping radius from 2.5m to 0.6m (-75%).

Due to the decreased ping radius, Operators who are behind cover are no longer pinged by a teammate with an active tracker device.

KILLSTREAKS

  • I.M.S.
    • Fixed an issue preventing stat collection for the Combat Record.

  • Swarm
    • Fixed an issue causing drones to not patrol the playspace on Emergency and Tokyo.
    • While the Streaks Earn Streaks modifier is active, Swarm kills now contribute progress toward earning the next Killstreak.

ZOMBIES

PROGRESSION

  • Decreased Week 2 kills without being hit Challenge requirement from 200 to 20.

WARZONE GAMEPLAY

  • Gulag
    • Removed Thermobaric Grenades from Gulag loadouts.

WEAPONS

» Battle Rifles «

  • Sidewinder
    • JAK Thunder LMG Kit
      • Reverted an unintentional removal of the ramping rate of fire property.
      • Increased initial rate of fire to 555rpm, up from 375rpm.
      • Decreased ramped rate of fire to 780rpm, down from 857rpm.
      • Decreased shots required to reach ramped rate of fire to 9, down from 15.
      • Increased delay before ramped rate of fire begins to decay to 350ms, up from 250ms.

» SMGs «

  • AMR9
    • JAK Atlas Conversion Kit
      • Fixed an issue causing more damage than intended to be dealt when bullets hit the helmet area of an Operator’s head.

» Marksman Rifle «

  • Crossbow
    • Blastcap 20" Bolts
      • Stuck damage decreased to 110, down from 200.
      • Inner damage decreased to 110, down from 150.
      • Outer damage decreased to 35, down from 50.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed an issue allowing players to use the Biometic Scanner multiple times to manipulate the keycard they receive.
  • Fixed an issue preventing players from controlling the train on Urzikstan after it is hit by a Bunker Buster.
  • Fixed an issue causing a weapon to be displayed with unintended statistics or visual properties in the Gunsmith when deselecting a Conversion Kit.
  • Fixed an issue causing players to be kicked back to the menu while viewing Event Camos