Despite being in its early stages, Season 4 of Warzone has received its first significant update since it launched on June 17th. Several players have been calling for some kind of changes to the battle royale after the introduction of the MG 82 light machine gun into the weapon arsenal.
Armed with an incredibly fast rate of fire along with minimal levels of recoil, the MG 82 quickly rose to the top of the Warzone metagame, much to the annoyance of the community that has been enjoying a period of time where a range of weapons have proven to be viable when dropping into Verdansk and Rebirth Island.
The June 22nd patch features a number of changes to the recent additions to the Warzone arsenal, alongside numerous bug fixes that include the infamous door that was killing players that got too close to it.
In this article, find the complete patch notes for Warzone's June 22nd update.
How To Download Warzone June 22nd Update
Unlike the Season 4 launch update, a download is not required in order for the changes to take effect. Simply launch the game on your respective platform, load into the main menu, restart the game when prompted, and the game will be ready to play.
Alongside nerfs to a range of weaponry, Raven Software has also teased some changes that will be made the Perks available in the loadout selection menus, much to the excitement of players wanting some kind of changes to the Dead Silence Field Upgrade.
The timing of the update couldn't be better for fans of competitive Warzone. The first event as part of the World Series of Warzone takes place on June 23rd and with much-needed changes to the meta, the stage is set for the best players in North America to do battle.
Warzone June 22nd Update Patch Notes
GAMEPLAY
Some thoughts on Perks…
We are exploring all avenues in terms of changes to provide ‘fair’ and 'reactable' counterplay options to Dead Silence. A decision like this must be made carefully especially considering how it may destabilize other aspects of the game. We cannot promise anything at this moment but as we close in on an appropriate solution, we will share more details. Sit tight.
WEAPONS
Light Machine Guns
MG 82 (BOCW)
- Maximum Damage decreased from 30 to 29
- Minimum Damage decreased from 28 to 27
- Maximum Damage range decreased by 20%
- Headshot multiplier decreased from 1.3 to 1.2
- Upper Chest multiplier decreased from 1.1 to 1
- Extremities multiplier decreased from 1 to .9
- Vertical and Horizontal Recoil increased
We had envisioned the MG 82 (BOCW) as a short to mid-range Light Machine Gun given its relatively fast handling, mobility, and rate of fire. However, it also retained many powerful LMG traits like damage profile, bullet velocity, and magazine size all while having negligible recoil. These factors in combination created one of the most dominant weapons to land in Verdansk. Do not be deceived by the magnitude of these changes. The damage per magazine and rate of fire is still top tier so we expect the MG 82 to remain viable.
Submachine Guns
Nail Gun (BOCW)
We will be keeping a close eye on the Nail Gun (BOCW). We feel it kills about a bullet faster than we would like. With extremely low rate of fire Weapons, they can be on a razor’s edge of balance wherein missing a single shot can turn an incredibly fast Time to Kill into one of the slowest in its class. This is not the case with the Nail Gun (BOCW) now, but if it required an additional bullet to kill and nothing else changed, it likely would be. So, we may push and pull on some of its functionality to ensure that it fulfills its role as a highly mobile, close range, full-auto dominator that can rival shotgun TTKs but rapidly wanes in efficacy the further enemies are from you. They are just nails after all.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue that was causing some Players to have to restart the game in order to unlock a gifted Battle Pass.
- Fixed an issue causing tier skips to not apply properly when receiving a gifted Battle Pass Bundle.
- Fixed a locked control room door in Salt Mine that was killing Players instantly upon contact.
- Fixed an issue causing Players to lose control of their Operator after walking through a Red Door if another Player had previously died while going through it.
- Fixed an issue where using some QBZ-83 (BOCW) Blueprints would cause Players to crash.
The first event as part of the World Series of Warzone is finally here, much to the excitement of players and fans. Find everything you need to know about the first event of the series in this article.
