Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone February 13 patch notes

The Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone February 13 patch notes contain numerous changes to multiplayer, zombies, and the battle royale.

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Modern Warfare 3 February 13 patch notes

Global

Stability and Performance

• Addressed a crash that occurred during offline play while selecting a Weapon or Operator.

Multiplayer

UIX

• Resolved various issues causing the player to be unexpectedly kicked back to the menu.
  • Viewing Prestige Calling Cards
  • Filtering Locked Operator Challenges
  • Removing options from Quick Settings
• Previewing Weapon Completionist rewards will no longer cause the menu to become inoperable.
• Addressed an issue preventing the Activate Armory Unlock prompt for Controller inputs from functioning.
• Replaced placeholder name for the Imago RAM-9 Submachine Gun Camo.
• Replaced placeholder reward images in the Horde Hunt Event menu.

Gameplay

• Akimbo Weapons will now be displayed properly after infiltrating maps via an elevator.
• Addressed an issue preventing Hybrid Optics from being toggled while a Comb Attachment is equipped on the BP50 (Assault Rifle).

Progression

• Increased XP earned for the first Challenge in Week 1 from 1,000 to 2,500.
• Increased Bonus XP per Match for using a Featured Operator Skin during an Event from 1,000 to 2,500.
• Removed aim down sight requirement from the RAM-7 (Assault Rifle) Forged Camo Challenge.
  • Get 10 Operator Kills while Sliding with the RAM-7.

Maps

• Operation Tin Man - Players can now respawn at Tactical Insertions placed in the South Lookout area.

Modes

• Hordepoint
  • Dying while an Insta-Kill Powerup is active will no longer cause it to deactivate.
  • Zombies will now prioritize Operators over Killstreaks and Field Upgrades.
  • Stun Grenades will now temporarily stun Zombies.
• Team Gun Game
  • Performing a Finishing Move will now deduct Score from the enemy team.
  • Melee Kills and Setbacks are now properly tracked on the After-Action Report Scoreboard.
• Private match
  • Adjusted game rules to align with the Competitive Settings v1.1 ruleset while a CDL game mode is selected.
  • Dynamic Map Elements (Global)
  • Next Zone Reveal Time (Hardpoint)

Weapons and attachments

SMGs

• Striker 9
  • Increased enemy nameplate reveal distance from 33m to 38.1m (+15%).
  • Decreased hipfire spread while firing by 6%.
  • Decreased recoil gun kick from 54.93deg/s to 35deg/s (-36%).
  • Increased horizontal recoil from 9.70deg/s to 16.17deg/s (+67%).
  • Increased vertical recoil from 40.65deg/s to 50.93deg/s (+25%).
  • Added the ability to aim down sight while sliding.
  • Increased bullet velocity from 540m/s to 560m/s (+4%).
  • Increased maximum damage from 29 to 32 (+10%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 25 to 28 (+12%).
  • Decreased minimum damage from 20 to 18 (-10%).
  • Increased maximum damage range from 10.7m to 14m (+31%).
  • Decreased medium damage range from 22.9m to 20.3m (-11%).
  • Decreased near-medium damage range from 35.6m to 27.9m (-21%).

LMGs

• TAQ Evolvere
  • Increased movement speed from 4.4m/s to 5.1m/s (+16%).
  • Decreased rate of fire from 706rpm to 500rpm (-29%).
  • Increased maximum damage from 34 to 40 (+18%).
  • Increased maximum damage range from 35.6m to 40.6m (+14%).
  • Increased medium damage range from 40.6m to 53.3m (+31%).
  • Increased head damage multiplier from 1.2x to 1.4 (+17%).
  • Increased neck, upper-torso, upper-arm, and lower-arm damage multipliers from 1x to 1.2x (+20%).
  • Increased target flinch from 0.5n to 0.8n (+60%).
  • 556 Belts (Magazines)
    • Increased movement speed benefit by 16%.
    • Added 40% hipfire spread reduction benefit.
    • Increased aim down sight time benefit by 15%.
    • Increased aim down sight movement speed benefit by 17%.
    • Added rate of fire benefit at 857rpm.
    • Decreased maximum damage from 34 to 30 (-12%).
    • Decreased medium damage from 30 to 24 (-20%).
    • Increased head, neck, and upper-torso damage multipliers from from 1.1x to 1.2x (+9%).

Sniper Rifles

• Longbow
  • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
    • Decreased aim down sight time from 470ms to 390ms (-17%).
    • Increased aim down sight movement speed from 2.5m/s to 2.8m/s (+12%).
    • Added 30% hipfire spread reduction benefit.

Handguns

• WSP Stinger
  • Increased recoil gun kick from 31.05deg/s to 57.96deg/s (+87%).
  • Decreased horizontal recoil from 28.39deg/s to 18.64deg/s (-34%).
  • Increased vertical recoil from 33.65deg/s to 35.2deg/s (+5%).
  • Increased maximum damage from 24 to 29 (+21%).
  • Increased near-medium damage from 23 to 24 (+4%).
  • Increased medium damage from 18 to 20 (+11%).
  • Increased minimum damage from 15 to 18 (+20%).

Attachments

• No Stock
  • Removed hipfire crosshair sway.

Perks

• Assassin Vest
  • Resolved an issue preventing Lethal Equipment from being equipped.

Killstreaks

• Wheelson-HS
  • Zombies can now be run over and killed in Hordepoint Mode.

Ranked play

• Maps & Modes
  • CDL Hardpoint
    • Sub Base Hardpoint has been temporarily removed from the Ranked Play map pool.
• Content Restrictions
  • Weapon Restrictions
    • Sniper Rifles
      • All

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Zombies

Gameplay

• Perk-A-Colas
  • PHD Flopper
    • Addressed an issue that prevented PHD Flopper from protecting players against various damage sources

Killstreaks

• Sentry Turret
  • Adjusted the amount of active Sentry Turrets players can place at a single time to three to improve server stability.

Stability

• Added various crash and stability fixes.

Warzone February 13 update patch notes

General

• Estimated Match Time
  • A new label has been added when selecting a mode on the main menu which indicates the estimated match duration.

Gameplay

• Armor and Ammunition Stowing Quality of Life
  • Armor and Ammunition will show the “Stow” prompt when the backpack is not full.
  • Armor and Ammunition will show the “Swap” prompt when the backpack is full.
  • Players can use the “Hold to Stow” function to swap items at any point, regardless if the stow prompt is visible.
• Gas Station on Tac-Map Quality of Life
  • Players will only see gas stations on the Tac-Map when in a vehicle.

Weapons

SMGs

• Striker 9
  • Decreased hipfire spread while firing by 6%.
  • Decreased recoil gun kick from to 35deg/s, down 54.93deg/s.
  • Increased horizontal recoil to 16.17deg/s, up from 9.70deg/s.
  • Increased vertical recoil to 50.93deg/s, up from 40.65deg/s.
  • Increased bullet velocity to 560m/s, up from 540m/s.

LMGs

• TAQ Evolvere
  • Increased movement speed to 5.1m/s, down from 4.4m/s.
  • Decreased rate of fire to 500rpm, down from 706rpm.
  • Increased target flinch to 0.8n, up from 0.5n.
  • 556 Belts (Magazines)
    • Increased movement speed benefit by 16%.
    • Added 40% hipfire spread reduction benefit.
    • Increased aim down sight time benefit by 15%.
    • Increased aim down sight movement speed benefit by 17%.
    • Added rate of fire benefit at 857rpm.

Sniper rifles

• Longbow
  • JAK Tyrant 762 Kit
    • Decreased aim down sight time to 390ms, down from 470ms.
    • Increased aim down sight movement speed to 2.8m/s, down from 2.5m/s.
    • Added 30% hipfire spread reduction benefit.

Handguns

• WSP Stinger
  • Increased recoil gun kick to 57.96deg/s, up from 31.05deg/s.
  • Decreased horizontal recoil to 18.64deg/s, down from 28.39deg/s.
  • Increased vertical recoil to 35.2deg/s, up from 33.65deg/s.

Attachments

• No Stock
  • Removed hipfire crosshair sway.

Ranked play Resurgence

• Fixed an issue that prevented assists earned when other players kill a target from appearing in the SR breakdown.
• Fixed an issue that showed an incorrect SR amount awarded for some SR Challenges.
  • Reminder: Players can complete the below challenges once per Season.
    • First Kill or Assist: +100 SR
    • 10 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 25 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 50 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 100 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • Reach Top 8 Squad: +100 SR
    • Reach Top 5 Squad: +100 SR
    • Reach Top 3 Squad: +100 SR
    • Win a Match: +200 SR
• Fixed an issue that prevented SR Challenges from displaying an in-game notification when completed.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused geography and buildings to appear in areas of the world that they did not belong to.
• Fixed an issue preventing Weekly Challenges from tracking properly in Ranked Play Resurgence.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Party Leader to get stuck in a loop while attempting to queue for Ranked Play Resurgence.
• Fixed an issue with the Champion’s Quest victory sequence causing it to show more teams than intended.
• Fixed an issue causing players to unintendedly remain immune to gas damage during the Eradication Contract.
• Fixed issues related to the Zarkour Parkour flag.
• Fixed an issue preventing Stun Grenades from affecting zombies.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to remain alive in the gas indefinitely by combining the effects of the Irradiated and Quick Fix perks.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to duplicate items while interacting with the backpack.
• Fixed an issue that prevented assists earned when other players kill a target from appearing in the SR breakdown.
• Fixed an issue that showed an incorrect SR amount awarded for some SR Challenges.
  • Reminder: Players can complete the below challenges once per Season.
    • First Kill or Assist: +100 SR
    • 10 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 25 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 50 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • 100 Kills or Assists: +100 SR
    • Reach Top 8 Squad: +100 SRReach Top 5 Squad: +100 SR
    • Reach Top 3 Squad: +100 SR
    • Win a Match: +200 SR
• Fixed an issue that prevented SR Challenges from displaying an in-game notification when completed.

Source: Call of Duty