Season 4 Reloaded nerfs and buffs!

Raven Software just released the Warzone Season 4 Reloaded and with that mutliple nerfs and buffs to shake up the meta. This article is here to help you decript the various changes, using the normal names and not the code names like “Assault Rifle Charlie”.

Table of content:

Assault Rifles Balancing

NZ-41

• Sustained Recoil Control decreased
• Max Damage range decreased to 33.5 meters, down from 35.6 meters.
• Min Damage decreased to 30, down from 34
• Neck Damage Multiplier decreased to 1.27, down from 1.3

Bar

• CGC 30″ XL
  • Vertical Recoil control decreased to 20%, down from 28%
  • Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 20%, down from 28%
• CGC 27″ 2B: Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 25%, down from 35%
• 8mm Klauser 40 Round Mags
  • Vertical Recoil control decreased to 11%, down from 16%
  • Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 11%, down from 16%
• Chariot WR: recoil Control decreased to 12%, down from 14%
• Hardscope: The recoil control that Hardscape provides the BAR has been decreased.

STG-44

• VDD 760MM 05B: Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 30%, from 40%
• Krausnick 620mm Precision: Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 30%, from 40%

Cooper Carbine

• 9mm 60 Round Drums: Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 11%, down from 29.5%

KG M40

• Max Damage Range decreased to 30.5 meters, down from 33 meters
• Min Damage decreased to 25, down from 26
• Headshot Locational Damage Multiplier decreased to 1.46, down from 1.5
• Reisdorf 720mm Shrouded
  • Horizontal Recoil control decreased to 20%, down from 35%
• .30-06 60 Round Drums
  • Recoil Control Penalty decreased to -35%, down from -40%

Itra Burst

• .303 British 36 Round Mags: Muzzle Velocity increased to -10%, up from -20%

Nikita AVT

• Movement Speed Scale increased to 0.87, up from 0.86
• ADS Movement Speed Scale increased to 1.22, up from 1.2
• Empress 613mm FA
  • Movement Speed increased to -2.5%, up from -3%
  • ADS Time Penalty decreased to -6%, down from -8%
  • Recoil Control increased to 11%, up from 10%
  • Sprint to Fire Penalty decreased to -4.5%, down from -5%
• 6.5 Sakura 60 Round Drums
  • Damage Range decreased to -6%, down from -4%
  • Muzzle Velocity decreased to -10%, down from -6%
  • Recoil Control increased to 2.5%, up from 2%
  • Hipfire accuracy increased to 4.5%, up from 4%

Amax

• Headshot Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.6, up from 1.56
• Min Damage increased to 28, up from 24

Kilo

• Mid Damage step removed.
• Min Damage increased to 23, up from 18

Fara 83

• Max Damage Range increased to 28 meters, up from 25.4 meters

Krig 6

• Mid Damage increased to 26, up from 25
• Headshot Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.55, up from 1.5

M13

• Neck Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.3, up from 1.01

VOLK

• Headshot Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.61, up from 1.55
• 7.62 Gorenko 40 Round Mags
  • Capacity increased to 45, up from 40
  • Damage Penalty Removed
  • Damage Range now decreased by 15%
  • Rate of Fire increased to 7.5%, up from 6.7%
  • Recoil Control decreased to 20%, down from 40%
• 7.62 Gorenko 30 Round Mags
  • Damage Penalty Removed
  • Damage Range now decreased by 15%
  • Rate of Fire increased to 7.5%, up from 6.7%
  • Recoil control decreased to 20%, down from 40%
• .30 Russian Short 45 Round Drums
  • Muzzle velocity increased to 25%, up from 10%
  • Damage Bonus increased to 11%, up from 10%
  • Vertical Recoil Penalty decreased to -26%, down from -30%

SMG Balancing

Armaguerra

• Botti 570mm Precisione
• Headshot Locational Damage Scalar decreased to 1.14, down from 1.2

H4 Blixen

• Headshot Locational Damage Multiplier decreased to 1.46, down from 1.5
• Min Damage decreased to 27, down from 28
• Movement Speed scale decreased to 0.9, down from 0.91
• Jonsson 9” RMK: Min Damage decreased to 28, down from 30
• 7.62 Gorenko 54 Round Mags: Headshot Locational Damage Scalar decreased to 1.1, down from 1.18

Marco 5

• Max Damage decreased to 34, down from 36
• Mid Damage decreased to 30, down from 32
• Neck Locational Damage Multiplier decreased to 1.25, down from 1.5
• Perfetto Lesto 355mm: Locational Damage Multipliers have been removed.

UGR

• Upper Extremities Locational Damage multiplier increased to 1, up from 0.9
• Max Damage increased to 39, up from 38
• Max Damage Range increased to 11.45 meters, up from 10.8 meters
• Mid Damage Range increased to 17.17 meters, up from 15.26 meters

UZI

• Upper Extremities Locational Damage Min Damage increased to 28, up from 26
• Neck Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.42, up from 1.01

MP5 CW

• Max Damage Range increased to 10 meters, up from 7.6 meters
• Neck Locational Damage Multiplier increased to 1.2, up from 1.01

Sniper Balancing

That’s it! Stay tuned on Twitter for all the latest analysis and make sure to check the Warzone meta ranking to see which guns are the new meta in Warzone!