All weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 Patch Notes

New weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 patch notes have been announced. The upcoming update will bring about major improvements and changes to weapons such as the AA-12, Sawed-Off Shotgun, and the Double Barrel. XDefiant's new patch notes were released today, on July 30, 2024, and will go live on July 31. The update incorporates numerous quality-of-life changes into game modes, factions, and more. However, perhaps the weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 patch notes are the most eye-catching feature of the announcement.

This article will detail all of the weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 patch notes.

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Weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 Patch Notes: All changes listed

Weapons like the M870, AA-12, Double Barrel, and the Sawed-Off Shotgun received big changes in terms of range, sprint time, as well as ammo reserves. Furthermore, some attachments and the MP7 got nerfed by the devs. Here are all the weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 patch notes.

• The Rapid Fire Barrel and Muzzle Booster attachments were causing less recoil on some weapons (such as the ACR 6.8, and AK-47) when they were supposed to cause more recoil. That's fixed.
• Reduced the MP7's magazine capacity from 35 to 30 and its rate of fire from 875 to 850 rounds per minute.
• Updated the old iron sights that were appearing on certain LVOA-C cosmetic skins.

M870

• The short range increased from 10m to 13m.
• Medium range increased from 15m to 18m.
• Sprint Out Time (sprint-to-shoot time) reduced from 250ms to 200ms.
• The hipfire spread range was reduced by roughly 10 percent from 3.4-4.0 to 3.0-3.6 degrees.
• Aim spread range was reduced by roughly 18 percent from 2.55-3.0 to 2.0-2.6 degrees.
• Crouch hipfire spread range reduced from 2.89-3.4 to 2.7-3.2 degrees.
• Crouch aim spread range was reduced from 2.55-3.0 to 2.0-2.6 degrees.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle hipfire spread reduced by 40 percent from 9.0-13.5 to 5.0-9.0 degrees.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle aim spread range reduced from 3.4-3.4 to 2.5-3.0 degrees.

AA-12

• The short range increased from 7m to 10m.
• Medium range increased from 10m to 13m.
• The hipfire spread range reduced roughly 10 percent from 4.75-6.5 to 4.25-6.0 degrees.
• The aim spread range reduced roughly 13 percent from 2.81-4.13 to 2.5-3.5 degrees.
• Crouch hipfire spread range reduced from 4.04-5.53 to 3.5-5.0 degrees.
• Crouch aim spread range was reduced from 2.82-4.13 to 2.5-3.5 degrees.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle hipfire spread reduced by 40 percent from 11.25-15.0 to 8.0-12.0 degrees.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle aim spread range reduced from 3.75-3.75 to 3.0-3.5 degrees.

Double Barrel

• The short range increased from 12m to 15m.
• Medium range increased from 16m to 19m.
• Reserve ammo increased from 12 to 16.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle spread reduced by 40 percent from 11.13-15 to 7-11 degrees.

Sawed-Off Shotgun

• Reserve ammo increased from 6 to 10.
• Sprint-to-shoot time reduced from 250ms to 150ms.
• Crouch slide, in air, and mantle spread reduced by 40 percent, from 11.25-15.0 to 6.68-9.0 degrees.

Finally, the Pistol Grip and PEQ-15 Laser attachments for shotguns also had their spread Min/Max bonus reduced from 20 to 15 percent. These were all the weapon buffs and nerfs in XDefiant Y1S1.3 patch notes announced on July 30, 2024.