Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 May 16 patch notes: Weapon balancing, bug fixes, and more

Since the beginning of Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, a plethora of new content has been added to the games. The latest Reloaded update introduced new weapons, maps, quality-of-life features, and much-anticipated game modes such as Warzone Ranked, along with a fresh DMZ episode.

The developers released a minor update for both games on May 16, 2023, that changes the statistics of a few weapons and fixes bugs for DMZ, multiplayer, as well as battle royale modes.

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Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 3 patch notes (May 16)

GLOBAL

Weapon Balancing

» Handguns «

• GS Magna
• Close-range headshot Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2 Only
• Akimbo:
• Close range Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2 Only
• Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2 Only
• FTAC Siege
• Armor Damage reduced | W2 Only
• X13 Auto
• Close-range headshot Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only
• Akimbo:
• Close range Armor Damage reduced | Warzone 2.0 Only
• Minimum Armor Damage added | Warzone 2.0 Only

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BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed an issue causing players to be incorrectly removed from matches for inactivity.
• Fixed an issue with missing visual effects on the Toxicant Blueprint in the Tracer Pack: Poison Bundle.
• Fixed an issue causing screen flicker while inspecting Battle Pass Weapon Blueprints if the Auto On option was selected.
• Fixed an issue causing players to remain stuck on “Fetching Online Profile” when attempting to inspect social notifications.
• Fixed an issue causing unpurchased Store Bundles to appear under the “My Weapons” tab.
• Fixed an issue causing the client to freeze when selecting the “Invite to Party” option while other players were already present in the party.
• Fixed an issue with Menu behavior while navigating Weapon Blueprints.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from unlocking Operator Gromsko despite meeting the requirements.
• Fixed an issue causing Prestige 6 to incorrectly display Prestige 10 rewards.

Attachments

» Underbarrels «

• Hellscream 40mm Drill
• Fixed an issue with the reload animation on the TAQ-V and TAQ-56

Previously Fixed

• Fixed an issue causing the Battle Pass menu to become unresponsive until the Player returned to the main menu.
• Fixed an issue with the tutorial that would cause the menu to freeze when the Player encountered the "Opening the Global Panel" tip.

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SPECIAL OPS

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue causing an unintended electricity visual effect during a Raid Boss.

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BATTLE ROYALE

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that allowed Players to generate Lethal Equipment at a much higher rate than intended by repeatedly equipping Perk Packages that included the Resupply Perk.

Ranked Play

• Fixed an issue causing eliminated Squad members to receive SR for unassisted enemy eliminations by live Squad members.
• Fixed an issue preventing Assists from tracking properly in the in-game Scoreboard.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Players ineligible for Ranked Play to use the Looking for Party feature.
• Fixed an issue that allowed inactive Players to remain in the match.

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DMZ

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue preventing the White Lotus Faction Mission to “Pick up 1 Weapon in a Deployment” from tracking properly.
• Fixed an issue causing dead-dropping certain items such as Heartbeat Sensors to reward excessive cooldown reduction and XP.
• Fixed an issue that would return free-to-play Players to the front Menu when attempting to view the Crown Faction missions tab.

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Players should experience lesser bugs and glitches thanks to the latest update, which is live on all platforms, including PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.