These changes are no longer in effect ever since Warzone discontinued its Black Ops Cold War integration and removed these items from the game.
Big seasonal Call of Duty: Warzone updates more often than not feature a lot of buffs and nerfs to some of the game’s weapons. With Black Ops Cold War Season 5 Reloaded, things were no different. A whopping 15 guns had been tweaked, including some of the most popular picks for players’ loadouts at the time.
Arguably, the most notable change was a nerf to the Krig Warzone loadout that was dominating Warzone meta leading into Warzone and Black Ops Cold War Season 5, though there was plenty more where that came from.
Just keep in mind that, following the discontinuation of support for Black Ops Cold War, replaced instead by more recent CoD games, these items are no longer available in the battle royale game. As a result, these patch notes are no longer in effect, though it’s always fun looking back at the big patches that changed the game as we knew it.
Elsewhere, one of the top SMGs in Season 5, the OTs 9, also got a nerf. Raven decreased its maximum damage range to prevent it from being so effective at longer distances. There was also a nerf for the Type 63 tactical rifle, which had a broken attachment that resulted in crazy time-to-kill stats.
It wasn’t all about the nerfs though. The Groza got a sprint-to-fire speed buff to bring it closer in line to SMGs, and there were recoil adjustments for three tactical rifles.
Do you all remember that terrifying period of Warzone where you couldn’t go two minutes without being lasered by a tactical rifle? Well, after a mass clamp down on the weapon class, usage rates had dropped. In an attempt to boost them again, Raven adjusted the recoil on the AUG, the M16, and the DMR to make them a bit easier and more enjoyable to use.
While there weren’t any drastic changes, the nerfs to popular guns such as the C58 and the Krig certainly got people to change up their best Warzone loadouts.
Check out the full rundown of Warzone Season 5 Reloaded weapon buffs and nerfs during the Black Ops Cold War era below.
Buffs
- Groza
- DMR 14
- AUG (Black Ops Cold War)
- M16
Nerfs
- Krig 6
- C58
- FAL
- MP5 (Modern Warfare)
- Stoner 63
- OTs 9
- Type 63
Balanced
- EM2
- PPSh 41
- Swiss K31
- ZRG 20mm
Here are the detailed changes for the Warzone Season 5 weapon buffs and nerfs:
Assault Rifles
C58
- Recoil adjusted
EM2
- Base Optic eye position retracted
FAL
- Upper Torso Multiplier decreased from 1.1 to 1
Groza
- Sprint to Fire Speed increased by 15%
Krig 6
- Maximum Damage decreased from 30 to 29
- Mid Damage now 25
- Minimum Damage decreased from 25 to 23
- Weapon Kick adjusted
Light Machine Guns
Stoner 63
- Recoil increased slightly
Tactical Rifles
AUG (Black Ops Cold War)
- Recoil decreased
DMR 14
- Recoil adjusted
M16
- Weapon Kick decreased
Type 63
- Headshot Multiplier decreased from 2.1 to 1.58
- Neck Multiplier increased from 1.2 to 1.58
- Upper Torso Multiplier decreased from 1.2 to 1
- Lower Torso Multiplier decreased from 1.1 to 1
- Weapon Kick decreased
Submachine Guns
MP5 (Modern Warfare) with 10mm Auto 30-Round Mags
- Maximum Damage decreased from 34 to 31
OTs 9
- Maximum Damage Range decreased by 6.2%
PPSh-41
- Weapon Kick adjusted
- ADS Sway adjusted
Sniper Rifles
Swiss K31
- Recoil adjusted
ZRG 20mm
- Recoil adjusted
Barrels
Assault Rifles
Ranger/Liberator/GRU Composite
- Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
Reinforced Heavy/VDV Reinforced/Contour
- Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 5% to 4%
- Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 5% to 4%
Takedown/Contour M2
- Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
Task Force/Spetsnaz RPK/CMV Mil-Spec
- Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
- Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
Light Machine Guns
Match Grade
- Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 5% to 4%
- Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 5% to 4%
Task Force
- Horizontal Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
- Vertical Recoil Control decreased from 10% to 8%
Tactical Rifles
DMR 14 – 16.3” Titanium
- Damage Range decrease reduced from 25% to 20%
- Rate of Fire increase reduced from 16.7% to 15%
Rear Grips
Assault Rifles
Groza – Serpent Grip
- ADS Speed increase reduced from 9% to 7%
So there you have it, all the important changes for the Warzone Season 5 Reloaded patch notes while Black Ops Cold War was the new best FPS game on the block.