One of Warzone’s most popular meta weapons gets major nerf as part of balance update

The latest Call of Duty patch prominently features the necessary updates and content for the Shadow Siege event, effectively setting the stage for the Modern Warfare 3 reveal event on Thursday, Aug. 17. But before the game gets closer to switching over the MW3, some changes to Warzone weapons could shake up the meta first.

The Aug. 16 patch includes a number of weapon changes that apply to Warzone only, which includes DMZ, and the result is a wave of buffs across multiple weapon categories. But two of the game’s most well-known and commonly used weapons got nerfed instead, just a day before the MW3 reveal.