Today we’re releasing a hotfix to the Live Servers that features some weapons tuning. These changes are the result of careful analysis of all of the feedback and data we’ve been collecting since the Combat Update. Please let us know what you think and continue to send your feedback – it is very valuable and we are listening. Note – these changes require rolling server restarts to take effect. It may take up to one hour after the download is available on Steam before the changes are active. While this is occurring, some players may be disconnected from the Main Menu (this will not affect players in games). We will update this post when the process is complete.
Weapons tuning:
AK-47:
- Decreased the minimum cone of fire while aiming down sights to 0.
- Slightly increased the cone of fire bloom per shot.
- Developers note: This means the first shot is now always accurate while standing (as it currently is while crouching on Live). To balance that out, holding down the trigger will result in slightly less accurate bullet spray. Short, controlled bursts are highly recommended!
M9
- Slight increased the maximum ADS cone of fire.
- Developers note: This makes it a bit less effective when spammed and brings it a bit more in line with the effectiveness of other pistols.
1911
- Slightly decreased the min and max cone of fire.
- Developers note: These changes make the 1911 more accurate and easier to control with the first shot and with subsequent shots.
Magnum
- Significantly decreased the maximum ADS cone of fire
- Decreased the minimum ADS cone of fire to 0 (first shot accurate)
- Damage has been decreased from 45 to 32
- Headshot multiplier has been increased from 2.5x to 4.5x
- Developers note: With the new values, the Magnum will be far more accurate (first shot while standing ADS will be pixel-perfect accuracy, and subsequent shots will experience less bloom). We want to make sure that accuracy is important and rewarded, so shot damage has been decreased while the headshot multiplier has been increased. With these changes, you can still land a kill with 2 shots (helmet + headshot) or 3 shots (helmet + 2 body shots), but it’ll now require 4 body shots to land a kill.