MW3 & Warzone July 30 Update Patch Notes: Superi 46 Nerf, Ranked Play Suppressor Restriction, and More

On July 30, both MW3 and Warzone received a recent update that included various weapon buffs and nerfs. The Superi 46, which had previously been nerfed in the Season 5 update, saw yet another decrease that could potentially affect its standing in the meta.

The development team has made changes to the MW3 Interstellar progression challenges to make the process easier. Additionally, the Quartermaster Suppressor restriction in MW3 Ranked Play has been updated. The full patch notes can be found below.

MW3 & Warzone July 30 Patch Notes

GLOBAL

Customization

The categorization of base Camos for the STG44 and Static-HV Weapons has been corrected.

Multiplayer

The UIX

UIX

Bug Fixes
- Battle Pass tokens earned via Weekly Challenge completion are now displayed in the After Action Report.
- Pressing Learn More in the Store will no longer return to the previous menu.
- Placeholder splash is no longer displayed after unlocking the JAK Decimator Kit.
- Corrected the icon displayed for the Havoc mode.
- Removed redundant terminology in splashes for Hardcore mode names.

Progression

The Interstellar Mastery challenge completion targets for the STG44 and Static-HV Weapons have been reduced from 500 to 400 Operator Kills.

MODES

Slam Deathmatch
- Downs count will no longer always be 0 in the After Action Report.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

Submachine Guns are compact, lightweight firearms that are known for their high rate of fire and relatively short range.

RAM-9
- Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment is no longer able to be equipped without a compatible Barrel.

Firearms

COR-45
- Increased rate of fire from 240rpm to 450rpm (+88%).
- XRK TR9 Trigger Action
  - Decreased rate of fire penalty from -25% to -15%.
- XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action
  - Decreased rate of fire benefit from 25% to 22%.
TYR
- Hel’s Reach Short Barrel
  - Incompatible Optic Attachments are no longer able to be equipped.

The word melee refers to close combat or hand-to-hand fighting.

Push Dagger
- Added heavy swing melee functionality.
- B.E.A.S.T. Glove Blueprint
  - Added a ragdoll effect to the heavy swing melee functionality.

RANKED PLAY

Limited the use of the Quartermaster Suppressor Muzzle Attachment.

Zombies

Stability

Resolved a problem that was resulting in certain players experiencing an instance inventory timeout error.

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Game Mode: WARZONE

Weapons

Submachine Guns

RAM-9
- Bruen Heavy Support Grip Underbarrel Attachment is no longer able to be equipped without a compatible Barrel.
OVER 46
- The Max Damage Range decreased to 12.7 meters, down from 13.97.
- We have removed the Mid Damage Range
  - Min Damage of 25 now starts at 25.4 meters instead of 34.3 meters

Pistols

COR-45
- Increased rate of fire to 450rpm, up from 240rpm.
- XRK TR9 Trigger Action
  - Decreased rate of fire penalty to -15%, down from -25%.
- XRK Lightning Fire Trigger Action
  - Decreased rate of fire benefit to 22%, down from 25%.
TYR
- Hel’s Reach Short Barrel
  - Incompatible Optic Attachments are no longer able to be equipped.

Melee weapons are commonly used in close combat situations.

PUSH DAGGER
- Added heavy swing melee functionality.
- B.E.A.S.T. Glove Blueprint
  - Added a ragdoll effect to the heavy swing melee functionality.

BUG FIXES

Addressed a problem where players were unable to view the scoreboard or stats tab upon opening the Tac-Map.
An issue that was preventing the third Warzone Rewards Mobility challenge (which involves visiting 5 unique POIs in a single match) from tracking correctly has been resolved.
An issue that was causing the Warzone Rewards submenu to not update correctly after a player finished the Resurgence Champion’s Quest challenge has been resolved.
Resolved a problem that was preventing players from successfully activating the armory unlocks for tactical and lethal equipment.

With the recent nerf to the popular Superi 46, other guns such as the Static-HV and AMR9 may have a chance to rise and claim the top spot in the close-range meta for Season 5.

The source of the information is from the patch notes for Season 5 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which can be found on their official website.