Warzone’s best gun finally nerfed but it still might not be enough
The weapon that completely dominatedWarzoneSeason 1 has finally been handed a major nerf, but players aren’t convinced it’ll be enough to knock it off the top spot.
TheSeason 2 updatebrings plenty of changes to Warzone in an effort to improve the state of the game, including a ton of bug fixes and quality-of-life adjustments. On top of all that, it also comes with a slew ofbuffs and nerfsdesigned to shake up themeta.
After weeks at the top of the meta, theXM4was finally given a significant nerf, reducing its damage and range across the board and making popular attachments like the 100 Round Mag less effective. However, while it seems like a major change on paper, players aren’t convinced it’ll make a difference.
Warzone players claim “lazy” XM4 nerf won’t change the meta
After the Season 2 patch notes dropped and revealed the XM4 changes, plenty of players took to social media to express their concerns.
🚨 XM4 NERF FINALLY COMING TO WARZONE 🚨The XM4 is receiving nerfs to all of it’s damage ranges as well as:– 100 Round Magazine ADS penalty DOUBLED– Decreased leg multiplier from 1 to .88– Buffer Stock horizontal and vertical recoil control bonus nerfed along with gunkickpic.twitter.com/kabHUoQLeV
“Not enough to shift the meta in my opinion,” said one player.
“Doesn’t change anything, it will still fry close and mid-range,” said another. “Another season of XM4/Jackal/Bizon meta.”
Fans over onRedditshared similar views, calling the balancing update “lazy” and claiming that it won’t be enough to make meaningful changes to the meta.
“XM4 needed to be nerfed into the ground. Damage range and 15% more recoil isn’t going to cut it,” said the OP. “To make things worse, the only other AR that competed with it (GPR) also got nerfed.”
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“XM4 will still be meta, even with this the recoil will be low plus 100rd mag. If anyone struggles they’ll just use gunfighter,” said one player in the replies, while another called out how long both that and the Jackal PDW have been the dominant picks:
“This is the worst meta of all time. Worse than the RPK meta. We’ve been using the XM4 and Jckal since the first BO6 Beta in October…”
Although players aren’t convinced that these changes alone will knock the Assault Rifle off its perch, the newCypher 091could provide some competition. New weapons tend to be strong in their debut season, so be surprised if the Cypher and returningPPSh-41are top-tier picks in Season 2.
