Like previous Call of Duty games, Modern Warfare 3 receives weekly updates that rotate playlists and brings balance changes. Modern Warfare 3's November 16 playlist update brought multiple maps from 2022's Modern Warfare 2 , and a new Experimental Playlist lets players try out new features that Sledgehammer Games has been developing, such as a colored outline for enemy combatants in multiplayer. The following day, Sledgehammer Games released a subsequent update that reduced the delay for sprinting after a slide, making overall player movement feel more responsive in Modern Warfare 3 . In a Reddit AMA held on November 20, the developers revealed even more changes for Modern Warfare 3 arriving in the coming we

The moment players open the door, shield mercenaries will barge out - be prepared to flank them, or put mines down just outside the fortress entrance to dispatch these enemies immediately. Inside the fortress, players will encounter several shockwave traps, flash decoys, and trophy systems defending the elite mercenar

The update also significantly changed Modern Warfare 3 's frag grenades by increasing their intermediate explosive damage by 15% but decreasing their intermediate explosive damage radius by 22%, making the equipment a stronger tool that requires more throwing accuracy. Warzone received the frag's intermediate damage radius nerf but not the damage buff. The new update also implemented a variety of bug fixes and minor UI improvements, like editing a loadout during a match no longer applying an incorrect class and the MORS now displaying the correct icon in the killf

Identifiable on the tac-map by the contract phone icon with a shield crested with a beret-wearing skull , the Defend Ground Station contract will have players hold a position against an onslaught of mercenary forces as they attempt to eliminate players and halt the data trans

Sledgehammer Games also applied several bug fixes to weapon challenges and camos, including a lighting adjustment to Modern Urban warfare gameplay Tips 2's coveted Ghoulie camo . An exploit involving locked weapon camos was fixed as well, so players who previously used this exploit must continue leveling up their favorite weapons to unlock those camos as inten

A major new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 makes several weapon balance changes to various assault rifles, such as the DG-58 and FR 5.56. According to Sledgehammer Games, the new update targets overperforming assault rifles while improving the consistency of SMGs in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

The JAK Voltstorm is a lethal weapon in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone , capable of eliminating unarmored opponents with just a single shot . It's also entirely possible to eliminate multiple players in one shot, provided they are grouped closely together. Much like the regular variant of the Stormender, players will need to charge up the JAK Voltstorm by holding the Fire button , releasing it to fire off a high-powered shot. The JAK Voltstorm is only effective up close, and its damage range doesn't extend into the medium range. Because of this, the weapon is pretty much useless in Warzone , and players are better off using a solid Shotg

The latest update appears to raise the viability of SMGs in the Modern Warfare 3 meta , since the Striker, AMR9, and Striker 9 received notable changes. The Striker SMG's maximum damage range has been increased from just 9 m to 19 m, which is a 114% increase. Near-medium and far-medium damage for the Striker was also increased, and the Striker's aim down sights (ADS) time was reduced to 230ms. The Striker 9 also received a reduction in ADS timing, but the SMG's maximum damage was decreased by 16%. Slight adjustments to the AMR9 brought its damage multipliers up to 1.1x, and its sprint to fire time was reduced by 30% to 206ms. Overall, these SMGs should feel more responsive and consistent in the meta going forw

Ammo Mods are not quite as effective against mercenaries as they are against zombies, so players do not need to worry about their ammo mod making or breaking their chances of completing this contract. If players are considering an ammo mod to ease a Defend Ground Station contract , Napalm Burst will have the highest probability of activation when firing on mercenari

Player is no longer forcibly swapped to their Primary Weapon upon the destruction of an owned turret.

Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, and the Call of Duty League are excited to share that we will begin a Weapon Evaluation this week after the success of our previous Map Evaluat

The highlight of this balance pass is a reduction to the lethality of the FR 5.56 and DG-58. Both Weapons will now require two headshots to kill an enemy with a single 3-round burst fire. Additionally, these changes aim to improve the consistency and viability of Submachine Guns to the intended target for the cl

After players grab the contract phone for Defend Ground Control, players will have to search the area for three seismic refractors . They will be marked for players with blue indicators - head to each location and interact with the refractors to turn them