Black Ops 4: All weapon buffs in March 26 v1.16 update \u2013 patch notes The latest major game update has gone live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and it\u2019s implemented some balancing adjustments to weapons in both Multiplayer and Blackout battle royale. In the v1.16 update, which went live on March 26, the developers at Treyarch have given boosts to several weapons based on the feedback they had been receiving from both the casual and competitive player-base, including pro players. Surprisingly, unlike previous updates, the weapon tuning in v1.16 only buffed certain guns and did not nerf any, so it will be interesting to monitor the weapon balancing after this update. SMG Buffs In Treyarch\u2019s Black Ops 4 Studio Livestream on March 25, the developers talked about improving SMGs so that they can better rival assault rifles and tactical rifles. As a result, the Cordite, Daemon 3XB, MX9, Spitfire, Saug 9mm, and Switchblade X9 have all been buffed in a variety of ways. Being the most meta out of all of the SMGs, all eyes were on the changes implemented to the Saug, which has seen its sprint-out speed increased. Assault and Tactical Rifle Buffs The v1.16 update has buffed one weapon apiece from the assault rifle and tactical rifle weapon classes \u2013 the KN-57 and ABR 223 respectively. The KN\u2019s four and five-shot ranges have both been extended, while the ABR\u2019s ADS-in speed, clip size, and four-shot range have all been increased. During the March 25 Studio Livestream, the devs revealed that their intentions with buffing the KN was to make it a move viable option in competitive matches and the CoD World League. Sniper Rifle Buffs As far as sniper rifles go, two weapons were buffed in the v.1.16 update \u2013 the Paladin HB50 and SDM. After overwhelming community feedback, the Paladin\u2019s magazine size was increased from five to six, while its reload speed has been reduced to balance that change. As for the SDM, which has largely been in an ineffective weapon in Black Ops 4, the fire rate has been increased as part an effort to make it a more attractive weapon to players. Pistol Buffs Last but note least \u2013 pistols. According to the developers, players have been shying away from using pistols in public matches because they simply are not strong enough to stand up to weapons from other classes. As a result, the RK 7 Garrison, Mozu, and Strife have all been buffed, with the Mozu getting a multitude of extensions on its three, four, and five-shot ranges. You can check out the patch notes for the weapon tuning down below for both Multiplayer and Blackout. Make sure to check out our March 26 Black Ops 4 v1.16 update article for the full patch notes. MULTIPLAYER Submachine Guns Cordite Increased sprint-out speed. – Extended 5-shot range from 2.5 meters 4 meters. [Console only] – – Daemon 3XB Extended 6-shot range from 8 meters to 11.5 meters. – – MX9 Increased ADS-out speed. – Increased sprint-out speed. – – Spitfire Extended 6-shot range from 7 meters to 7.5 meters. [Console only] – – Saug 9mm Increased sprint-out speed. – – Switchblade X9 Increased magazine size from 26 to 30. – Players now spawn with 3 extra magazines instead of 2. – – – Cordite – Assault Rifles KN-57 Extended 4-shot range from 16 meters to 17 meters. – Extended 5-shot range from 46 meters to 57 meters. – – – KN-57 – Tactical Rifles ABR 223 Increased ADS-in speed. – Ammo increased from 30 to 36. – Extended 4-shot range from 32 meters to 38 meters. – – – ABR 223 – Sniper Rifles Paladin HB50 Increased magazine size from 5 to 6. – Reduced reload speed. – – SDM Increased fire rate. – – – Paladin HB50 – Pistols RK 7 Garrison Increased damage. Now takes 1 less bullet to kill at all ranges. – – Mozu Extended 3-shot range from 19 meters to 24 meters. – Extended 4-shot range from 25 meters to 32 meters. – Extended 5-shot range from 32 meters to 38 meters. – – Strife Increased fire rate. – – – RK 7 Garrison – BLACKOUT Submachine Guns Cordite Increased sprint-out speed. – – MX9 Increased ADS-out speed. – Increased sprint-out speed. – – Saug 9mm Increased sprint-out speed. – – Switchblade X9 Increased magazine size from 26 to 30. – – – Cordite – Sniper Rifles SDM Increased fire rate. – – – SDM – Pistols RK 7 Garrison Increased damage. Now takes 1 less bullet to kill at all ranges. – – Strife Increased fire rate. – – – RK 7 Garrison –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Black Ops 4: All weapon buffs in March 26 v1.16 update \u2013 patch notes The latest major game update has gone live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and it\u2019s implemented some balancing adjustments to weapons in both Multiplayer and Blackout battle royale. In the v1.16 update, which went live on March 26, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}