Call of Duty: WW2 Update Buffs SMGs and LMGs, Nerfs FG-42

A number of other issues with Zombies and Ranked Play UI have also been fixed.

Posted By | On 22nd, Dec. 2017

Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: WW2 has received a new update for PS4 and Xbox One, which should also be live on PC as of this time of writing. Along with bug fixes and the like, it also re-balances several guns and weapon types.

For example, the MP-40 and Thompson SMGs have seen their fire rates increased. Meanwhile, the Combat Shotgun’s damage range has been increased while the LMG class has received a movement buff. If that weren’t enough, the MG-15 and Lewis LMGs have also received reduce recoil. The Machine Pistol’s damage has also been decreased.

If you’re still annoyed by the FG-42 rifle continuing to dominate, then don’t worry – it’s fire rate has been heavily reduced, which should make other weapons in the class competitive. For more information on bug fixes and improvements to the UI, including fixes for issues like Zombies 2XP, you can check out the full patch notes below.

Multiplayer

Fixed issue where Social Rank rewards were not granting
Fixed issue where Confirmed Killer Order could be completed by collecting both friendly and enemy dog tags
Fixed issue where Confirmed Denier Order was not tracking properly
Other general UI fixes and improvements

Weapon Fixes

Buffed fire rate for MP-40 and M1928
Buffed Combat Shotgun damage range
Class-wide LMG movement speed buff and recoil buffs for MG15 and Lewis
Nerfed fire rate for FG42 and adjusted recoil accordingly
Nerfed Machine Pistol damage

Ranked Play

Fixed Ranked Play UI bug where rank icons changed to the placement match icon in the scoreboard that appears before the AAR

Zombies

Fixed UI issues with Zombies 2XP
Fixed issue with Audio Log Recording Collectible
Fixed issue where players were able to deploy more than maximum number of S-Mine 44 explosives, and lost those deployed over the maximum
Fixed issue UI issue where kills with grenades were counting for the Blitz Used stat


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