MW3, Warzone & Zombies patch notes for January 23 2024

Activision has released a new patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (MW3), Warzone, and Zombies (MWZ). Alongside the update, the company has also released MW3 and Warzone patch notes detailing what has changed.

As usual with updates to Call of Duty games and modes, this latest update – released on January 23 2024 – provides numerous changes to gameplay balancing.

That means various weapons have been buffed or nerfed. Other UIX, progression, and gameplay mode changes have also been made.

You can check out the full January 23 2024 patch notes for MW3, Warzone, and Zombies below.

Call of Duty patch notes – January 23 2024

The following patch notes come courtesy of Activision via the official Call of Duty blog.

GLOBAL

CUSTOMIZATION

• Operator Skins and Blueprints that are not actively available in the Store can now be purchased directly via the Armory.
  • Note: This does not include limited-time, upcoming, or discounted items.

MW3 multiplayer patch notes

UIX

• Addressed an issue causing Camo challenges to appear multiple times during the After Action Report.
• Selecting the Carrack .300 11K Optic Attachment will no longer unexpectedly kick the player back to the menu.
• Revised multiple Attachment descriptions to better reflect their true effects.
  • XTEN ERX-10 Mini Optic
  • Tac 840C Stock
  • CDG T-25 Light Barrel
• Revised Fully Loaded challenge descriptions to clarify Attachment requirements.

PROGRESSION

• Broken Signal Camo for the TAQ Evolvere can now be progressed to completion.
• Electric Shock Event challenge will now track progress as intended.

MODES

• Supe’d Up (Limited-Time Mode)
  • Temp V abilities can now be earned more than once per life.
  • Adjusted columns displayed on the in-match Scoreboard.
    • Kills
    • Confirms
    • Denies
• Private Match
  • Adjusted several game rules to further align with the Competitive Settings v1.0 ruleset while a CDL game mode is selected.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

Assault Rifles

• Holger 556
  • JAK Signal Burst
    • Increased gun kick control benefit by 10%.
    • Increased recoil control benefit by 10%.
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 120ms to 90ms (-25%).

Battle Rifles

• Sidewinder
  • JAK Thunder LMG Kit
    • Decreased bullets required to reach maximum rate of fire from 25 to 15 (-40%).

Submachine Guns

• AMR9
  • Decreased maximum damage range from 16.5m to 14m (-15%).
  • Decreased near-medium damage range from 22.9m to 20.3m (-11%).
  • Decreased medium damage range from 38.1m to 35.6m (-7%).
  • Increased headshot damage multiplier from 1.2x to 1.3x (+8%).
  • Decreased lower-torso damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1x (-9%).
  • Decreased lower-arm damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1x (-9%).
  • Decreased hand damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1x (-9%).
  • Increased upper-leg damage multiplier from 0.9x to 1x (+11%).
  • Increased lower-leg damage multiplier from 0.9x to 1x (+11%).
  • Increased foot damage multiplier from 0.9x to 1x (+11%).
  • Increased rate of fire from 789rpm to 833rpm (+6%).
  • JAK Ettin Double Barrel Kit
    • Overhauled firing mechanism to simultaneously fire two bullets per shot.
    • Added locational damage multipliers.
      • Head: 1x
      • Neck: 0.9x
      • Upper-Torso: 0.9x
      • Lower-Torso: 0.9x
      • Upper-Arm: 0.9x
      • Lower-Arm: 0.8x
      • Hand: 0.8x
      • Upper-Leg: 0.8x
      • Lower-Leg: 0.8x
      • Foot: 0.8x
    • Decreased aim down sight spread by 75%.
    • Decreased hipfire spread penalty by 50%.

• Rival-9
  • JAK Headhunter Carbine Conversion
    • Decreased maximum damage from 30 to 26 (-13%).
    • Decreased medium damage from 29 to 24 (-17%).
    • Decreased minimum damage from 25 to 22 (-12%).
    • Increased headshot damage multiplier from 1.3x to 2x (+54%).
    • Increased neck damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1.5x (+36%).
    • Increased upper-torso damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1.5x (+36%).
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 80ms to 66ms (-18%).
    • Decreased sprint to fire penalty by 10%.
    • Decreased aim down sight time penalty by 7%.
    • Decreased hipfire spread penalty by 20%.

Marksman Rifles

• DM56
  • JAK Signal Burst
    • Increased gun kick control benefit by 10%.
    • Increased recoil control benefit by 10%.
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 120ms to 90ms (-25%).

EQUIPMENT

• Breacher Drone (Lethal)
  • Detonation upon impact within 5m will now occur with a decreased detection radius.

MW3 Zombies patch notes

WARLORDS

Warlord Randomization

• Dokkaebi’s week-long spotlight has ended, and now a random Warlord will be selected at the start of each match.
• Players can view which Warlord is active via the Tac Map. Plan accordingly!
• Players can also progress the Act 3 Mission ‘Storm the Castle’ by eliminating any Warlord when this mission is active.

Warlord: Dokkaebi

• Players will no longer be able to eliminate Dokkaebi in one shot with multiple weapons.

Call of Duty: Warzone patch notes – January 23 2024

Assault Rifles

• Holger 556
  • JAK Signal Burst
    • Increased gun kick control benefit by 10%.
    • Increased recoil control benefit by 10%.
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 120ms to 90ms (-25%). 

Battle Rifles

• Sidewinder
  • JAK Thunder LMG Kit
    • Decreased bullets required to reach maximum rate of fire from 25 to 15 (-40%). 

Submachine Guns

• AMR9
  • Increased rate of fire from 789rpm to 833rpm (+6%).
  • JAK Ettin Double Barrel Kit
    • Overhauled firing mechanism to simultaneously fire two bullets per shot.
    • Decreased aim down sight spread by 75%.
    • Decreased hipfire spread penalty by 50%.
• Rival-9
  • JAK Headhunter Carbine Conversion
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 80ms to 66ms (-18%).
    • Decreased sprint to fire penalty by 10%.
    • Decreased aim down sight time penalty by 7%.
    • Decreased hipfire spread penalty by 20%.

Marksman Rifles

• DM56
  • JAK Signal Burst
    • Increased gun kick control benefit by 10%.
    • Increased recoil control benefit by 10%.
    • Decreased burst fire delay from 120ms to 90ms (-25%).

EQUIPMENT

• Breacher Drone (Lethal)
  • Detonation upon impact within 5m will now occur with a decreased detection radius.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that would cause players to encounter an error while attempting to open the Custom Loadout Menu of a Loadout Drop.
• Fixed an issue with text alignment on the Champion’s Quest tracker widget.
• Fixed an issue causing an incorrect icon to appear when pinging Cash Deposit Balloon’s in Plunder.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the Champion’s Quest tracker to not show progress towards a new token.
• Fixed an issue that was preventing the Bouncebackalicious Daily Challenge from tracking self revives.
• Fixed an issue causing Perk Packages to equip incorrectly when selecting a Loadout.
• Fixed an issue causing the Champion’s Quest third element to spawn without destroying the attack helicopter.
• Fixed an issue causing the Champion’s Quest safe to not be marked on the map.

Warzone patch notes source: Call of Duty blog.

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