Warzone 2 & Modern Warfare 2 October 11 update patch notes: Gaia skin & Lockwood 300 nerf, more

Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 underwent an update on October 11 which brought significant buffs and nerfs to meta weapons like the Lockwood 300, several bug fixes, and more. Here are the complete Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 October 11 update patch notes.

Season 6 of Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 is well underway, granting players a lot of new content like new weaponry and several fresh Operators collaborations, such as Spawn, Skeletor, and DOOM, and are set to receive even more content with the upcoming Season 6 Reloaded update.

Additionally, CoD developers released a new update on October 11 that brings various bug fixes including the Gaia skin appearance, some gameplay changes, and weapon balancing with the aim of shifting the game’s meta.

Here’s all you need to know about Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2’s October 11 patch notes.

Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 October 11 patch notes

GLOBAL

OPERATORS

• Gaia (Operator Nova Skin)
  • Added VFX to base skin that reflects the same level of visibility as BlackCell skin
  • Improved visibility compensation 

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that could kick Players back to the main menu when viewing some Finishing Moves selections 
• Fixed an issue that could display incorrect unlock criteria for some Finishing Moves
• Fixed an issue where a random Spawn skin could be equipped in the Operators tab after the Player selects one of the Spawn skins in the Showcase tab
• Fixed an issue where selected Operator Finishing Moves could become reset

WEAPONS

The following weapon balance changes are only reflected in Warzone.

» Assault Rifles «

• Kastov 545
  • Mid Damage increased

• Kastov 762
  • Close Damage Range decreased
  • Mid Damage decreased
  • Neck Damage Multiplier increased
  • Upper Torso Damage Multiplier increased

• Kastov-74u
  • Close Damage Range increased
  • Close-mid Damage Range increased

• Lachmann-556
  • Close Damage increased
  • Close-mid Damage increased
  • Head Damage Multiplier decreased
  • Neck Damage Multiplier increased
  • Upper Torso Damage Multiplier increased

• M13B
  • Close Damage Range decreased

• TR-76 Geist
  • Close Damage decreased
  • Neck Damage Multiplier decreased
  • Upper Torso Damage Multiplier decreased

» Submachine Guns «

• ISO 9mm
  • Far Damage decreased

• Lachmann Sub
  • Close Damage decreased
  • Head Damage Multiplier increased
  • Neck Damage Multiplier increased

• Lachmann Shroud
  • Burst-fire Neck Damage Multiplier decreased
  • Burst-fire Upper Torso Damage Multiplier decreased

• Minibak
  • Close-mid Damage Range increased

• MX9
  • Close-mid Damage increased
  • Close-mid Damage Range decreased
  • Neck Damage Multiplier increased

• Lockwood 300
  • Maelstrom Dual Trigger
    • Close Damage Range decreased
    • Close-mid Damage Range decreased

WARZONE RANKED PLAY

• Closed a SR exploit (Alt+F4).
  • We’ll continue to monitor Warzone Ranked Play to maintain integrity and stability.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that could prevent Players from changing/customizing Operators in DMZ when using a controller
• Fixed an issue where equipping a new Finishing Move does not replace a previously equipped Finishing Move in DMZ

With all that, you’re covered with everything regarding MW2 and Warzone 2’s October 11 update.

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