Sledgehammer Games confirmed today that Modern Warfare 3's assault rifles are getting a nerf in this week's Season Three Reloaded update.
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Sledgehammer and Treyarch recently ran a Weapon Evaluation test period in MW3's Ranked Play, allowing new weapons and previously banned weapons into the playlist. And it revealed some important information.
MW3's lead developer shared his findings in an extensive thread on Twitter/X, revealing that ARs are slightly overpowered and SMGs underperform in comparison.
“Looking at the bigger picture, we recognize that SMGs underperform compared to ARs,” Sledgehammer said. “One of the first changes to come out of this observation is reducing hipfire accuracy for ARs in the Season Three Reloaded update, weakening their viability at close range when we want SMGs to excel.”
