Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2/Warzone 2.0 February 24 Patch: Balancing Changes, Playlist Update, and More

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 received yet another update recently. The February 24 patch is focused on balancing changes for weapons and attachments. Battle Royale playlists have also been updated with several bugs squashed.

RPK users would be sad to know that their preferred weapon has received significant nerfs. Its horizontal and initial bullet vertical recoils were increased and damage ranges were decreased. The sprint speed of FTac Recon and movement speed of SO-14 were increased as well. TAQ-V Battle Rifle received several nerfs as its movement speed, muzzle velocity, near damage, and far damage range were all reduced. You can read the highlights of the update below.

• RPK
  • Increased initial bullet vertical recoil
  • Increased horizontal recoil
  • Reduced damage ranges
• Kastov 762
  • Reduced damage ranges
• ISO Hemlock
  • Fixed an issue causing .300 Blackout Ammunition to register as hitscan.

• Fennec 45
  • Reduced far damage
  • Reduced damage against armor
    • Requires 2 additional bullets to break 3 Armor Plates

• FTac Recon
  • Increased sprint speed
• Lachmann-762
  • Increased damage range
  • Reduced ADS speed
  • Reduced hip spread min
  • Increased hip spread while moving
  • Increase sprint speed
• SO-14
  • Increased movement speed
• TAQ-V
  • Reduced near damage
  • Reduced muzzle velocity
  • Reduced far damage range
  • Reduced movement speed

• Incendiary Ammunition
  • Residual Incendiary damage will no longer eliminate Players
  • Fixed an issue that prevented residual Incendiary damage from being applied to Armor.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed Sniper Rifles to down Players with 3 Armor Plates in a single shot while using Incendiary Ammunition.

• Standard
  • Solos
    • Max Players: 150
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Duos
    • Max Players: 150
    • Assimilation: Refill
  • Trios
    • Max Players: 150
    • Assimilation: Refill
  • Quads
    • Max Players: 152
    • Assimilation: Refill

• Resurgence
  • Solos [New!]
    • Max Players: 52
    • Assimilation: Off
  • Quads
    • Max Players: 52
    • Assimilation: Off

• Adjusted the positioning of some geographic elements on Ashika Island to allow for better cover during engagements.

• Increased the number of Armor Plates found via ground loot across Ashika Island.

You can read the complete patch notes of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2/Warzone 2.0 February 24 Patch via the official site.