Sniper rifles used to dominate Warzone at the peak of their power, but the Season 4 update made assault rifles the go-to class. Warzone players are demanding a class-wide to close the gap.
Warzone players recently claimed that sniper rifles are “useless” after the Season 4 Update.
Raven Software increased a few one-shot kill distances for snipers in the Season 3 update and increased bullet velocity by 4% for the KAR98k, Type 99, and 3-Line Rifle in the June 30 update.
The June 30 update also nerfed the NZ-41, but some Warzone fans still claim that the NZ-41 is just as powerful and snipers are still inferior.
Warzone fans demand sniper rifle buff
Sniper rifles are a contentious topic for the game’s community and a player shared a clip on Reddit showing a 40 meter headshot not downing an enemy.
The clip sparked outrage in the comments section.
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One user responded, “I don’t have any sniper loadouts anymore because all the Sniper Rifles suck right now. This is a huge miss by the people who manage this game.”
The comment received 236 upvotes and a thread of over 70 mentions of players discussing similar struggles.
Another person added, “instead, you get beamed by an NZ-41 with no recoil; how fun! At least with sniping, you had to lead your target and didn’t have such a forgiving magazine and consistent fire rate.”
Raven Software decreased the NZ-41’s recoil recovery by 20% in the June 30 update. The developers stated, “recoil recovery is the speed in which the screen returns to the center after firing each shot. This change results in a noticeable difference in recoil intensity for the NZ-41.”
As shown above, Call of Duty players are unsatisfied with the change, and fewer are equipping snipers.