Call of Duty: Vanguard – December 9th Patch Notes

Note: To maintain stability, weapon balancing changes that were planned for Dec 9th have been moved to a later date. 

WEAPONS

• General Corrected loadouts using 7 Round Mags so the total ammo count is divisible by 7.
• Balancing 
  • M1 Garand
    • Reduced Recoil.
  • Type 99
    • Reduced Aim Flinch.
    • Reduced ADS Time.
    • Retain One Shot Kill potential for chest shots when smaller caliber ammo is used. 
  • 3-Line Rifle 
    • Reduced ADS Time.
  • Kar98
    • Retain One Shot Kill potential for chest shots when smaller caliber ammo is used.
  • Sniper Attachments 
    • Hollow Point (Corrected)  
      • Hollow Points no longer reduce range. 
  • Top Break
    • Using lower caliber ammo now reduces range instead of damage
  • Shotguns 
    • Buck and Slugs
      • Reduced ADS speed penalty.
      • Reduced headshot multiplier.
    • Birdshot
      • Reduced headshot multiplier. 

Note: To maintain stability, weapon balancing changes that were planned for Dec 9th have been moved to a later date. 

MULTIPLAYER

Modes

• Shipment
  •  Adjusted spawn logic to reduce spawn traps

Stability

• “Server Snapshot Error” bug that resulted in being kicked from matches has been fixed

Weapons

• Shotgun shots now correctly hit the front of enemies wearing stowed shields

Clans

• Banning users from clans no longer results in an error

Killstreaks

• Mortar Barrage
  • Improved visibility by reducing full screen smoke effects. As a result, players need to be closer to the barrage to be affected

UI/UX

• 2XP splash icons now appear when 2XP is set on specific platforms

Progression

• Match progression bar now displays the accurate current level of the weapon