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Warzone devs have NERFED the DMR 14 only a day after they buffed it

The weapon was supposed to feel like a "new weapon" in Warzone Season 5 Reloaded but the developers have moved quickly to curb its new power.

By Daniel Conlan |

First Published September 10, 2021, 01:36

Warzone devs have NERFED the DMR 14 only a day after they buffed it

The release of Warzone Season 5's mid-season patch brought with it a raft of weapon changes, two caught the eye more than most; first, there was the nerf to the Krig 6 assault rifle and then there was the buff to the DMR 14.

The semi-automatic tactical rifle was once one of the game's most popular guns when it was added from the Black Ops Cold War arsenal at the start of the year, and it was a total menace dominating lobbies often hand-in-hand with the MAC-10.

DMR 14 Warzone Season 5 nerfed — The DMR 14 was a lobby wrecker when it first hit the game. (Picture: Activision Blizzard)

The following months saw a number of nerfs hit the gun until it was no longer the one-shot-kill rifle it once was, in fact, it become one of the game's most maligned weapons with its pick rate plummeting.

That was what Warzone developers, Raven Software, hoped to somewhat reverse with Warzone Season 5 Reloaded offering up a series of buffs to the weapon that, in their own words, promised to give the DMR 14 a "real resurgence".

Read more: Warzone Season 5 Reloaded: All weapon buffs and nerfs

However, it seems those changes were too drastic, as just a day later another patch has dropped nerfing the weapon.

🛠️ A #Warzone update is now live!

Includes a Weapon adjustment and a few Bug Fixes.

The Season Five Reloaded Patch Notes have been amended (see September 9th):https://t.co/XcL1OQvZVc pic.twitter.com/KElixVVReR
— Raven Software (@RavenSoftware) September 9, 2021

The patch, which is now live on Warzone servers, has reduced the Neck Multiplier from 1.1 to 1 and the Upper Torso Multiplier decreased from 1.1 to 1.

It should be noted that this doesn't mean the gun is back to its pre-Season 5 Reloaded state, as the original buff was designed to help make the gun's recoil easier to control, so it may well be that with these tweaks to damage it will find itself still in a very viable place.

Read more: Best weapons in Warzone Season 5 Reloaded: The strongest and most broken guns

If you want to find out for yourself why not check out our optimal DMR 14 loadout for Season 5 Reloaded and jump into Verdansk?

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Warzone devs have NERFED the DMR 14 only a day after they buffed it