Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 April 9 Patch Notes

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 has received a new update on April 9. This update brings customization, settings, multiplayer UI/UX, gameplay, progression, maps, weapons & attachments, perks, equipment, and killstreaks changes.

Without further ado, you can find all of the changes below:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Patch Notes

STABILITY

• Addressed a crash that could occur while viewing Weapon Attachments.

CUSTOMIZATION

• Resolved various issues with Quick Equipping Weapon Charms in the Store.
• Corrected the display names of the Season 3 Prestige Emblems.

SETTINGS

• Addressed an issue causing the Latency telemetry widget to constantly display N/A.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Bug Fixes
  • Armory Unlock Challenges will now display a splash upon completion.
  • Operators will no longer appear to have two Riot Shields equipped in the Lobby.
  • Removing certain Conversion Kits is now properly reflected in the Gunsmith.
  • Weekly Challenge countdown timer will no longer display an invalid time as the Midseason update approaches.
  • Corrected positioning of the FJX Horus in the Gunsmith.
  • Calling Card and Emblem rewards from Weapon Mastery completion are now displayed properly in the After-Action Report.
  • Removing a Weapon Sticker in the Gunsmith will no longer cause the placement indicators to disappear.
  • Revised Pros/Cons labels for multiple Attachments to better reflect their true properties.

GAMEPLAY

• Improved deprioritization of spawn locations while any Killstreak is active and nearby.

PROGRESSION

• Ripper Light Stock for the FJX Horus will no longer appear locked and without unlock requirements.
• Improved tracking of one-shot kills for the What’s Your Sign? Camo for the MORS.

MAPS

• Shipment
  • Added additional spawn points to improve the probabality of a quality spawn selection in Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Hardpoint Modes.
• Tanked
  • Enemy nameplates are no longer visible through the walls of the Tunnel.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

» Assault Rifles «

• SVA 545
  • Increased maximum damage range from 31.8m to 44.5m (+40%).
  • Increased near-medium damage range from 44.5m to 51.8m (+17%).
  • Increased medium damage range from 51.8m to 61m (+18%).

» Submachine Guns «

• FJX Horus
  • Optic Attachments with an integrated laser are no longer compatible with the ECS Requieter Suppressor Muzzle.

» Light Machine Guns «

• TAQ Evolvere
  • Removed duplicate ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider Muzzle Attachment.

» Sniper Rifles «

• MORS
  • Hurricane 9 Variable Optic
    • Removed the ability to equip this incompatible Attachment.
  • Photonic Charge Barrel
    • Improved consistency of penetration damage through enemy Operators.

PERKS

• Ninja Vest (Vest)
  • While equipped with Reinforced Boots, players now gain the effects of Running Sneakers.
• Compression Carrier (Vest)
  • Kills with a Launcher will now immediately trigger health regeneration.

EQUIPMENT

• EMD Grenade (Tactical)
  • Changed the tracker removal keybind to Interact on keyboard input devices.
  • Improved prioritization when multiple actions are available for the tracker removal keybind.
  • Tracker removal time is now aligned with the HUD progress bar.
• Scatter Mine (Tactical)
  • Enemy stun effects are now correctly applied in Hardcode Modes.
• C4 (Lethal)
  • Detonation can no longer occur until stuck to a surface for 500ms.

Note: This mechanic was expected for the Season 3 update but did not function as intended at the time of release.

KILLSTREAKS

• Guardian-SC
  • Ledge Hanging after equipping the Guardian-SC will no longer cause the player to become unable to fire their Weapon.
• Remote Turret
  • Attempting to deploy while swimming will no longer cause the player to become unable to fire their Weapon.