Call of Duty: Warzone Secretly Buffed RPGs in Latest Update

Since launch, one of the most controversial weapons inCall of Duty: Warzonehas been its rocket launcher. ManyCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers have complained about just how powerful the RPGs are in the game, especially when it comes to destroying vehicles. Infinity Ward had intended on nerfing the RPGs in response, but it seems as though one of the recent updates toWarzoneactually buffed them instead.

This is according to research done by TheXclusiveAce, who determined that Infinity Ward secretly buffed theWarzoneRPGin a recent update. While the Max Damage Radius of the RPG weapon was reduced, it seems that the RPG Max Damage was increased from 150 to 250. This allowsCall of Duty: Warzoneplayers to kill enemy players in a single hit, regardless of how much health or armor they have. Prior to the update, RPGs weren’t likely to kill enemy players with one hit if they had full armor.

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It’s unclear whyInfinity Wardmade this change to the RPGs inCall of Duty: Warzone, and why this wasn’t detailed in the patch notes. It’s possible that Infinity Ward felt as though this change would make the RPG more balanced overall, but it instead seems to have made it more powerful. Regardless, if fan complaints about the RPGs inWarzonepersist, it seems more likely than not that Infinity Ward will take another crack at balancing it in a future update.

It will be interesting to see how Infinity Ward ultimately reworks RPGs so that they aren’t as frustrating toWarzoneplayers. Perhaps Infinity Ward could “vault” the weapon likeFortnitedoes. After all, Infinity Ward has already expressed interest in featuringFortnite-style events inWarzone, so it could also borrow some of the popular battle royale’s other ideas.

In the meantime, some fans may be frustrated about secret changes thatCall of Duty: Warzonedevelopers make to the game. It seems many would prefer it if Infinity Ward detailed all of the changes in the patch notes instead of leaving it up to the community to find out when certain things have been changed in the game. However, there have consistently been secret changes inCall of DutyupdatessinceModern Warfarelaunched last October, and it doesn’t seem like it will stop any time soon.

Call of Duty: Warzoneis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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