MW3 Akimbo nerf a bluff?

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by csreynolds Tag: Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 3

Last week Robert Bowling published an update to the official Call of Duty forums detailing Patch 1.08 for Modern Warfare 3, and how it will impact on the current state of online multiplayer. Infinity Ward’s Community Manager listed a host of improvements (live on Xbox 360 and PC, undergoing certification for PS3) including networking enhancements, shotguns tweaks and Theater Mode fixes, but the most significant was the much-needed nerfing of Akimbo automatics.

Controversially though, new footage has emerged on YouTube demonstrating that dual-wielded FMG9s, Scorpions, G18s and MP9s have in fact been buffed.

On January 26th Bowling published the following on Twitter:

“Expect a 50% decrease to the fire rate of all Akimbo weapons in #MW3. We're doing a hotfix tonight to properly nerf them. Thanks Internet!”

However, credible CoD gameplay analyst ‘Drift0r’ has tested the effectiveness of the aforementioned machine pistols post-patch (which is live only on Xbox 360 and PC at present) and concluded that the above statement is completely false.

For convenience we’ve summarised the results below, taken directly from the video in question:

FMG9

  • Single use fire rate: 913 RPM
  • Akimbo fire rate: 1,223 RPM
  • Fire rate increase : 34%

Scorpion

  • Single use fire rate: 750 RPM
  • Akimbo fire rate: 973 RPM
  • Fire rate increase : 30%

G18

  • Single use fire rate: 923 RPM
  • Akimbo fire rate: 1,220 RPM
  • Fire rate increase : 32%

MP9

  • Single use fire rate: 811 RPM
  • Akimbo fire rate: 1,200 RPM
  • Fire rate increase : 48%

We are not amused. Are you? Leave a comment and let us know.

Comments

Anonymous
Tue, 2012-01-31 05:28

are people not misreading the stats? akimbos had high fire rates, the stated figures are increases from single to akimbo, not akimbo pre nerf to akimbo post nerf...

zzKurozz
Mon, 2012-01-30 12:08

good sick and tired of dying to akimbo guns when im already shooting at em

Anonymous
Mon, 2012-01-30 16:34

Hate to break it to you, but I think you've misinterpreted - the Akimbo guns will be MORE powerful after 1.08. This ISN'T good.

zzKurozz
Mon, 2012-01-30 18:31

Yea your right I read the part where they said it removes 50% so I assume it was good damn man this sucks

Anonymous
Tue, 2012-01-31 03:58

Tell me about it. Akimbo was a b***h to begin with. Now it's going to be worse. Might take a leave of absense until Bowling get's his s**t together! Lol

zzKurozz
Tue, 2012-01-31 06:49

i hear ya on that i stopped playing awhile ago cuz i kept dying from spawning and that haha

Anonymous
Tue, 2012-01-31 08:08

I'm afraid that hasn't changed mate. Still a big problem - one of many it seems. Back to Bad Company 2 I think - or World at War.

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