Modern Warfare 3 August 6 update patch notes: STG44 buff, RPK Conversion nerf, more

Declan Mclaughlin
A screenshot from the game Modern Warfare 3

The developers have come out with a small update for Warzone and MW3 that will tamp down the RPK Conversion kit and provide a few quality-of-life buffs.

The August 6 update will nerf the RPK JAK Cataclysm Conversion Kit through the ammo available in each Munitions Box, bringing it down by a whopping 75%.

The notes also detail a dozen minor bug fixes between the IU, the map G3T_H1GH, COD Warrior mode, and various weapons.

Players should only feel this update if they have been abusing the RPK or the exploit that allowed them to carry more weapons than allowed on Zombies.

The best RPK loadout in Warzone using the JAK Cataclysm Kit.

This is the second supplementary patch MW3 has received since the massive Season 5 patch on July 24, which introduced a host of new content and weapon balance changes.

Modern Warfare 3 patch notes

Multiplayer

UIX

  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue preventing the JAK Burnout Kit from being equipped to the Holger 26 Light Machine Gun.

Maps

  • G3T_H1GH
    • Fixed an issue preventing the Mosquito Drone from targetting enemy players.

Modes

  • COD Warrior
    • Fixed an issue causing players to die immediately in the Revive! Minigame.
    • Players downed during the Revive! Minigame will no longer be warned for inactivity.

Weapons & Attachments

Assault Rifles

  • STG44
    • Increased lower left arm damage multiplier from 1.2x to 1.3x.

Light Machine Guns

  • RPK
    • JAK Cataclysm Conversion Kit
      • Decreased ammunition gained using a Munitions Box from 60 to 15 (-75%).

Handguns

  • COR-45
    • XRK IP-V2 Conversion Kit
      • Fixed an issue allowing a faster fire rate than intended.

Equipment

  • EMP Grenade (Tactical)
    • Modular Assault Rig Vest can now resupply EMP Grenades from dead players.

Zombies

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue causing the last player to Exfil from a match to be queued into another match before viewing the After Action Report.
  • Fixed an exploit involving Safes that allowed players to carry more Weapons than intended