Black Ops Cold War – MP5 Finally Nerfed in Multiplayer

Its base effective damage range has been reduced by 33 percent.

Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War launched last week and has apparently done well, setting a new franchise record for digital sales on launch day. That being, the game has faced a litany of issues, from bugs and glitches to multiplayer balance issues. The MP5 has been called out for being so good that literally nothing else – snipers included – can compete.

That’s more or less changed in the past day as Treyarch has finally nerfed the submachine gun. Its base effective damage range has been reduced by 33 percent while the initial recoil has…