Call of Duty Reveals February 21 Update Patch Notes for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone

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Developers Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch have detailed the latest updates for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. Deployed on February 21, 2024, the patches address a variety of issues in both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, as well as adjusting weapon and equipment balance.

With a huge competitive community even the smallest updates to Modern Warfare 3 draw great attention. It often seems like every player has their own idea of how to improve the game. And when it comes to calls to address concerns about overpowered Modern Warfare 3 gear, the pressure for the team to swing one way or another in the name of «balance» can seem overwhelming.

Sledgehammer and Treyarch posted the detailed patch notes for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone on the official Call of Duty site. Though the separate February 21 patch note pages for Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 and Warzone Season 2 contained adjustments specific to their modes, both included notes from Ricochet Anti-Cheat, the anti-cheating platform employed throughout the Call of Duty franchise. Ricochet Anti-Cheat was launched in 2021 for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone.

The notes from Ricochet Anti-Cheat acknowledged a recent surge in reports of cheating. It said that additional updates are undergoing testing, but as of February 21, limited-time perks such as Super Speed are temporarily disabled. Additionally, the team said it identified and banned over 6,000 accounts confirmed to be cheating or hacking between February 16 and 20, 2024. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 cheating is a major concern among players, with numerous actions by the Richochet Anti-Cheat team aimed at addressing the prevalence of hacks, cheats, and exploits.

Besides the Anti-Cheat update, the February 21 patch for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone included changes to various gameplay abilities. In Warzone, the size of the effective area for the popular Advanced UAV ability was increased, putting the entire map in view for the player using it. Shock Sticks were