Sniper Rifles receiving major buff with Call of Duty Warzone Season 5: Flinch Reduction, weapon balances, and more

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With Season 5 of Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard finally here, an epic finale between the forces of good and evil has begun with the arrival of Task Force Tyrant, led by Call of Duty Black Ops II’s major villain Raul Menendez.

The latest season also features new weapons, operators, and map changes as well as various weapon adjustments and rebalancing to shift the ongoing weapon meta. Sniper rifles, in particular, have witnessed some major buffs, following the recent changes on July 28 with the Season 4 Reloaded update.

The Sniper class has always been a popular weapon class in Call of Duty, but it has had very little impact in Warzone. Fortunately, the Season 4 Reloaded update brought a resurgence to the sniper weapon class with a nearly 30% increase to the maximum damage range, allowing sniper rifles to be more competitively viable on maps such as Fortune's Keep and Caldera.

Following this trend, Season 5 of Call of Duty Warzone, titled Last Stand, will bring in another positive adjustment to one of the sniper rifle attributes. This time, the focus is on reductions to weapon flinch, following the update to Vanguard weapon optics. The changes are as follows:

Flinch occurs when players receive damage while ADS-ing, resulting in a loss of accuracy and potentially misaligning shots. However, with the recent changes, players should be careful when facing off against snipers during gunfights.

The LW3 - Tundra is a bolt-action sniper rifle from COD Black Ops Cold War with the potential to eliminate opponents with a single shot to not just the head, but also the upper chest, neck, and shoulders. The following changes are being made to the LW3 - Tundra:

The Type 99 in Call of Duty Vanguard is based on the Arisaka bolt-action sniper