Warzone Season 3 sees a huge shift in the sniper meta: Swiss, Kar98K getting a nerf, HDR days are back, and more

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Call of Duty Warzone Season 3 is live right now. While fans eagerly expected this season to arrive, the new season has just experienced a game-changing moment.

Warzone has a vast collection of arsenals. With multiple Call of Duty titles integrated with Warzone each year, the weapon list is getting bigger. With so many weapons, fans often wonder what the new Warzone meta is?

Warzone’s meta is constantly shifting, but something which hasn’t changed in years is the sniper meta in the game. From the days of Verdansk to Caldera or on the Rebirth Island, the sniper meta has always been constant.

In the latest patch notes, Raven Software reveals that they are changing a massive mechanism in the game's snipers, which will change the game forever.

After experimentation and community reaction, Raven Software finally decided to increase the base player health to 150 in Battle Royale last season.

With increased health, all the weapons required more shots to kill enemies. However, the long-standing "one-shot kill" rule for snipers made some of the guns undisputed kings in the game.

Kar98k and SwissK31's quick ADS (aim down sight) time with their light and quick build made the weapon balance in the game unfair for ages.

For the longest time, the Modern Warfare Kar98K held the crown for the best sniper/marksman rifle in the game. In Black Ops Cold War, the Swiss K31 joins the Kar98k. The two guns were the two most overpowered guns in the game with the highest pick rates.

Raven Software decided to make the game fair and square for the other guns.

In their latest patch notes, they declared:

This means light and quick snipers won’t be able to one-shot enemies if they are outside the maximum range. While some of the heavy snipers will still be able