CoD Guns Pros & Cons Draft Sheet Patch Notes:
WIP for future updates here: https://rentry.org/codgunsprosconsWIP
Communications Section for Guide Anon (Last updated 11/4/2024):
Progress has been slow/nigh-nonexistant due to Blops 6 Zombies sucking me in but rest assured that when burnout of that finally hits I will get right back on working on this.
Might do a BO6 sub-guide at some point, but right now so much of the detailed stats display in that game is bugged all to hell, so odds that I deep-dive into that any time soon before properly finishing the MW3 stuff is slim.
END COMMS NOTE
Background Progress Status (Last updated 10/13/2024):
All Non-Recoil stat data for all ARs (including MWII ARs) has been gathered & sorted.
All Non-Recoil stat data for all SMGs (including MWII SMGs) has been gathered. All but Run, Sprint, & Reload Speed have been sorted.
Recoil intensity data for all ARs has been gathered & sorted. I still need to gather detailed pattern data & stability/kick comparisons.
All ARs now have mostly-finished entries on the WIP page, they just need Recoil Pattern/Stability/Kick/QRD/Final Word stuff & one or two editing passes.
END PROGRESS REPORT
NEW PATCHES SINCE LAST GUIDE UPDATE (CHECKED 5/6/2024 @ ~10:00 PM Central US):
Twelfth Patch (5/6/2024)
CUMULATIVE LIST OF SECTIONS WITH CHANGES:
Snipers (Mors & Photonic added, all guns had at least a few edits due to rank changes)
Battle Rifles (Jawbreaker Warning & Bug Removed, as both have been fixed)
END LIST OF CHANGES
TWELFTH PATCH NOTES (5/6/2024):
HIGHLIGHTS
Snipers Update!
MORS & Photonic Added.
S2R, S3, and S3R balance changes accounted for.
Better data on Range breakpoints, as well as damage differences between Hands & Upper Arms on a few guns.
Borked TTK Calculations fixed (no rank changes, but the semi-autos can now be properly compared to other gun classes)
Longbow Tyrant also got its damage & range stealth-reworked unless I missed that in official patch notes?
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
Snipers:
Most Range Pros/Cons have been reworded and in some cases removed, due to more extensive testing to figure out exact 1-tap dropoff points, and focusing on ranking based on that rather than raw Eff/Min range values
Notes - Added a Kool Range Club note.
Reworded 2-tap note to be more about indicating the "standard"
Reworded "Best bolt-action vs worst semi-auto TTK" note (corrected TTK values adjusted the comparison slightly)
Reworded "WiC Fastbolt vs Regular Bolt TTK" note (same reason as previous note)
Removed StF note (MORS & Photon both being midrange substantially widened the gaps).
Reworded Lowest Magnification notes, removed Incendio bug as it seems more likely to be intentional at this point.
Inhibitor -
Added extra detail to TTK Pro (corrected value beats the Slow Thunder by 5ms)
Removed ADS Pros (nerfed)
Added "Starts with Variable zoom" pro.
Removed Second-WiC Ranges Con (as only the Min Range is important for 1-tap loss, it functionally has "average" range)
Touched up grammar on 1-tap Con (to avoid ambiguity on whether belly was "at all times" or only past Min)
Reworded/reranked Flinch Cons
Moved Split Handling Floors from YMMV to Cons (due to nerfs)
Removed the readability line break from the YMMV section and so by extension removed the "[END YMMV]" draft-only marker. (with much less in the YMMV section it doesn't really need it)
Reworded QRD to reflect nerfs
Signal -
Added extra detail to TTK Pro (corrected value is 75ms slower than the WiG full-auto TTK)
Added V-Zoom Pro.
Changed "/" in ADS Con to a "&"
Removed Range Pro, added Range Con (nerfed)
Added "or belly" to 1-tap loss Con (discovered via further P-match tests)
Reworded QRD to reflect nerfs
Carrack -
Added extra detail to TTK Pro (corrected value beats a substantial number of full-auto TTKs)
Added "Floor in 4" Pro.
Removed Range Con (actual breakpoints are a bit above average)
Reworded 1-tap Con to also clarify other breakpoints
Added "and goes a bit left" to Recoil Pro, clarified "first shot or all shots while firing slowly", removed Recoil Con.
Reworded QRD to be less harsh due to corrected TTK times
Longbow -
Added extra detail to TTK Pro (same as Signal's)
De-pluralized bolt TTKs, added extra detail (Fastbolt very nearly matches the Inhibitor)
Changed "/" in Handling Pros to a "&"
Reworded Range Cons/ combined them with 1-tap loss con (now just "WiC Range loses X at Y" for brevity's sake)
Removed Flinch Pro, moved to Con (nerfed)
Touched up Split Floors YMMV (stat changes for various guns mean a -hybrid- build can keep both stats at Second-BiC, while a pure-focused build cannot)
Removed Laser Warning [fixed, this change was already live on the draft as of Patch 10]
Removed mention of Laser from QRD [live on draft as of Patch 10]
Slight grammar improvements on QRD
Tyrant - Added bolt TTK Pro.
Adjusted ADS Floor rank (Photon tightened the gaps that I was using to decide on "close ties", so it's now more appropriately 2nd rather than BiC)
Reworded "better range than longbow" Pro to clarify that 10m is the average for various builds
Removed "No Belly 1-tap" con (this was stealth buffed at some point)
Reworded entire 1-tap & range-related Cons (due to its damage/range getting stealth-buffed)
Removed TTK YMMV.
Edited Split Handling YMMV (Now "~15ms" rather than "10-20ms")
Removed Flinch Pro, moved to Con (nerfed)
Removed Bugs [fixed, change live on draft as of Patch 10]
Redid QRD (gun's entire damage profile was stealth-reworked at some point)
Stalker -
Reworded optic options Pro (to mention ironsights)
Reranked TTK Con (due to MORS)
Adjusted 1-tap loss Con (it only loses hands, turns out it keeps upper arms)
Adjusted Handling Barrel Con (now just "Second-WiC Range" for brevity)
Added Swap Speed Con
Reranked Flinch @ Floor Con (no longer using "est" for this, plus MORS's is worse)
Removed Bug (it's been fixed)
Redid QRD
MORS - All-new entry
MORS Photonic - All-new entry
KATT - Moved & reworded Range pro, moved/reworded 1-tap Pro.
Reworded "free Bipod" pro.
Adjusted TTK Con (de-pluralized, re-ranked due to MORS)
Reranked StF Floor Con (due to SPX nerf)
Removed "equal range values" Con (pointless given it has no falloff anyway)
Added Swap Speed Con
MCPR - Depluralized Range Pro (focusing more on just the range where guns lose 1-tap ability, rather than the exact Eff/Min values)
Reranked StF Floor Pro (now 3rd due to no longer counting as a close tie)
Reworded Canted Laser/Optics Pro.
Added "can't 1-tap hands" Con [more extensive private match testing revealed that the hands & arm damage on this are different]
Added "Fastbolt doesn't do much" Con.
Removed TTK YMMV (including the Tyrant pushed it out of BiC, and including MORS has led to Third-BiC and Third-WiC Fastbolt being the same rank so it's no longer listed)
Added 1-tap loss YMMV.
Victus - Depluralized Range Pro (same as MCPR)
Removed TTK Con (pushed out by MORS)
Removed base ADS Con [various buffs/nerfs on other guns have pushed it closer to the average, so having Third Place base ADS ranks is no longer fitting. Keeping 3rd ADS Floor ranks tho]
Added 1-tap loss YMMV
Imperium - Reranked TTK Cons (due to MORS)
Added "or belly" to 1-tap loss con (thanks Private match for helping me figure that out)
Added Swap Speed Con.
Removed Flinch Con (too much rounding on my part)
SPX - Added V-Zoom Pro.
Reranked TTK Pro (due to Tyrant now being included)
Removed ADS Pros (nerfed into the ground, RIP)
Added StF Con (nerfed)
Added belly breakpoint to 1-tap range Con.
Removed Min Range Con (numerous other snipers have much worse breakpoints despite higher Min numbers)
Added an In Memoriam for the ADS.
Reworded QRD to account for nerfs.
LAB - Added V-Zoom Pro.
Reranked TTK Pro (as per SPX)
Reranked StF Con (base is only second-wic, i forget if this was a buff or just me not being specific the first time)
Moved 1-tap loss Con to YMMV and added additional information.
Removed Range Con (actual breakpoints are average)
Reworded/simplified QRD (SPX nerfs have recontextualized it to be more of a sidegrade than a straight downgrade)
END DETAILED CHANGES
END TWELTH PATCH NOTES
Hotfix 11.1 (late night 4/17/2024
Added a Bug entry to the Jawbreaker regarding Muzzle attachments not working
ELEVENTH PATCH NOTES (4/17/2024):
HIGHLIGHTS
BRs Update!
Jawbreaker Added.
S2R & Season 3 balance changes accounted for.
Better data on Range breakpoints, Saved TTK shot combinations at range. Also some recoil descriptions improved/re-ranked.
Borked TTK calculations fixed (thankfully, the only gun to change ranks due to this was the base Sidewinder)
M14 discovered to have nearly 1.5x its listed RoF (gun's still bad tho)
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES:
BRs:
Notes:
Reworded KRC description to clarify that standard Save Loss is at Eff Range.
Adjusted Tap Count note to clarify that a Save is -on average- from 2 headshots rather than 2 headshots for most guns [it's actually only the case on 4/12 plus a couple of 1-headshot guns at long range]
Reworded Semi-Auto Damage Bonus note to clarify that on some BRs, going Semi-Auto may be a -faster- TTK than full auto [looking at you, M14]
Adjusted WiC Saved TTK note [corrected TTK numbers mean it now beats BiC TTK]
Reworded the "full auto vert recoil" note to be more about "when we'll talk about Vert" and less "We'll still be talking about Horz btw" since the latter seems implicit.
Moved the Semi-Auto RoF Cap note up a few slots to be alongside other damage/TTK-related notes rather than near the bottom.
Removed "TTK" from the SO-14 Stat Anomaly note due its true RoF having a way better TTK than the stat sheet indicated.
Subverter: Reranked Saved TTK Pro (corrected Sidewinder TTKs outrank it)
Reranked RoF Pro (due to M14 discovery)
Moved Horz Recoil from Pros to Cons & expanded description (the only thing I can possibly think of is that I must've been a bit tipsy while initially writing that entry, that gun's Horz Recoil is genuinely awful)
Reranked Handling Cons (nerfed, now fully WiC Handling & WiC StF Floor)
Added hybrid build info to Split Floors Con.
Removed Tac Spread Con (closer examination of MWII BR Tac Spreads shows that it's actually quite heavenly by comparison)
Added a Stability YMMV, removed Stability Pro [extensive testing indicates that while the line is always nice and thin, it -is- the Stability stat that causes the Horz Recoil to change direction less-consistently]
Added semi-auto recoil YMMV (it's BiC but that's kinda useless given it has no semi bonus)
Reworded QRD to be a bit harsher.
BAS-B: Removed TTK Pro, Reranked Saved TTK Pro [this was due to the RoF nerf, -not- my dumb ass having calculated all the TTKs wrong before now]
Removed RoF Pro (due to nerf & M14 discovery totally changing all the ranks)
Reworded Recoil Pro (nerfed RoF seems to have by-proxy made the pattern easier)
Added Semi-auto recoil pro (hadn't been ranking these until now)
Removed "once" from Range pro (the "only" already confirms this)
Added Tac Spread Pro (missing prior due to being a bit too nitpicky over reticle size differences)
Reranked StF Con (now only Second-WiC base due to ARX nerf)
Added hybrid rank info for Split Floors Con.
Removed Stability & Kick Cons (new RoF/recoil seems to have improved both by-proxy)
Reworded Stockless YMMV a bit.
Redid QRD due to how much the RoF nerfed changed it
Sidewinder: Moved Recoil description to YMMV & redid description due to additional testing revealing that pattern width was due to Horz Recoil rather than Stability.
Removed TTK YMMV, Moved Saved TTK YMMVs to Pros (Corrected TTK calculations now put TTK in the slower end of the average/unranked zone & Saved TTK at BiC) [WHOOPS]
Removed StF Con (buff pushed it up to average).
Added semi-auto recoil con (hadn't been ranking these until now)
Added "At any range" to Semi-Auto Save YMMV thanks to further testing confirming this was the case.
Thunder:
Changed Recoil Pro to Bestest Recoil, Stability, & Kick rather than only Bestest Vert.
Added Mag Capacity Pro (had been excluded while I was still waffling over whether to keep it in BRs or put it in LMGs)
Reworded Slow RoF YMMV (shouldn't have been Worstest RoF, is technically a few rpm faster than the base gun).
Re-ranked Max RoF TTKs (removed BiG ranks to just use in-class Bestests, potential return pending recalculation of all other classes)
Reranked StF Con (buffed, no longer in a ranked range for base StF)
Added Range Con (only .5m better than the ARX so counting that as a tie)
Added various Saved TTK shot location info to both Pros and Cons.
Removed "bodyshot" from Semi Auto Damage YMMV for brevity.
And then, promptly undoing said brevity, added additional data regarding Save shot locations at longer ranges.
MTZ: Added clarifications to Saved TTK Pro thanks to additional testing (must be <2 leg hits -and- inside of Eff Range, and Semi-auto still always needs 2 headshots)
Reranked Handling Con (now only Second-WiC ADS due to ARX nerf)
Removed "Second-BiC Horz Recoil" from recoil descrip (it's not really much different from other guns overall) & reworded description a bit.
Reworded Kick Con to better clarify that it's mostly Recoil & Stability causing visual woes.
Added semi-auto recoil pro (hadn't been ranking these till now)
Tweaked QRD a bit ("good" to "great", "lacking" to "poor", etc)
Heretic: Removed TTK Pro [NOT because I was a big dumbo, the Jawbreaker stole its spot]
Reranked Mag Capacity Pro (now Second-Bestest due to Thunder being accounted for)
Added "long" before "range" in Semi-Auto YMMV.
Moved Recoil YMMV to Cons & improved description (as with the ARX, I'm not sure what came over me that I considered "multiple abrupt changes in direction" to not be in the WiC Horz bracket while initially writing these)
Changed "mixed build" to "hybrid build" in Split Floors YMMV since that's the term I use most frequently.
Tweaked QRD ("very consistent" to "pretty predictable")
Jawbreaker: Entry is entirely new.
Lachmann: [CONTEMPLATING REMOVING ADS FLOOR PRO AS THE SIDEWINDER & G3 ARE 7MS APART]
Removed "inside of Eff Range" from Save shot location Pro due to KRC note now already clarifying that as the standard.
Expanded on Vert Recoil con somewhat.
Tweaked semi-auto recoil Con to better show that it's just the worst in general.
Reworded Save shot location YMMV (going to avoid using "Double Save" to describe "Unchoking + Saving" in the future, and keep it exclusive for true Double-Saved TTK)
Adjusted grammar of QRD (added a period before the final bit).
Squall: Removed RoF Pro (pushed out of rank by M14)
Moved Recoil Pro to YMMV, trimmed the wording a bit, and reranked to Second-BiC due to more extensive testing.
Added clarification to Stability Pro (Extended Mags MAgdumps suffer degeneration).
Reranked ADS Con (rounding down by 5ms to Second-WiC, rather than rounding up 5ms to WiC, due to two guns now tying for WiC, so as to have 2 guns at each rank rather than 3-and-1) [typically, if top/bottom-tier Handling values are less than 10ms apart, I try to round them into 10ms-spaced groups so that the rank is "more meaningful", rather than giving BiC & Second-BiC to two guns that might only be a couple of ms apart while leaving the next-lowest-down gun unranked]
Added Hip Spread Con (closer examination shows it to be slightly worse than the other non-M14 MWII BRs due to the higher RoF)
Recon: Removed RoF Con (rank overtaken by Jawbreaker)
Moved Recoil description bar for the "first shot" portion to YMMV & expanded description thanks to more extensive testing helping me better understand the exact mechanics.
Removed Kick Con (the recent "all MWII visuals buffed" buff seems to have made it much better)
TAQ-V: Removed (description) from Range Pro (either a stealth nerf, or I hallucinated that the tap gain was at Min rather than its admittedly-generous Eff)
Added "WiC" before "Handling Floor" to ensure clarity.
Reranked Kick Con (now Second due to Recon being freed of the rank)
Added attitional range breakpoint clarification to Semi-Auto Save YMMV.
Moved Recoil YMMV to Pro & reworded a bit (its Stability is good enough and idk why I was so harsh on it)
Removed "if you can deal with the poor stability" from the QRD
SO-14: Added RoF Pro.
Added extra clarification to Saved TTK shot location Pro (needs a headshot -and- at least 1 hit to not be legs). Removed "if inside of Eff" aspect due to KRC description now noting that as the standard.
Removed TTK Con (true RoF puts it at slower end of the average zone), re-ranked Saved TTK Con (better at true RoF but still tied for WiC). [I promise that these were -only- due to discovering the real RoF, and not due to the TTK Tragedy, its ranks wouldn't have changed w/o the RoF stuff!]
Added a bit to the Handling Floor Con to confirm that even with the "WOW THAT'S A LOT OF EXTRA RECOIL" stocks you still can't escape Worstest.
Changed "horrifically" to "dangerously" in the Stability Con due to wanting to use the former to describe the Jawbreaker's, & added a clarification that it gets decent w/ attachments.
Added Kick Con (I apparently forgot to add it)
Added a clarification to Semi-Auto YMMV that the M14 potentially has the best semi-auto TTK (only for bodyshots since it can't save, and only to ~20m, but still).
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END ELEVENTH PATCH NOTES
TENTH PATCH NOTES (4/10/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
DMRs Remastered!
BAS-B Outlaw & MWII DMRs Added.
QRDs, TTK rankings, better Range & Headshot data, better Recoil/Stability data.
Every entry re-written to follow modern guide formatting.
Fixed a critical guide-wide issue with how I was calculating TTK (rankings updates for other classes pending when each section is updated for S3 new guns/balance changes)
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
DMRs: The entire section is new!
The DM56 Signal Kit's entries have been temporarily removed, as that kit was not included in this round of statcrunching. It'll be re-added whenever I finish writing "Burst-Fire Primaries" as its own section/weapon class.
Snipers: Removed the Bug/Warning entries from the Longbow & Longbow Tyrant (said bugs have been fixed). Removed a line from the end of the Longbow's QRD that was referencing the bug.
END DETAILED CHANGES
END TENTH PATCH NOTES
THE MOST IMPORTANT PATCH OF ALL TIME (4/1/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
New Launchers section, written by my homeless "neighbor", Grug!
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
It's a whole new section!
Also I've now fixed the typos guide anon caught on my end.
END DETAILED CHANGES
END THE MOST IMPORTANT PATCH OF ALL TIME
NINTH PATCH NOTES (3/28/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
LMGs Remaster/Expansion!
Holger Burnout & MWII LMGs added
QRDs
TTK rankings, better data on Range breakpoints.
Much more thourough Recoil/Stability data.
Every entry re-written to follow the now-standard format.
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
Once again, everything is all-new, re-written from scratch as the addition of MWII LMGs (most of which are still quite viable!) shifted basically every BiC/WiC rank around.
END DETAILED CHANGES
END NINTH PATCH NOTES
EIGHTH PATCH NOTES (3/11/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
Battle Rifles Remaster/Expansion!:
SOA Subverter & MWII BR Entries
QRDs
TTK Comparisons, better data on how Range affects TTK.
Better Recoil descriptions.
Every entry rewritten to follow the now-standard formatting.
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
The entire Battle Rifles section has been redone from scratch, so listing changes would just be me copy-pasting the actual update and I ain't about that.
END DETAILED CHANGES
END EIGHTH PATCH NOTES
SEVENTH PATCH NOTES (2/22/24)
HIGHLIGHTS
Handguns/Revolvers Section Remaster!:
QRDs for every gun in the class.
Readjusted Basilisk entry for its S2 rebalance.
Cleaner Pro/Con terminology class-wide.
More Hipfire/Tac Stance/Akimbo data.
A bunch of new "classwide average" stuff in the Notes section.
Various bug discoveries regarding in-game RoF displays.
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED CHANGES
Notes: Added average tap count/average tendency to have Saves/Chokes Note.
Added Saved Vs Base/Choked Vs Base TTKs Note.
Reworded TTK Caveats Note.
Added Average Handlings Notes.
Added Handling Floor Part Count Note.
Added Recoil average Note.
Added Hi-Cal Hipfire Note.
[Added Classwide MWII Akimbo Damage Warning]
COR-45: Swapped TTK & RoF Pro order [TTK, RoF, Handling, Range, Recoil is the standard order I'm going for]
Added Ranged TTK aspect to TTK Pro.
Added Handling Floor Part Count Pro.
Added Tac/Hip/Akimbo Spread Pros.
Added Akimbo Damage YMMV.
Added QRD.
COR-45 Binary Trigger:
Reordered Pros to follow standard order.
Added Hip/Tac Spread YMMVs
Reranked ADS Con (now uses -est for the Floor, doesn't need to specify Lo Cal for the base due to Beholder -esting)
Moved Damage Con to YMMV
Added QRD.
Renetti: Added Saved TTK Pro.
Added Tac Spread & Akimbo Spread Pros.
Tweaked/expanded Recoil Con.
Moved Damage Con to YMMV & reworded it.
Adjusted Akimbo-related YMMVs to fit glossary wordings.
Added QRD.
P890: Retooled Damage Pro into a Saved TTK Pro.
Reordered Cons & reworded TTK Con.
Reworded Recoil Con, added Kick aspect.
Added Hip Spread Con.
Added QRD.
X12: Reranked Range Pro (due to Beholder switching to -est)
Removed exact range data Pro pending further testing of the P890's tap count falloff point.
Retooled Tap con into a proper Choked TTK description.
Tac Spread Con now properly denotes WiC rank.
Added Hip Spread Con.
Added QRD.
9mm Daemon: Removed Bug (its been fixed)
Added Hip Spread Pro.
Reworded/repositioned Swap Speed Con.
Added Choked TTK Con.
Re-ranked ADS Con (due to Binary using -est now)
Added Akimbo YMMVs.
Added QRD.
Tyr: Rephrased Tac Stance Pro.
Moved ADS Floor Pro to YMMV & expanded descrip.
Reranked Range Pro (due to -est)
Reworked specific meter counts of Range pro (tested a bit more in-depth).
Moved TTK/RoF Cons to front.
Reranked ADS Con (due to kits using Est)
added Recoil Con.
Moved Kick Con in front of Reload Speed.
Added Tac Spread YMMV
Added RoF display Bug.
Reworded Glitches substantially.
Added QRD.
Tyr Beholder: Reworded Pros & improved data of Range Pro 1-tap bonus.
Reworded Kick Pro & added Recoil Pro.
Reranked ADS Con to use -est.
Moved TTK/RoF Cons to front.
Added unblocked attachments Bug.
Slightly reworded YMMVs.
Reworded Glitch a bit.
Added QRD.
Basilisk: Added TTK/RoF Con
Improved data on Range Con.
Added Hip Kick Con.
Added Hip/Akimbo YMMVs.
Added RoF Bug.
Added QRD.
Deagle: Tweaked Range Pro rank.
Added Handling Floor Parts Count Pro.
Tweaked ADS Con rank.
Moved TTK Pro to YMMV.
Moved Damage Con to front.
Removed Warning [is now Classwide, testing indicates it applies to all MW2 pistols]
Added QRD.
END DETAILED CHANGES
END SEVENTH PATCH NOTES
BURST FIRE SECTION IDEA, NOW WITH A BLUE HEADER SO I DON'T FORGET THAT IT'S HERE
Also, I'm wondering your opinion on a potential future change: I've been thinking of eventually making "Burst Primaries" its own distinct section/category (tho if I did it'd be a ways out, likely not till I've added MWII ARs/SMGs so as to include the M16 & Fennec Double-Tap), where burst guns are compared to the other burst guns regardless of gun class, rather than to the various full-autos of only their own gun class (I'd probably have some basic comparisons of "Burst TTKs vs Full Auto TTKs on average" in the Notes for the "burst class", though).
This would substantially cut down on the need for nonstandard stat comparisons in a few classes (ex. the "auto" in the G36's "BiC auto Damage", or the Rival Headhunter's bespoke "VS THE DG-56" infobox), while also potentially helping people who specifically want info for the "burst fire playstyle" make easier comparisons for that firemode cross-class.
Lemme know what you think of the idea, namely if you think it'd be best to eventually move burst guns out of their current sections to only be in Burst Primaries (and thus no longer account for the FAMAS while calculating AR BiC/WiCs, etc etc), or if I should instead use it as a "bonus section" where guns are re-listed/re-compared (meaning the only currently-in-guide stuff that'd get retooled would be the Headhunter's special infobox & the G36 Signal's dual entries).
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TYPOS CAUGHT DURING TYPOS CHECK: (2/19/2024)
ARs:
DG-56: "No Drill Fastbolt" (Should be "No Drill UBL")
FAMAS: UBLs Con isn't color-coded
SMGs:
Notes - "Unsplit" in the Stockless Floors note isn't color-coded (I've expanded it to be the full "Unsplit Handling Floors" phrase in the Draft if that helps)
RAM-9: missing a space after "BiC Saved TTK" (rn it's "TTKon 2 headshots")
HRM-9: QRD has color-coding on a couple of words. this is mb, it's hard to make the sentences read well w/o using the shorthand sometimes ;-;
Swarm: QRD has a color-coded "TTK" (pls forgib i beg)
AMR9: Entry is still the pre-Season-2 version, needs to be replaced w/ new version that's in the Draft.
Snipers:
Notes - "TTK BiC/WiCs" in a few notes don't highlight "WiCs" (I've now changed these to "TTK BiC/WiC ranks" in the Draft, my bad)
Longbow Tyrant - "Still Split Handling" in the YMMV is color-coded as Handling rather than Split Handling Floors (this one also my bad, I've now rephrased it to be "Still has Split Handling Floors" in the Draft).
Everything else looks fantastic! However, I did not check Handguns/Revolvers super-in-depth, as that's my next-up section for touching up on my end (to add QRDs & unify Pro/Con/Etc phrasing to match the other QRD'd sections).
END TYPOS CHECK
NEW PATCHES SINCE LAST GUIDE UPDATE (CHECKED 2/19/24 @ ~4PM CENTRAL US):
Sixth Patch (2/19/24)
CUMULATIVE LIST OF SECTIONS W/ CHANGES:
SMGs (Notes, as described in above Typos Check)
Snipers (Notes & Longbow Tyrant, as described in above Typos Check)
Machine Pistols (Alt Title. Notes + Every Gun Entry have been significantly redone)
SIXTH PATCH NOTES (2/19/2024):
HIGHLIGHTS
Remastered entire Machine Pistols Section, most prominently featuring:
TTK BiC/WiCs
QRDs
Much more detailed Recoil Pros/Cons
The Stinger's Season 2 balance rework
END HIGHLIGHTS
DETAILED PER-ENTRY CHANGES:
I FORGOT TO USE SEPARATE PRE- AND POST-REMASTER NOTEPAD FILES FOR MACHINE PISTOLS TO CROSS-COMPARE/DOUBLE-CHECK THIS LIST, SORRY IF I MISSED NOTING SOME CHANGES.
Machine Pistols-
Silly Alt Title: now "YOU SEE, IVAN?" rather than "YOU SEE, IVAN." to better match the meme it's quoting.
Notes - Added standard tap count & Saved TTK Notes.
Added ADS Floor & StF/Floor Notes.
Added Handling Floor Part Count Note.
Added Akimbo Damage Warning.
Renetti Ferocity- LARGELY REDID THIS ENTRY FOLLOWING THE REALIZATION THAT ITS DISPLAYED ROF IS BUGGED
Reworded Range Pro (no longer beats WSP-9, now uses "-est").
Added Stability Pro.
Removed "Floor" from Tac Spread Pro (Spread Pros/Cons being relative to being built for the stat is implied)
Removed Damage Pro [gradually phasing most of these out guide-wide in favor of TTK data]
Now only Second-BiC Tac Spread (due to Stinger's recoil buff affecting its bloom rate)
Added TTK Con [calculating these really put into perspective how useless "best per-shot damage" can be!]
Swapped ADS/StF Con positions (to follow standard order)
Adjusted ADS/StF Con ranks (counting base ADS as Tied w/ Deagle due to only being 10ms off so that I can properly list the Siege as Second-WiC, StF changed to Worstest to follow AM Kit format conventions)
Redid Recoil Con description/ranking.
Moved Swap Speed Con to end of the list. (to follow standard order)
Added RoF Bug.
Added QRD.
WSP Stinger - Added TTK Pro.
Moved RoF Pro to just after TTK.
Removed "base" from ADS Pro
Added Handling Floor Part Count Pro.
Retooled Recoil Pro
Added Tac Spread Pro.
Added headshot count Con (only two MPs need more than 2 headshots)
Moved 5-6mERC in front of Min Range (standard format is Eff then Min)
Removed Damage Con [see Renetti bluetext, but also w/ its recent buff it no longer holds the rank anyway]
Removed Recoil Con (Stock Vs Stockless is now covered in a YMMV)
Added Stability Con.
Added Kick Con.
Tweaked wording of Velocity Con.
Added Kick YMMV.
Touched up Akimbo YMMV to account for Notes Warning & follow glossary terms.
Added QRD.
FTAC Siege: Added TTK/Saved TTK pros (only MP that can save in 1 headshot, possibly only gun in the game that can double-save)
Removed "(extra info bit)" from StF Floor Pro (it seemed superfluous)
Removed "(extra info bit)" from RoF Pro (same thing)
Removed/Retooled Headshot Pro to be part of the TTK Pros.
Moved RoF Pro in front of Handling Pros. (probably going to do this with all guns at some point since RoF is closely related to TTK)
Added Min Range pro (due to Ferocity now using "-est")
Reworded Mag Capacity Pro & moved it to end of the list.
Moved Spread Pros to after Recoil Pro, & reworded to follow Glossary formatting.
Added Stability Con.
Moved Stock Ironsight Pro to YMMV
Moved Stocked Recoil Pro to YMMV, expanded on description.
Moved Swap Speed Con to end of list.
Removed Damage Con [something something "who cares as long as the TTK is great" etc etc]
Reworded Akimbo Kick con to better match glossary formatting.
Added QRD.
X13 Auto: Added Min Range Pro
Added TTK Con.
Moved Saved TTK Con to front (w/ adjusted phrasing) and added Choked TTK con.
Adjusted ADS Pro (base is only 5ms higher than Stinger, Floor is now covered by Notes)
Tweaked wording of Recoil Pro.
Removed "tied" from Hip/Akimbo Con & tidied up phrasing.
Tidied up Kick Con phrasing.
Added QRD.
X13 Impact Point: Hopefully fixed the glitch that was causing the Shrug Emoji's arm to be interpreted by Rentry as formatting data (Guide anon already had this fixed on their end, thanks a ton!)
Also added a Stability Pro.
Added TTK Con.
Moved headshot con to front, reworded to follow TTK phrasing (also trimmed it to just "Same TTK issues as base gun" to save character count).
Removed "floor" from Spread Cons (it's implied any time that stat is mentioned), touched up phrasing to match Glossary format.
"yet worse ADS and Recoil" now ends with "the base gun" rather than "the regular X13"
Redid Recoil Con description.
Removed Spread "*" and added Glitch to backend notepad file (this change was already present in the live draft & guide)
Also reworded Glitch slightly.
Added QRD.
GS Magna: Retooled Damage Pro (now a Saved TTK Pro + a "Headshot Prevents Choked TTK" extra)
Now just BiC Range due to Ferocity switching to "-est"s.
Added Choked TTK Cons, Removed Leg Multiplier Con (latter retooled as part of Choke description).
Moved RoF Con just after TTK Cons (probably said this elsewhere in the patch already but i'm now grouping these after TTK, before Handling.)
Added Recoil YMMV
Rephrased/somewhat reordered Range, Spread, Kick Cons to match Glossary phrasing.
Added QRD.
END DETAILED CHANGES.
END SIXTH PATCH NOTES.
[THIS TEXT BLOCK IS NO LONGER RELEVANT BUT IS KEPT ON RECORD JUST IN CASE]
NEW PATCHES SINCE LAST GUIDE UPDATE (CHECKED 2/15/24 @ ~10:45PM CENTRAL US TIME):
Fourth Patch (2/12/24)
Fifth Patch (2/"16"/24)
CUMULATIVE LIST OF SECTIONS/ENTRIES WITH CHANGES, SO THAT GUIDE ANON DOESN'T NEED TO PAINFULLY SCOUR THE PATCH NOTES TO KNOW WHAT/WHERE NEEDS AN UPDOOT:
ARs (Notes, FAMAS, F2000, SVA, MCW Raven)
SMGs (Notes & Every Gun Entry, plus the new RAM-9 entry)
Snipers (Notes, Signal, Carrack, Longbow, Stalker, MCPR, Imperium, SP-X, plus the new Longbow Tyrant entry)
Machine Pistols (WSP Stinger's real gun name)
END "TOP SECTION FOR HELPING GUIDE ANON KEEP TRACK OF WHAT I CHANGED"
[END NOW-IRRELEVANT TEXT BLOCK]
FIFTH PATCH NOTES (2/16/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
New Gun Entry: Longbow Tyrant
Overhauled Striker 9 entry to cover the gun's new rework
A handful of BiC/WiC ranking shifts in SMGs & Snipers (mostly for Sniper ADS ranks due to the Longbow buff & SPX nerf)
END HIGHLIGHTS
EXTRA DETAILS FOR GUIDE ANON
The following entries had changes as compared to Patch 4:
In ARs the FAMAS.
In SMGs the Notes, Striker 9, Striker, HRM-9, and WSP-9 Broodmother.
In Snipers the Notes, Signal, Carrack, Longbow, Stalker, MCPR, Imperium, and SP-X (plus the new Longbow Tyrant entry being added)
END EXTRA DETAILS
MORE-SPECIFIC PER-ENTRY CHANGES
ARs:
FR 556: Reworded Underbarrel Con (to account for the Chainsaw AM Part)
SMGs:
Notes: Removed first Choked/Saved TTK Note [formerly mentioned "Most have a Choked, few have a Saved", but balance changes have shifted the ratio of both TTK types so towards 50/50 that it's better to just handle them solely within the specific gun entires]
Switched order of Choked Vs Base / Saved vs Base TTK comparisons Note (now Saved, then Choked, to better match the order the stats appear in gun entries).
Striker 9: Added Saved TTK and "No Choked" Pros. Removed Choked TTK Con. (due to damage buffs)
Swapped Kick ranking w/ Striker (due to recoil rework)
Added Min Range Con (due to nerf)
Rewrote Recoil YMMV (due to recoil rework)
Striker: Swapped Kick ranking w/ Striker 9 (due to 9's recoil rework)
HRM-9: Now only Second-WiC Min Range (due to Striker 9 rework)
WSP-9 Broodmother: Now only Second-WiC Min Range (due to Striker 9 rework)
Snipers:
Notes: Clarified on Lowest-Possible-Optic Note that Hybrid Sights act as a workaround [thanks to whichever anon mentioned this a while back!]
Signal: Tweaked QRD to better represent its Range nerf (without "overly" sacrificing range now being the keyword, as it now has less arm 1-tap range than all bolties but the Longbow & LA-B)
Carrack: Lost Third-BiC ADS Floor (due to SPX Nerf and Longbow buff moving rankings)
Longbow: Now BiC ADS, and as such BiC Handling (due to buff)
Tweaked 1-tap Range Con to improve clarity/phrasing.
Tweaked Split Floors YMMV (neglected Handlings are now both Second-BiC)
Redid Bug description (AM Kit acts as a partial workaround)
Longbow Tyrant: All-new entry!
Stalker: Lost Third-BiC ADS Floor (as per Carrack)
MCPR: Lost Third-BiC ADS Floor (as per Carrack)
Imperium: Removed "Decent ADS Floor" Pro due to no longer being the unstated Fourth-BiC (as per Carrack)
SP-X: Now Third-BiC ADS/Floor (Lost BiC ADS and Second-BiC Floor due to nerf)
END PER-ENTRY CHANGES
END FIFTH PATCH NOTES
FOURTH PATCH NOTES (2/12/24):
HIGHLIGHTS
New Gun Entry: RAM-9
Added a couple of AR Pros/Cons that I forgot to transfer from my stat sheets to the actual guide entries last update (BP50, MCW Raven).
Way more accurate info regarding SMG Stockless & Split Handling Floors.
SMG Firing Aim Stability BiC/WiCs & by-proxy improvements to Recoil descriptions.
A bunch of SMG ADS BiC/WiCs shifted around thanks to the Uzi buffs.
Gun nuts rejoice, I finally realized I had the Uzi Pro and Micro Uzi's names mixed up!
END HIGHLIGHTS
EXTRA INFO FOR GUIDE ANON
TLDR for the Per-Entry stuff is that AR Notes and the BP50/SVA/MCW Raven all had small additions/fixes.
-Every- SMG & the SMGs Notes were adjusted to some degree.
And then the WSP Stinger in Machine Pistols had its real gun name fixed.
Finally, all the typos that you found have now been corrected on my end, thanks!
END EXTRA INFO
DETAILED PER-ENTRY CHANGES
ARs:
Notes: Reworded tap count Note to use singular "tap" instead of "taps".
Corrected "Split H-Floors" Note to now read "Split Handling Floors" ["H-Floors" was a not-intended-for-release abbreviation i was using while writing the S2 ARs Update, but it seems I missed correcting a few!]
BP50:
Added missing Headshot-related Con.
SVA:
Corrected a lingering instance of "Split H-Floors" to now be "Split Handling Floors" in Pros.
MCW Raven:
Added missing headshot-related Pro.
BRs:
Sidewinder Thunder Kit: fixed all "taps" to be "tap". "4+ tap" is still an issue but will be corrected whenever the BRs' "QRD Update" is ready.
SMGs:
Notes: Saved TTK "better thans" Note tweaked to reflect how the RAM's Saved beats the Swarm's TTK.
Removed Split Handling Floors Note [after some consideration and much better-refined backend data, i'm no longer counting a gun as being Split if both of its "Neglected Floors" are only ≤10ms worse than the full Floor. This only leaves 3 SMGs + 1 AM Kit as qualifying for being Split, so those are now addressed on a per-gun basis]
Updated Stockless Handling Floors Note to reflect Split Floors data improvements [Stockless is now technically much better than the previous "only improves Floors by ~10ms" description, due to how the unmentioned ≤10ms gaps add into that improvement. Stockless Uzis are especially benefitted, as their Neglected Stockless ADS can be as much as -40ms- better than their regular Neglected ADS, and they also have a specific Stockless build that's no longer Split]
Added Tac Spread note.
RAM-9: All-new entry! (All text touched up as compared to sneak-peek).
Striker 9: Cleaned up character count of real gun name
Added Tac Spread, Kick, & Stability Pros.
Added StF Floor Pro [i'm taking split floor "neglected floors" and near-ties more into account for StF rankings, so that a few more guns get to brag about their sub-50ms floors]
Recoil is now a YMMV (was previously in both Pros and Cons)
Striker: Adjusted StF ranking.
Redid/refined Recoil description.
Added Kick & Stability Pros.
HRM-9: Pro + Con Recoil is now a YMMV & has been touched up.
Added Tac Stance YMMV.
Adjusted StF ranking.
Added TTK Pro (Ettin now having a custom ranking shifted ranks)
Added Kick Con.
Adjusted Min Range ranking (being Second was previously due to an AM Kit not using "-est")
Trimmed "not many barrels/stocks" Con since "as compared to other SMGs" is implicit of all entries.
WSP Swarm: Corrected Real Gun Name (was Micro Uzi, now Uzi Pro. This and the WSP Stinger had their names mixed up, whoops!)
Adjusted Choked TTK ranking.
Added Split Floors Con.
Touched up Recoil Con.
Added Stability & Kick Cons.
Adjusted QRD ("or headshots with Siege" now "with a few guns" as the RAM-9 also qualifies).
Swarm Akimbo Brace: Removed base StF Con (beaten by RAM). StF Floor Con now uses "-est" format.
Touched up Recoil descrip & added Stability Con.
Added a line to the QRD (regarding the awful StF)
AMR9: Removed "inside of Eff Range" from Saved TTK Pro (at this is typically implicit)
Adjusted Recoil Pro to also mention the solid base Stability.
Adjusted Handling rankings in Cons.
Removed YMMV (i stand by it being a funny, but with the MCW's nerfs the comparison is no longer very accurate) [fun fact: this was labeled "SILLY BULLSHIT" rather than "YMMV" in my WIP files]
AMR Ettin: Clarified TTK is -between- BiC and Second-BiC.
Adjusted Range ranking to use "-est" regarding Min Range. Adjusted Handling rankings.
Adjusted Kick Con.
Moved Recoil to YMMV and overhauled description to include Stability, better explain pattern.
Moved YMMV to above Note (was already present on live Guide)
Reworded Note to better clarify Spread mechanic.
Tweaked QRD to mention awful handling
WSP-9: Removed "inside of Eff Range" from TTK Pro (this is typically implicit)
Adjusted Range ranking.
Moved StF Pro to before Range Pro to match "standard stat order"
Added StF Floor Pro.
Moved Recoil to Pro & reworded descrip (actual issue was Stability)
Added Stability Con)
Added Split Floors Con.
WSP Broodmother: Adjusted Range ranking to use "-est".
Adjusted ADS ranking to use "-est"
Tweaked Recoil descrip to clarify Horz.
Adjusted Range ranking (due to other guns now using "-est")
Added Split Floors Con.
Tweaked QRD (now only -2- meters of extra range!)
Rival-9: Adjusted TTK ranking (no longer considers Ettin's).
Adjusted Handling rankings (added StF Floor Con due to Ettin now using "-est" shifting ranks).
Adjusted Tac Spread ranking & removed "Kick" aspect of that Pro (RAM-9 kinda has it beat there)
Adjusted Recoil Con (removed mention of Vert as turns out from extensive testing it's actually quite average, changed ranking to be Horz-based)
Rival Headhunter:
Adjusted Handling Floor rankings.
Moved YMMV to above "VS The DG-56" (this was already present in the live Guide)
Moved Recoil to YMMV and added a bit to description.
LMGs:
Evolvere 7.62: Fixed "5 tap" typo.
Pulemot: sentences with "taps" all reworded to fit "tap".
DMRs:
DM56: fixed "2-taps"
Machine Pistols:
WSP Stinger: Changed real gun name to correctly be Micro Uzi (was mixed up with the Swarm)
END OVERLY-DETAILED CHANGE TRACKING
END FOURTH PATCH'S NOTES
THIRD PATCH WITH NOTES (2/9/24)
HIGHLIGHTS
New Stats/Glossary Entries: UBL restrictions, Split Handling Floors, Stability.
New Gun Entries: BP50, Holger Backsaw Kit.
Completely redone MCW Raven Kit entry due to it getting a total stat overhaul.
RAM-7 entry now has far more detailed/accurate Recoil info (turns out Firing Aim Stability is actually important sometimes!)
Added a double-entry for the Holger Burst Kit: the old one is still at bottom of the burst rifles (Vs Burst Rifles), the new one is under the base Holger (Vs Base Holger).
Comprehensive class-wide ARs update to reflect season 2 balance changes and add a few extra/better-clarified stats!
END HIGHLIGHTS
MORE DETAILED CHANGES FOR GUIDE ANON'S EYES (OR EARS, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A TTS PROGRAM PROCESS THESE NOTES AS AN AUDIOBOOK)
Split Handling Floors is in the Handling/RoF/Range Glossary section, Stability is in the Recoil Section, UBL is in the slowly-forming "Attachments Section" w/ Rechamber & Fastbolt.
Most entries in the Recoil Section have been touched up to better clarify how they inter-relate or may have separate ADS/Hipfire meanings.
A few bits were added to the AR class's Notes section.
There's now two Holger Burst Kit entries, one with the Burst ARs and another below the base Holger 556.
The new full-auto ARs are in positions based on their in-game select list order.
The SVA was removed from Burst ARs and put in its full-autos list order position.
In general, every AR entry has had at least some change, be it from BiC/WiCs shifting due to the addition of the BP50 & the MCW/Holger nerfs, the addition of UBL/Split Floor/Stability info, from adjusting AM Kits to consistently use "Bestest/Worstest" if their stats surpass base guns, or in a couple of cases just tidying up wording.
In addition to that, AR Handling data was adjusted to make sure all of it is based on the actual Floor values rather than "best setups" that tried to strike a balance on the Split Floors as I'd been basing them on prior to SMGs Remastered.
I'll be working on an SMGs update next (will prob start tomorro) to add the RAM-9 and account for balance changes, then a Snipers update to add the Longbow Tyrant & balance changes there. Whatever's after that depends on if the Backsaw is actually next week's AM kit or not.
END MORE-DETAILED CHANGES
GUIDE UPDATE SUGGESTIONS (ALSO FOR GUIDE ANON)
I would add a line break in the Glossary between the bottom of Recoil stuff and Rechamber/Fastbolt, as UBL may not be the final addition to that section long-term.
very thank once again for all of your help & hard work!
END SUGGESTIONS. DAM CHECK OUT HOW SMALL THIS SECTION IS, SOMEBODY MUST BE DOING A FAB JOB
METICULOUS PER-ENTRY CHANGE DETAILS FOR ARS
Notes: Standardized stat wordings.
Added Backsaw mention to OBK TTKs note.
Added a note regarding non-OBK burst TTKs.
Added a note regarding Split H-Floors.
DG-56: Adjusted Handling rankings.
Added TTK Con (due to extending frontend rankings to include Thirds) Added UBL Con.
Various phrasing edits in Cons & QRD.
FR 5.56: Added Unsplit Handling Floor Pro. Clarified Min Range Pro was BiC Burst. Added Recoil Pro.
Reworded TTK Con to make more clear that it's the class-wide WiC. Adjusted RoF Con. Adjusted Handling rankings. Added UBL Con.
Small phrasing edit to QRD.
Holger Signal Kit (Vs Burst ARs): Added comparison clarification to entry title. Removed "556" from title to clean up character count.
Reworded non-OBK TTK Con. Adjusted Handling Cons rankings/phrasing to reflect new AM Kit "-est" standard. Added Split Handling Con. Added Con for blocked attachment slots + lack of UBLs. Changed QRD's "Easiest" to "Easier" to better represent how the recoil is more liable than other burst ARs to ruin the OBK even though it doesn't need headshots.
BP50: All-new entry!
(All text has been updated as compared to the screenshot-only "sneak peek" previously posted in the thread, to use standardized stat terms & remove "New" from stat ranks)
SVA 545: Moved to below BP50 to reflect in-game weapon order, as Hyperburst weapons won't be considered part of the "burst fire" section going forward.
Corrected Note position in sub-entries to reflect standard order (this was already present in your live version of the guide).
Removed BiC/WiCs that specifically compared to Burst ARs.
Removed Handling Cons (rank changes push it closer to averages).
Moved Recoil to YMMV.
Adjusted phrasing of just about every remaining Pro/Con/YMMV/Note.
RAM-7: Added ADS Pro. Adjusted Spread Pro to clarify it also applies to Tac Spread.
Added TTK Cons (bodyshot TTK is only 8ms better than Holger so i'm counting them as tied, Saved TTK is worse than the Holger's and wasn't previously being accounted for). Removed ADS Con due to rankings changes pushing it towards averages. Added Stability Con to Kick Con, added description of effect.
Changed Recoil to a YMMV and totally redid the description, due to the recent testing discovery of Stability being the root cause of the random side-to-side, not Horz Recoil, and that the gun's actual Horz Recoil is a fixed pattern.
Removed Bug (it's been fixed).
Redid QRD to reflect new Recoil/Stability knowledge.
MTZ-556: Adjusted TTK & Handling rankings. Added more detail to Recoil descrip and moved it to YMMV, added Stability YMMV.
Holger 556: TTK is now a YMMV to better represent that it's a decent Saved TTK but a poor base TTK. Clarified RoF Con was specifically for full-autos. More detailed Recoil descrip.
Adjusted Handling rankings. Added Split Handling Con. Added Stability Con.
Redid QRD to reflect how the ADS nerf combined with the BP50 now being its competition has gimped the hell out of it.
Holger Signal Kit (Vs Base Holger): Technically-new entry!
(re-describes the Signal's Pros/Cons/YMMV/QRD in specific comparison to the base Holger 556)
Holger Backsaw Kit: All-new entry!
(Text has been cleaned up compared to the sneak peek)
MCW: Added Unsplit Floors Pro.
More detailed Recoil description. Added Stability Pro
ADS Floor is now a Con due to nerf. TTK Con is now more in-depth regarding the base/Saved/Vs Autos differences Adjusted Handling rankings. Adjusted Eff Range ranking.
MCW Raven Kit: Mostly-redone entry due to the stat overhaul!
Adjusted TTK rankings. Added Unsplit Floors Pro. Recoil is now a Pro due to overhauled pattern. Added Stability Pro.
ADS is now a Con due to nerf. Removed "Can't save TTK" Con as it's no longer the case.
Redid QRD to reflect wildly changed stats/ranks.
[Unlike what i said in the sneak peek, Range ranking remained unchanged due to Nightshade being adjusted to Worstest instead]
DG-58 Nightshade Kit: Removed "LSW" from title to clean up character count.
Adjusted various rankings to reflect always using "-est" ranks on AM Kits that beat base guns.
Reworded a few pros/cons to fit standardized stat phrasings.
Added Split Handling Con.
END METICULOUS PER-ENTRY SHIT (I AM BIG SORRY IF I FORGOT A FEW THINGS)
END THIRD PATCH NOTE
Main Guide Patch 2.3 comments:
I got the Trailer Park Boys reference lol. definitely keep that that's great.
for the ALSO after the patch notes, it sounds like a great idea to add those! i'm planning on eventually stat-crunching the MW2 guns for every class, so that'll def be a help for any readers who wanna focus on just one gunset or the other. I think Centered looks best, but also think Before Weapon Icon looks solid if it'd be faster/easier for you to just add them there for the time being while stuff is still WIP.
Also, you've easily done just as much work as i have, so if u want then please add a line for yourself in the guide's title credits sometime!
SECOND PATCH WITH NOTES (2/6/2024) [FIRST PATCH WITH NOTES LOST ETERNALLY TO THE UNENDING PASSAGE OF TIME]:
Changes I Made To The Draft:
Added full Sniper Rifles class data, including MW2 weapons (alt-title for section: "xXOptikQuik-Flikz420SnopezXx")
Added "Rechamber" and "Fastbolt" to a new subsection at the bottom of the Glossary, your call on if/what highlighting they get as the stats are only relevant for bolt/lever-actions and pump shotguns.
Currently only for Snipers, reordered subcategories to be Pros - Cons - YMMV - Notes - Bugs - QRD - Warning
potential reordering of other classes or un-reordering of Snipers pending your input, see Suggestions section below
Corrected Rival-9's real gun name (was "Scorpion 3 EVO", should've been and now is "Scorpion EVO 3", oops)
Fixed the Bren 2's "R Stands For Recoil" typo on my end.
Guide Typos/Glitches i've caught:
plural Marksman Rifles would still just be "Marksman" afaik
Spread's formatting appears to be bugged and doesn't color the word outside of the Glossary.
If it being initially listed as "Spread/Bloom" is the cause of the issue then just drop "Bloom" from the Glossary, as i'm already making sure to only use "Spread" going forward (and as of right now the sole instance of "bloom" actually being used in-entry is on the Renetti, and i plan on rewording that anyway once i'm writing Handgun QRDs).
Guide Suggestions:
imo we should change Assault Rifles' alt-title to "Wannabe Pirates", since "AR Fun Facts" wasn't me trying to make an actual joke/reference like the other titles have all been.
that in mind as a note the original Handguns title ("FULLY Semi-Automatic Pistols") was a reference to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVQXCL2JGA but i'm fine w/ it if you wanna keep the Deus Ex joke.
Going forward i'm wondering if YMMVs might work better without the colored infoboxes/associated special spacing, instead just being a third "regular line" after pros/cons.
This thought is primarily inspired by how Snipers have a YMMV on nearly every gun, and how i also suspect that YMMVs may become more frequent going forward now that i've gotten into the swing of running the stat comparisons much more comprehensively.
For the time being I've formatted Snipers on my end in Pros - Cons - YMMV - Notes - Etc order, but if you think it's better to keep YMMVs infoboxed then lmk and i can switch back to Pros - Cons - Notes - YMMV - Etc for future updates.
Also, I would upgrade the MCW 6.8 AM Kit's Warning back up to a Red Box, as while it doesn't strictly "break" the gun, it can seriously mess up your aim if you don't know about it/don't understand what's happening, and unlike the Inhibitor's similar bug no amount of mid-burst mouse movement will prevent the forced view pull-down from happening once you stop shooting.
END SECOND PATCH
NOTES FOR MYSELF FOR WHEN I'M WRITING FUTURE UPDATES (THIS ISN'T PART OF THE PATCH NOTES):
Make sure to change all instances of using the word "spread" as in cases of "ADS Floor differences are only a 15ms spread" to instead use "gap", to avoid confusion with the Hipfire Spread stat/possible highlighting issues. (afaik only 1 or 2 of these are still floating around).
Make sure all uses of "Spread" regarding Hipfire Spread are capitalized (currently an issue w/ lots of un-remastered entries).