Within the opening days of Black Ops 6, the meta has been closely dominated by assault rifles, be it the XM4, the AS VAL, or something in between. This is because of how robust they’re compared to the SMGs – however that might be set to vary quickly.
The SMGs have been outclassed by ARs since Black Ops 6 launched, particularly with large injury drop-off at medium and longer ranges that imply you received’t actually have a combating probability.
Pair that with the good mobility on assault rifles and gamers who like to run-and-gun with a sub have been left scratching their heads.
On November 2, the Affiliate Director of design at Treyarch, Matt Scronce, spoke on the subject. Replying to somebody complaining that the SMGs are “very underpowered,” Scronce admitted that whereas he didn’t totally agree, there was “tuning incoming” to hopefully deal with this subject.
Whereas the tuning replace hasn’t come but, these are normally saved for mid-week, so it might be coming very quickly (between November 4-7) or, alternatively, it might be a part of the Season 1 replace on November 14.
Season 1 can also be because of convey the latest iteration of COD battle royale to Warzone, integrating the Black Ops 6 motion and gameplay in addition to introducing new Resurgence map Space 99.
Treyarch and Warzone devs Raven will doubtless each need the SMG tuning to be accomplished earlier than then to make the transition seamless, however for many who have been struggling to get the mastery camos on their submachine weapons, there could also be mild on the finish of the tunnel.
For those who’re nonetheless struggling to stage up your SMGs shortly, ensure to take a look at our information on how you can rank up quick in Black Ops 6.
Relying on how the tuning impacts the meta, we’d see the weapon tier listing in Black Ops 6 shake-up too.