Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2has received its mid-season update and with it comes a range of gameplay updates and new content, most notably in the form of the all-new Raid in Spec Ops. Overall, these changes are great for balancing the current content in the game, however, this does mean nerfs have been applied to a few weapons, most notably the Riot Shield. Since the release ofModern Warfare 2andWarzone, the Riot Shield has become a rather formidable tool to utilize when on the battlefield.
The Riot Shield acts as one of the melee weapons inModern Warfare 2. When in the hands of the player, they are virtually invincible from the front, allowing the user to reduce the distance between themselves and the enemy. Although this may not seem like a viable option as players can’t damage their enemy from distance, once they are within arms reach of the enemy they can melee them while continuing to cover themselves from the front making it effective onsmall maps like Shipment. Before the nerf, players could kill enemies in just two hits.
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The usability of the Riot Shield has been decreasedin player’s loadout inModern Warfare 2but has definitely put it into a much more balanced postilion in the meta. The first major change comes with the reduced movement speed. This will make it harder for players to reduce the distance to the enemy. Although this isn’t a huge change, it will give the enemy more time to react. The user will also have to melee 3 times instead of 2 to eliminate the enemy. Finally, there are also a few animation improvements, making the visuals more accurate and increasing the switch time between the shield and knife.
This also has a major effect on the progression of bothModern Warfare 2andWarzone 2.0in the form of camo challengesand meta changes. For those going for the Polyatomic and Platinum camos, buffs and nerfs can make this easier or more difficult depending on the situation. For example, if players haven’t completed the camo challenges for the Riot Shield, they may find it slightly harder to do so now with these nerfs applied to the weapon. However, there may be another weapon that has received a buff that will make the camo challenges slightly easier.
Theseupdates are excellent for the health ofWarzone 2andModern Warfare 2. The next large patch will come in the form of Season 2 bringing a range of new content to the game. That is a little while away so we’ll have to wait and see how the current balancing and meta evolve over the next few weeks.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
