Call of Duty Update 1.23 Adds 200-Player Warzone, MP5 and Grau Nerfs

Call of Duty Modern Warfare and Warzone Update 1.23 brought 200-player Warzone matches and new gulag weapons to the game early Tuesday morning.

The new 200-player Warzone playlist, available for a limited time, allows four-player teams to drop into Verdansk with 49 other teams. Previously, Warzone capped participants at 150 players.

Players in the gulag will be able to use semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles and a loadout with nothing but fists and a knife.

The spotter scope, a new piece of equipment, allows Warzone players to zoom in on distant locations and mark enemies for their teammates.

New supply run contracts give players who take them a limited time to receive discounts on all Buy Station purchases.

Tuesday's update also brings plenty of new playlists and weapon balance changes. See those below.

Modern Warfare Update 1.23 Playlists

• Ground War
• Blueprint Gunfight
• Team Defender
• Cheshire Park 24/7
• Shoot the Ship 24/7
• Gunfight Tournaments
• Realism Mosh Pit is now in the Quick Play Filter

Warzone Update 1.23 Playlists

• BR Quads 200
• BR Trios
• BR Duos
• BR Solos
• Plunder: Blood Money

Warzone Update 1.23 Weapon Changes

• The M4 will perform an AR magazine reload when attempting to reload the underbarrel launcher while you have the 50 Round Mag attachment equipped. This has been fixed

• Stopping Power is now applied to headshots. Only certain weapons can go from a 2-shot to a 1-shot head shot, like the FAL and Oden. This fixes a few cases where headshots could sometimes do less damage than body shots when using Stopping Power

Increased Max Ammo

• M4 .458 SOCOM Rounds

Increased Max Ammo and Start Ammo

• CR-56 AMAX M67 Rounds
• SKS 10 Round Mags
• Striker 45 Hollowpoint Rounds
• SCAR Default Mags
• Oden Default Mags

Increased Start Ammo

• SCAR 25 Round Mags
• Oden 25 Round Mags

AX-50

• Increased damage range

HDR

• Guaranteed one-hit to lower torso at any range

Kar98k

• Increased ADS speed
• Small decrease to hip spread
• Increased damage range

MK2 Carbine

• Faster movement speed
• Increased damage range

Dragonuv

• Increased ADS speed
• 2 hit kill min
• Gun recoil returns to the center more
• Faster rate of fire

FAL

• Added a close range damage shelf with one-hit headshot potential

AK-47

• Increased ADS speed

CR-56 AMAX

• Decreased damage range

MP5

• Decreased damage range
• Decreased 10mm damage range
• Reduced long range damage to 10mm ammo
• Slight recoil increase to 10mm ammo

Grau 5.56

• Damage range reduction
• Slight increase to high frequency recoil
• Reduced recoil compensation and decreased range on Tempus 26.4” Archangel and FSS 20.8” Nexus barrels

Shotgun Slugs

• Increased projectile velocity
• Reduced ads spread
• Added dynamic hip spread
• Increased damage ranges
• Increased lower torso damage

No stock attachment

• Increased weapon recoil
• Decreased ADS aiming steadiness