M34 Novaline vs Sokol 545 in Black Ops 7
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MARKSMAN RIFLE
M34 Novaline
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LIGHT MACHINE GUN
Sokol 545
M34 Novaline
M34 Novaline net nerf (score -7): ROF 600→750RPM, ADS 330→350ms, STF 230→250ms, tSTF 360→380ms. 5 attachment trait(s) touched (4 up / 1 down).
Sokol 545
Sokol 545 net buff (score +6): gun kick (impr) 15→21%, h-recoil (impr) 15→21%, v-recoil (impr) 15→21%.
Stat trajectory
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Stat comparison
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Patch history
M34 Novaline4 patches
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Preseason / Launch
view full patch- Sprint to Fire 230→250ms (nerf)+8.7%sprint_to_fire_time_ms
- Tac Sprint to Fire 360→380ms (nerf)+5.6%tactical_sprint_to_fire_time_ms
- Slide to Fire 430→460ms (nerf)+7.0%slide_to_fire_time_ms
- Dive to Fire time 510→540ms (nerf)+5.9%fire_time_ms
- Movement Speed 4.5→4.4m/s (nerf)−2.2%movement_speed_mps
- ADS Time 330→350ms (nerf)+6.1%ads_time_ms
- Received Flinch 0.45→0.5N (nerf)+11.1%received_flinch_n
Season 01
view full patch- Fire Rate 324→240RPM (nerf) — Semi Auto Select Fire−25.9%fire_rate_pct
- Semi Auto Select Fire · Horizontal Recoil Δ -25% (buff)
Season 02
view full patch- 15 Cyclops 03 Barrel · Vertical Recoil (penalty) 55→35% (buff)−36.4%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
- 15 Cyclops 03 Barrel · Gun Kick (penalty) 48→34% (buff)−29.2%gun_kick__penalty
- Damage Range penalty 10→6% (buff) — Bolt Carrier Group Adjustment−40.0%damage_range_pct__penalty
Season 03
view full patch- Fire Rate 600→750RPM (buff)+25.0%fire_rate_pct
- Fire Rate (improvement) 10→20% (buff)+100.0%fire_rate_pct__improvement
- Damage Range penalty 10→25% (nerf)+150.0%damage_range_pct__penalty
- Bullet Velocity (penalty) 10→30% (nerf)+200.0%bullet_velocity_pct__penalty
Sokol 5453 patches
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Season 01
view full patch- Recoil of default fire mode (qualitative)
- View Kick (buff)
Season 02
view full patch- Movement Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
- Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
- ADS Spread 1.75→1.45degrees (buff)−17.1%ads_spread_pct
- ADS Time (improvement) 65→75ms (buff)+15.4%ads_time_ms__improvement
- ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
- Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
- Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
- Gun Kick (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%gun_kick__improvement
Season 03
view full patch- ADS Movement (penalty) 20→17.5% (buff)−12.5%ads_movement_speed_mps__penalty
Sources
- Black Ops 7 Season 03 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Season 02 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Season 01 Patch NotesOfficial source →
- Black Ops 7 Preseason Patch NotesOfficial source →
Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.