M8A1

M8A1 mixed adjustments (score +1): bullet velocity pct (pen) 10→20%, damage range pct (pen) 10→20%. 9 attachment trait(s) touched (9 up / 0 down).

Patches touched: 4
Cumulative score: +1.3, mixed
First seen: 2025-11-14

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2025-11-26

Preseason / Launch

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Rl 5 56 Brake · Vertical Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)−20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
Movement Speed (improvement) 0.9→0.6m/s (nerf) — Vas Barrage 01 Stock−33.3%movement_speed_mps__improvement
Vas Barrage 01 Stock · Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.45→0.2/s (nerf)−55.6%sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement
Damage Range improvement 20→10% (nerf) — 3mW Motion Strike Laser−50.0%damage_range_pct__improvement

2025-12-15

Season 01

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Tac Stance Spread (improvement) 63→66% (buff) — MFS Striker Tactical Stock+4.8%tac_stance_spread_pct__improvement
MFS Striker Tactical Stock · Flinch penalty 40→18% (buff)−55.0%flinch_penalty_pct__penalty
Tac Stance Walk Speed (improvement) 0.4→0.9m/s (buff) — 2mW Adaptive Tactical Laser+125.0%tac_stance_aim_walking_speed_mps__improvement
g7 Launch Grip · Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→19% (buff)+26.7%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
Schmidt Trapper Grip · Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 11→16% (buff)+45.5%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→18% (buff) — K S Impact Stock+20.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
K S Impact Stock · Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→18% (buff)+20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement

2026-02-05

Season 02

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16 5 Deadeye Barrel · Vertical Recoil (penalty) 55→35% (buff)−36.4%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
16 5 Deadeye Barrel · Gun Kick (penalty) 49→32% (buff)−34.7%gun_kick__penalty

2026-04-02

Season 03

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Damage Range penalty 10→20% (nerf)+100.0%damage_range_pct__penalty
Bullet Velocity (penalty) 10→20% (nerf)+100.0%bullet_velocity_pct__penalty

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KRS-7.62

+0.0

KRS-7.62 unchanged since its Season 04 debut.

Untouched since launch

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M34 Novaline

-7.3

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).

4 patches touched

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Swordfish A1

-12.0

Swordfish A1 net nerf (score -12): max dmg 35→31dmg, HS-mult 1.1→1.3x, ADS 330→340ms, min dmg 30→27dmg. 10 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 10 down).

1 patch touched

Soft counters

Heuristic: weapons whose class typically holds an engagement-distance edge against M8A1. Not authoritative — how this is computed.

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