Alongside Wake Island, Community Games, and other recent additions in War in the Pacific, DICE recently released Battlefield 5 Update 5.2. This update prompted criticism from fans for a variety of changes made to firearm BTK and other areas. Now, the studio has released a hotfix, Update 5.2.2, which seeks to address several of these issues.
New Changes in Battlefield 5 Update 5.2.2
“With thanks to the feedback shared with us,” wrote DICE in a post about Battlefield 5 Update 5.2.2; “BTK values on guns which have been too heavily impacted by the changes will change; both up close, and at range. You’ve told us you don’t like the way some of the guns behave since Update 5.2, and we’re keen to acknowledge the weapons that we got wrong.”
First of all, before we get to weapons, Update 5.2.2 does address other issues with the game’s Enemy Acquisition System. The icon which appears when players are close to enemy players has been completely removed, for example. Additionally, the system’s activation range has been reduced to 20m when players aim directly at enemies. According to DICE, this is to offset the “removal of ‘Passive Spotting.'”
Weapon Changes in Battlefield 5 Update 5.2.2
When it comes to weapons, DICE have made an array of changes to the Battlefield 5 weapons to help address concerns about Update 5.2. These specific changes are as follows: (You can see the full detailed list of changes here.)
- ZK-383 / EMP / MP40 / STEN; The damage model is now 4-11 instead of 4-10 BTK.
- Light Bolt ZK-383 / MP28 / M1928A1 / Suomi; The damage model is now 5-13 instead of 4-10 BTK. In fact, they now have faster damage dropoff. Additionally, the vertical recoil has gone up by 25% and horizontal recoil has gone up by 60%.
- Type 100; The damage model is now 5-12 instead of 5-10 BTK.
- StG 44; The damage model is now 5-8 instead of 4-8 BTK.
- Sturmgewehr 1-5; The damage model is now 6-9 instead of 5-9 BTK. Additionally, the vertical recoil has gone up by 25% and horizontal recoil has gone up by 20%.
- M1907 SF; The damage model is now 5-13 instead of 4-10 BTK. Additionally, the damage dropoff has been reduced.
- Breda M1935 PG; The damage model is now 5-6 instead of 4-6 BTK.
- KE7 / Type 97 / Bren Gun / Lewis Gun; The damage model is now 5-8 instead of 4-8 BTK.
- LS/26; The damage model is now 4-11 instead of 4-9 BTK.
- FG-42; The damage model is now 5-13 instead of 4-9 BTK. Additionally, the damage dropoff has been sped up to be faster than the LS/26.
- VGO / MG 42; The damage model is now 5-13 instead of 4-10 BTK, and the damage dropoff has been reduced. Additionally, vertical recoil has gone down by 25% and horizontal recoil has gone down by 20%. Finally, an issue with the MG42 dealing too much damage with High Velocity Bullets has been fixed.
- Turner SMLE / MAS 44; The damage model is now 3 BTK when shooting within 30m.
- AG m/42; The gun’s rate of fire has gone up from 300 to 360 rpm. According to DICE, this is to help balance it against the MAS44 and Turner SMLE.