AWM Balance Changes

Balance Philosophy

For every weapon between A and S tier, apply one nerf to one aspect of it so it's not completely dominant on the battlefield.

Proposed Changes

Each entry lists the move or ability affected, the adjustment itself, and — where the analysis states one — the problem it is meant to solve and the reasoning behind it.

1. Damage

   Nerf

   Proposed adjustment

   Damage reduced from 105 to 98.

   Current issue

   The AWM has extremely high damage and can eliminate players with very little opportunity for them to respond.

   Reason

   A small reduction keeps it a powerful high-tier sniper rifle while reducing the gap between it and other bolt-action rifles.