1.7 Patch Notes

The AK47 and Marksman Rifle had their reload speeds improved to help them compete with other weapons that received numerous buffs in previous updates. The AK47 once again has the second fastest reload of any assault rifle (barely) -- and since the sniper's vanilla reload speed is back, the Hunting Rifle had its accuracy slightly boosted as compensation.

I never thought I'd buff the two best weapons in vanilla L4D2, but they were less fun to use than I wanted, and fun always comes first.

AK47:
- Reload speed nerf is now 15% (was 20%)

Military Sniper Rifle
- Reload speed is now vanilla at 3.35 seconds (was 3.7 seconds)

Hunting Rifle
- Accuracy is now buffed by 10%

1.6 Patch Notes

The SCAR and SG552 were given an extra reload speed boost to help them compete with other weapons on higher difficulties -- in fact, the SCAR now has a slightly faster reload than the AK47 (for now). The Pistols were also buffed to improve their headshot capabilities and their consistency at range.

SCAR:
- Reload speed buff is now 15% (was 10%)

SG552:
- Reload speed buff is now 15% (was 10%)

Pistol(s):
- Damage buff is now 25% (was 20%)
- Standing accuracy buff is now 33% (was 25%)

1.5 Patch Notes

Vanilla flavoring is the theme in our biggest patch yet!

The M16, Silenced MAC-10, and Magnum all had some of their minor nerfs removed, reverting those stats back to vanilla. They didn't necessarily need these buffs (especially the Magnum) but I just thought they weren't fun to use, and fun comes first. The Magnum's accuracy was adjusted to compensate, and the Pistols also received a small accuracy buff to further compensate.

Meanwhile, the M16 and the SG552 were de-cloned a bit thanks to the M16's new, exclusive accuracy buff. This gives each rifle two advantages that the other doesn't have — the M16 has better accuracy and reload speed, while the SG552 has a scope and higher fire rate. The Hunting Rifle was also buffed to emphasize its strength against Special Infected.

M16:
- Reload speed is now vanilla at 2.2 seconds (was 2.4 seconds)
- Accuracy is now buffed by 10%

SG552:
- Reload speed buff is now 10% (was 5%)

Hunting Rifle:
- Fire rate buff is now 20% (was 10%)

Silenced MAC-10:
- Reload speed is now vanilla at 2.2 seconds (was 2.4 seconds)

Pistol(s):
- Standing accuracy buff is now 25% (was 20%)

Magnum:
- Fire rate is now vanilla at 3.33 per second (was 3 per second)
- Accuracy nerf is now 30% (was 25%)

1.4 Patch Notes:

The MP5 has had its damage buff reverted to the 1.0 version's 15% boost to keep its DPS balanced without changing the fire rate. This will hopefully be the last time I change this weapon.

MP5
- Damage buff is now 15% (was 20%)

1.3 Patch Notes:

The MP5 has finally been buffed to a level I'm happy with (for now).

MP5:
- Magazine size nerf is now 10% (was 20%)
- Damage buff is now 20% (was 25%)

1.2 Patch Notes:

The weaker automatic weapons were given an additional boost, while the Marksman Rifle was given a more noticeable nerf to make the other snipers more appealing.

SCAR:
- Reload speed is buffed to 3.0 seconds (was 3.1 seconds) to fix a rounding error. Now it is actually 10% faster as intended.

MP5:
- Damage buff is now 25% (was 15%) to further compensate for the magazine nerf.

Military Sniper Rifle
- Damage nerf is now 10% (was 5%), meaning it takes an extra bullet to kill Jockeys and Chargers. Previously, it only took an extra bullet to kill Chargers.

1.1 Patch Notes:

After doing some more testing, I decided to give some of the weaker automatic weapons an additional boost. Enjoy!

SCAR:
- Reload speed buff is now 10% (was 5%)

SG552:
- Reload speed is now buffed by 5%

MP5:
- Reload speed buff is now 10% (was 5%)