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Stealth nerfs are exactly that; spineless. Don't even have the balls to put the fact you're nerfing items into oblivion into the patch notes.

Did I think the M1A1 was perhaps a little over the top with its damage? Sure. Did it need a 40% damage reduction? lol, no.

Why not increment it? Instead they literally nerf it into the ground to the point of now being unusable - yeah, that makes perfect sense, an item needs a bit of a balance so let's go to the absolute extreme opposite.

What's going on in these people's heads? Who thought 40% was a good idea? Is it the same dev that couldn't 'do the maths' with the Contractors gloves/Foxs Prayer? If so, whoever that is needs binning off, or taken away from any balance discussions.
about 4 years ago - UbiT00n - Direct link
It is in the Patch notes : https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthrea...-9-Patch-Notes

Update:
Classic M1A and Baker's Dozen
Reduced damage by approximately 40%

Community team comment: This change was intentional and we apologize it was not in the original Patch Notes. Due to a lapse in communication, it didn't make into the list.