There can be no doubt that Call of Duty: WW2 was a massive success for both Activision and Sledgehammer Games, with the title now home to a bustling online community and even becoming the best‐selling game of 2017. While the throwback-era multiplayer has been the main draw of Call of Duty: WW2, that isn't to say that the online battlefield has been a completely smooth experience for all gamers.

Quickscoping, which is strategy used by snipers to maximize damage output to potentially unfair levels, has been a multiplayer talking point since the game launched last November. Sledgehammer Games announced yesterday, however, that this practice will be getting a much-requested nerf in today's patch.

First, an explanation on what quickscoping actually is: it's the act of aiming down the sights of a sniper rifle and firing the trigger at the first moment possible. Targets on the receiving end of the Kar98K and the M1903 sniper rifles are typically blown away in one hit, turning effective quickscope players into harbingers of death at both medium and close range. In order to prevent players from abusing the overpowered weapons, Sledgehammer Games has increased the ADS (aiming down sight) time for both sniper rifles so that they are forced to return to long ranges for optimal combat effectiveness.

Call of Duty: WW2 Quickscope Patch

Yesterday's announcement of the quickscope nerf has been quickly heralded by the overwhelming majority of fans. In conjunction with the ADS nerf for the game's two most popular sniper rifles, SMG ADS time from both standing and sprinting positions have been buffed, meaning medium‐to‐close range quickscope abusers will be in for a nasty surprise if they log on expecting to be able to outpace SMGs with their sniper rifles. The patch deploys today, so the era of quickscope dominance seems to be coming to an abrupt end.

It's been a busy week for Sledgehammer Games, as studio co-founders Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield have left their roles at the studio in order to pursue executive positions within Activision. Before Schofield and Condrey founded Sledgehammer Games, the duo were development leads on Dead Space, indicating that their track records for high-profile games has been spot on. Schofield says that he will utilize his new position at Activision to make "new game ideas for the company," which is certainly an exciting ‐ if not a little vague ‐ thing to say.

Call of Duty: WW2 is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Source: Reddit