Season 3 Reloaded brought back the iconic Akimbo Model 1887s fromModern Warfare 2 (2009). In multiplayer, Sledgehammer Games was forced to take action after the shotgun took overMW3matches. Meanwhile, the conversion kit failed to make the exciting splash many anticipated inWarzone, leading to a re-evaluation from Raven Software as well.
Completing theWeek 5 challengesunlocks theJAK Wardens Conversion Kit, transforming the Lockwood MK2 marksman rifle into Akimbo shotguns. InMW3, players fell in love with the weapon as it was capable of one-shot killing an enemy from up to 29 meters away, and had better mobility stats than other options in the class. As a result, you would be hard pressed to see any other shotguns in multiplayer beside the JAK Wardens.
The same can’t be said aboutWarzone. The MCW, WSP-9, and Striker 9 all stood head and shoulders above as better short-range meta options than the JAK Wardens. According toWZ Ranked, the Lockwood MK2 only has a 1.17 percent pick rate in the battle royale mode, ranking 12th. The devs took into account both discrepancies and responded accordingly.
Here are thebuffsfor the Lockwood MK2 inWarzone.
And here is a full list of changes to the weapon inMW3.
