Free Fire's latest patch OB28 is going to come out very soon. While the official patch notes have not been released by Garena yet, some leakers have managed to get their hands on it. In this article, we are going to analyze the various new weapon changes in the upcoming update.
Free Fire OB28 Weapon Changes
1 - New weapons in OB28
Ice Grenade
The Ice grenade is going to be the newest addition to the throwables category in Free Fire. Upon explosion, the Ice grenade will create an aura that deals damage and slow over time. Below are the statistics of the Ice grenade:
- Damage: 100
- Explosion Radius: 5m
- Ice Frost Radius: 5m
- Ice Frost Duration: 10s
- Effect: Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze - Players inside the Ice Frost blast will receive the following debuffs: -10% movement speed, -20% rate of fire, and receive 5-10 damage/s based on the duration inside the ice frost. This means the longer players stay inside the zone, the higher the damage they would take.
Overall, this is an "area denial" weapon that prevents enemies from getting past/stay inside a spot and force them to move. This should be very useful in "capture the area" modes and anti-campers.
Mini Uzi
The Mini Uzi is going to be part of Free Fire's pistol class. It is a "machine pistol", which is an SMG that can be equipped in the handgun slot. Below are the statistics of the Mini Uzi:
- Base Damage: 17
- Rate of Fire: 0.055
- Magazine: 18
- Attachments: none
These stats are so weak it's laughable - the Uzi is not worth using unless its Akimbo mode is available. Free Fire has been trying to make the handgun slot more useful, but their attempts have been unsuccessful so far.
Overall, this is the weakness of game design in general. With players being able to carry 2 main guns, there is no reason for them to use the handgun slot.
2 - Weapon Rebalances in OB28
M1917
- Minimum Damage: 36 -> 45
- Effective Range: +25%
The new M1917 handgun in Free Fire which has been added to Clash Squad with USP-2 has decent damage, but its range and low minimum damage make it really clunky to use. Garena has decided to fix that in OB28.
Kord
- Accuracy: +28%
- Damage Multiplier to gloo walls, oil barrels, and vehicles: +20%.
- Rate of Fire in Machine Gun Mode: +25%
Looks like the new light machine gun Kord in OB27 is still pretty underpowered, despite its machine gun mode allowing for three bullets per shot. Garena has decided to further buff its accuracy and give it an even higher fire rate in the OB28 weapon changes update. It might actually be a good idea to use the Kord now - it's almost like Garena is pilling up buffs until players use the LMG class.
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M60
- Damage in Machine Gun Mode: +5
- Damage Multiplier to gloo walls, oil barrels, and vehicles: +60%
The M60 gets even more damage potential in machine-gun mode: it now increases both fire rate and damage. The massive bonus to gloo walls and vehicles gives the M60 unique advantages in fights - players can grind through enemies' cover in a flash.
It can stack with Xayne's bonus - you probably would be able to destroy a Gloo Wall in less than 3 seconds.
Kar98K
- Damage to arms and legs: +25%
- Damage to the body: -10%
- Armor penetration: +40%
The Kar98K gets a huge damage buff overall among all OB28 weapon changes. While its body shots damage gets reduced a little, the weapon now gains a massive 40% armor penetration. This makes the Kar98k even more effective in the late game than the AWM, which has no armor penetration.
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