User blog comment:Crazy sam10/Modern Warfare 3 receives weapon rebalance/@comment-3536137-20120802190402

i think this patch was a failure, lemme tell you why, i ran tests on all of these weapons in split screen(where no patches are active, so it's like the game was on its first day) and in private match(where all patches exist)

anyway, the split screen PM-9 had LESS hipfire recoil then the private match PM-9, but the ADS recoil in private match was less. the MP5's fire rate was FASTER in split screen then private match, and the FAD had HIGHER damage in split screen, now i haven't tested the rest of the weapons, but i assume its the same as the rest, in other words, the patch was suppose to do what is stated above, but instead did the exact opposite, i'll test the M16A4 and UMP-45 later and update this comment if i'm wrong.