Infinity Ward says TTK in Modern Warfare 4 is ‘much closer’ to target amid player complaints

Image via Activision Category: Many players want faster kills and gunfights. | Published: Aug 31, 2026 08:54 pm Infinity Ward has stated that the time-to-kill (TTK) in Modern Warfare 4 is now much closer to its intended target following the latest round of Multiplayer weapon changes in the beta, but many players continue to argue that gunfights now feel too slow. In the latest MW4 Beta patch notes posted a day before the open beta officially ends, Infinity Ward said it had been closely reviewing player feedback and gameplay data from the weekend. “We feel that TTK on average is much closer to where we wanted it to be after Weekend 1,” Infinity Ward said. The final full day of the #MW4 Open Beta is here.Double XP + Double Weapon XP, weapon tuning, Warzone updates, 6v6 Gunfight, and more.Day 4 Patch Notes ⬇️https://t.co/6uoVkNSD9T— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) August 31, 2026 The developer added that there is still room to fine-tune individual weapons and that the latest changes were designed to ensure each weapon class performs effectively in its intended role. While Infinity Ward believes the current TTK is in a better place, some players feel the changes have gone too far. Popular Call of Duty content creator JGOD said he personally finds the Multiplayer TTK too slow while posting a TTK chart that includes some of the most-used weapons. “I personally think it is too slow. I understand it is hard to balance, but I feel the patches were heavy handed with nerfs,” JGOD said. For the MW4 MP TTK Convo, I personally think it is too slowI understand it is hard to balance, but I feel the patches were heavy handed with nerfs.Close TTK as of today is around 300ms for base Auto Weapons. I felt as though the biggest issue with Week 1 was the high headshot… pic.twitter.com/4KHP7QfHOg— James – JGOD (@JGODYT) August 31, 2026 Another creator, Doughnuts, was more critical of the changes. He argued that Infinity Ward had previously done an excellent job making weapons feel powerful and satisfying, but said that changed during the second beta weekend. “They utterly ruined that with Weekend 2. Each gun feeling useless, weak, and unsatisfying,” Doughnuts stressed. The one thing that Infinity Ward always did better than anyone in the industry was weapons. They looked amazing, sounded amazing, felt beefy, powerful, and crazy strong. During the beta I was eager to play with every weapon because of how good they felt. They utterly ruined… https://t.co/Oh5TsPf5NW— Doughnuts (@MmmmDoughnuts21) August 31, 2026 Some MW4 players on Reddit have also complained about the slower TTK. “2 weekends of Beta, this game ain’t it. TTK and hit registration all over the place. Has anybody refunded their preorder?” one Redditor posted. “I didn’t realize just how terrible the TTK was,” another one said. “I switched to the kastov after mostly using shotguns in the open beta while In the closed beta… HOLY SH*T IT TAKES 5 BODY HITS TO GET SOMEONE. Who wanted this bro? Change it back to three PLEASE.” Some are fine with the current TTK. Image via Activision However, the community isn’t completely against the current system, with other players saying they are satisfied with how quickly weapons currently eliminate opponents. Very happy to see you guys like where the TTK is at currently and I appreciate the additional gun balance updates!Would love to see some changes to movement next. I think base sprint speeds need to be a bit quicker, maybe a Lightweight Perk (without Tac Sprint) could help with…— XpertFusion (AKA MovieFusion) (@xpertfusion3) August 31, 2026 TTK is just one of several talking points surrounding the Modern Warfare 4 Beta. Players have also continued to question the game’s matchmaking system and what they perceive as the return of SBMM. Part of me can't wait for the MW4 Beta to end so I can take a break from CoD for a while. There are elements I like about the game itself but I feel like I'm fighting an invisible algorithm more than I'm fighting the players and I'm beyond exhausted with this.— Xclusive Ace (@TheXclusiveAce) August 31, 2026 The MW4 Beta officially ends on Sept. 1 at 10am PT. Infinity Ward gets more than a month to analyze player feedback and make additional adjustments before Modern Warfare 4 launches on Oct. 23. Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy