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Final Season 3 was mostly well-received, with the biggest complaint being the removal of Cashout from Ranked in favor of Terminal Attack. Fans were also unhappy with the LH1 and Sonar, but thankfully this weapon and gadget recently received the necessary nerfs. While fans are happy with these two nerfs, many in The Finals community agrees that Embark went too far with the CL-40 nerf.
Make sure you check out the 3.1.0 patch notes to see all the balance changes from Embark. While Terminal Attack is still the defacto mode from Ranked, the good news is that Embark has solved the biggest problem for new players. Not only that, but in their explanation of why Cashout was removed from Ranked, Embark suggested that the mode would return from World Tour at some point in the future.
While fans are happy that Embark listened to the community by providing nerfs to LH1 and Sonar, some in The Finals community feel that Embark tainted the CL-40 at the start of Season 3.
Finals fans agree that the CL-40 nerfs went too far
The CL-40 was nerfed in update 3.0.0 for The Finals Season 3. Below are the balance changes mentioned in the patch notes:
- Damage reduced from 110 to 93
- Rate of fire increased from 250 RPM to 275 RPM
- Reduced pump action time from 0.7s to 0.65s
- Reduced self-damage multiplier from 1 to 0.75, reducing the damage grenades do to the player using them
Since this nerf, there have been community complaints online. On Reddit, user Knooper_Bunny shared a gameplay showing that “the new CL-40 nerf is brutal.”
You can check out the gameplay clip in the embedded Reddit post below. The clip shows the OP trying to kill the opponent with the CL-40 despite being hit multiple times.
In the OP’s comments he stated: “5 shots connected. 2 were splash, 3 were direct impact. You’re allowed to criticize my goal, but saying I “wouldn’t come close” is just disingenuous. I Absolutely would have won this scenario before the nerf.” This is a sentiment echoed by the comments via responses such as: “I play a lot of cl-40 and it would kill it on the last shot to deal damage. They went too far and the fire speed doesn’t help at all.”
Another said: “They keep screwing it up and I don’t know why.” It’s a grenade launcher. It’s supposed to do an absurd amount of damage, so it has to balance around other weapons, but it’s not even a balance anymore.’
Many comments blame Terminal Attack’s poor weapon balance. One comment says: “This is why we can’t balance around TA because the rest of the game doesn’t work well,” to which the user replied: “This is why it’s not #RemoveTA, not just #BringBackRankedCashout. The game mode is either unbalanced or messed with the rest of the game.”
Other comments said: “I don’t understand why they’re making this up. Literally no one complained about it,” to which another user blamed Terminal Attack, saying, “Terminal Attack, no other reason. For example, they didn’t want a gun that could 2 fire without needing a lot of accuracy in that mode”.
Unfortunately, Terminal Attack won’t be leaving Ranked anytime soon, so we’re stuck with it here and now. Season 3 was absolutely amazing with a new map in Japan coupled with new Japanese-themed weapons, but Terminal Attack was, unfortunately, a major disaster.
For more The Finals, check out our guide to the best weapons in the game, and we’ve also got a guide to the best gadgets. In addition, we have a guide to the best FPS settings to help you win matches, along with a ranking of the best classes in the game.