The PP19 Bizon has received a nerf in COD Mobile Season 5 (Image via Activision) The LMG-equivalent of the SMG class boasts more control over a relatively long-range compared to other SMGs.

After the introduction of the OP Compact SMG P90 in Fortnite, Epic issues a performance nerf on SMGs making them less effective at long range than rifles.

That is a nerf to accuracy, damage, fire rate, range and even drop rate, all at once. I get that SMGs are overpowered at the moment in Fortnite , but this seems…perhaps a bit extreme.

Epic Games announced that the SMGs in Fortnite have been hit with a massive nerf in the latest update, and anyone who has become reliant on the weapon type in order to rack up kills and skate ...

Epic Games has nerfed its newly-introduced SMGs, a few days after they both arrived in the game. Both the standard and Compact SMG were subject to changes in a hotfix that went out last night. If ...

The R-99, Volt, Alternator, and Prowler are some of the most preferred SMGs in Apex Legends. It is very much possible that the developers were testing a future nerf for these weapons which they ...

Compact SMG. Reduced damage from 22/21 to 21/20. Reduced magazine size from 50 to 40. Drum Gun. Reduced falloff range damage from 80% to 70% at 3500 units ...

For SMGs, it's become obvious the Compact SMG and Drum Gun are way too powerful. Even after being nerfed at the end of July, there were still issues with the Compact that had to be addressed.

Players have been calling out for a major nerf of the MP5 (AKA Submachine Gun Alpha) in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and Treyarch have relented, dropping the damage range by a whopping 33% and fi ...

Apex Legends received a balance change update in April 2025 targeting several meta legends and weapons. P2020 received a community-awaited nerf, while all SMGs' headshot damage was increased.