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poklane on 29 August 2015
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Balance Update (only on XB1, not PC):

M8A7

  • Increased time in between bursts –
  • Has a slightly increased upward recoil pattern –

Drakon

  • Increased Recoil
  • Fire rate is a little faster
  • Hitting an enemy in the upper chest no longer 1-hit kills. Neck up does 1-hit kill

Razorback

  • Used to kill in 4 shots out to 1250 units, now should only kill in 4 shots out to 800. Anything beyond 800 should take 5 shots to kill. 850 units is roughly the length of the bridge on Hunted.
  • Slightly increased recoil

HVK

  • Hip spread size is a little smaller.

Vesper

  • Used to kill in 4 shots out to 350 units, now should only kill in 4 shots out to 300. Anything beyond 300 units will be at least 5 shots to kill.

Haymaker

  • Fire rate has increased by about 10%. Should be noticeable. Should take roughly 2.25 seconds to empty a standard magazine.

KRM

  • Up close damage increased. Should never cause a non-lethal hit within 250 units. Damage at a further distance has been reduced and can’t 1 hit kill as far out, even when ADS.

XR-2

  • Delay between bursts has been reduced by a frame, very slight change.

Kinetic Armor

  • Lasts 7 seconds now instead of 5

Active Camo

  • Lasts 5 seconds now instead of 4

Glitch

  • Takes 2 full minutes to earn with no score, up from 1.5 minutes.
  • Travels back 700 units, down from 800

Vision Pulse

  • Range is 1400 units, down from 1600

Ripper

  • Takes 2 full minutes to earn with no score, down from 3 minutes.
  • Lasts for 20 seconds if no attacks are made, up from 15 seconds.

Tempest

  • Beam has a slightly smaller width. Have to be more on target to hit enemies
  • Time in deathcam after being killed is now 2.5 seconds, down from 3

Speed Burst

  • Stays on when moving at full speed after activating for 5.5 seconds, up from 5

War Machine

  • Clip size is now 6, down from 8
  • Explosion radius damage is slightly reduced

Rejack

  • Takes 3 full minutes to earn with no score, down from 2 minutes.
  • The animation time to get up from the Rejack has been increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.

-V

https://www.reddit.com/r/blackops3/comments/3iwavs/weapon_tuning_specialist_weapon_ability_tuning/