Q:

Battlefield 3 last patch: weapons efficiency decreased?

Playing BF3 on XBOX360 after yesterday's patch, I noticed that my efficiency in killing enemies decreased.
It is not about aiming, I had a concrete sensation that every weapon is less effective than  it was before the patch.
I was aware of the fact that USAS-12 was due to be nerfed (and indeed it has been, especially if you consider fragmentation ammo); now even if a shot hits an enemy in plain face at a distance slightly greater than extremely close range, that shot alone doesn't kill him. This is very different from USAS-12 previous behavior.
But after the patch it seems that using every weapon has increased its level of difficulty.
Am I having the right perception?

A:

It seems that a good portion of the weapons have had some change to them. You can check out the changes in the patch notes here: http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/04/xbox-360-patch-going-live-april-3rd/
So to answer the question: it probably depends on which weapon/s you mostly use and get used against you. For example, the M16A4 has had its vertical recoil increased, but horizontal recoil decreased, while the M416 has not changed at all.

