COD: Mobile Oden & Jak-12 weapons causing FPS drops & lag when firing, no official acknowledgment yet

Most of the installments of the COD saga are usually a success on all the platforms where they are available. So, a while ago Activision decided to extend its availability to mobile devices too.

COD: Mobile was born as a consequence of the previous decision. The game arrived in 2019 to offer the experience of Call of Duty action shooters on smartphones and tablets.

COD: Mobile is a free-to-play game that implements a Season updates system. Recently, the game received Season 5 as its latest big update.

But, it seems the update also brought some issues that still require a fix. In some cases, these issues can noticeably affect game performance during matches (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).

Currently, many COD: Mobile players are facing an issue where Oden and Jak-12 weapons are causing noticeable FPS drops and lag when shooting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12).

According to multiple reports, firing the COD: Mobile Oden and Jak-12 weapons causes lag and big FPS drops during matches, directly impacting gameplay.

The Oden is an assault rifle characterized by dealing a large amount of damage, in exchange for firing a little slower than other weapons in its class.

On the other hand, the Jak-12 is a shotgun, so it’s especially poised for close-range combat. The weapon boasts good fire rate and damage dealt.

Hey! @PlayCODMobile, I experiencing bug from the newest gun which is the ODEN Assult Riffle in Battle Royale, when I do ADS my phone is lagging even though I have better ping. I try to switch to the other gun it’s smooth and good. Do you experiencing this? 😭
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Exactly the same happening with me too using the Jak-12. Very frustrating indeed, it’s only started after the update.
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The lag and FPS drops caused by firing these weapons in COD: Mobile make them virtually unusable at the moment, as they put players at a noticeable disadvantage during matches.

Some players have a theory of why the Jak-12 is causing performance issues.

The amount of pellets shot, sound and animation of the gun. I had a little-ish lag when transitioning to the reload animation
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Many pellets per shot, plus it’s an full auto shotgun which makes it laggy, happens to me as well…
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However, there is still no official acknowledgment of the issue from COD: Mobile developers. We will update this story once new related details emerge.

NOTE: You can also check the COD saga bugs/issues tracker.

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