Warzone turned off aim assist through Smoke Grenades on November 12: fair fix or a nerf too far for controller players?

Since the November 12 update, Warzone disables aim assist when you shoot through Smoke Grenade smoke, even through gaps opened by gunfire or explosions. Smoke-and-shoot plays have long been a sore point between controller and mouse-and-keyboard players. So, now that it is live: does it change how you fight?

Video: "Call of Duty: Warzone | Hajin Conflict | Season 1 Launch Trailer", official Call of Duty YouTube channel, November 2, 2026, 2 min 32 s. It is the Season 1 trailer, not a video about this update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOfYGojxFE0

What the official patch notes (Raven Software, November 12, 2026) say: "Aim assist is now disabled when shooting through smoke from Smoke Grenades, even if gunfire or explosions open gaps in the smoke." The notes only mention Smoke Grenades; they say nothing about other smoke, fog or the strength of aim assist in general, and do not say whether Modern Warfare 4 multiplayer gets the same change. The same update fixes the Classic Prestige token and Zodiac POI challenge progress.

Our questions:

1. Controller or mouse and keyboard, and on which platform do you play?
2. Since the update, have you noticed a difference in smoke fights on Hajin or Zodiac, or did you never rely on aim assist there?
3. Fair fix, or a nerf too far? Should it go further (fog, other smoke sources) or be rolled back?
4. Does it change your loadout: will you still run Smoke Grenades, or switch tactical?
5. Classic Prestige: did your missing prestige token finally show up, and did your Zodiac challenge progress stick?

Full list of fixes and what changed earlier this week: https://tricknfix.com/articles/warzone-november-12-2026-update-aim-assist-disabled-through-smoke-classic-prestige-token-zodiac-poi-challenges/
Source: Raven Software, "Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 Patch Notes", November 12, 2026 section, callofduty.com https://www.callofduty.com/patchnotes/2026/11/call-of-duty-mw4-warzone-season-1-patch-notes (read November 12, 2026 around 8:10 PM Paris time).
Image: official Hajin screenshot from the Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 patch notes, callofduty.com. © Activision / Raven Software.

French version of this topic: https://tricknfix.com/fr/sujet/warzone-coupe-l-aide-a-la-visee-a-travers-les-fumigenes-depuis-le-12-novembre-correctif-juste-ou-nerf-de-trop-pour-les-joueurs-manette-0c1c2268dd/