If you’ve played Call of Duty: Black Ops in the last 32 hours, then you have likely already downloaded this patch. You were probably wondering though, what it was exactly that you downloaded.
A lot of the updates were background matchmaking tweaks, but there were a few gameplay adjustments as well. Most updates were put in place for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 versions of the game, but there were some updates that were exclusive to a specific console. You can find some of the more interesting updates below, and here’s a link to the full list updates.
Issues Addressed:
– Updated handling for UPnP-enabled routers to improve matchmaking conditions where users had strict or moderate NAT types. Also added in-game communications so that all players are aware of their NAT type in the Player Match party lobby.
– Prevention of exploit that allowed players to keep custom classes and killstreaks after prestige.
– Addressed an issue where Flak Jacket Pro would not always protect against ground fires left by Napalm Strikes.
– Prevention of users losing their killstreak reward when switching classes at the start of a new round in round-based game modes.
– Contracts will now reset when the player Prestiges.
– Prevention of Valkyrie rocket exploding upon release under rare conditions.
– Prevention of an issue where a player will get teleported outside the map boundaries under very specific circumstances.
Gameplay Tuning:
– Added a negative influencer to all spawn points to decrease the chances of spawning near an enemy.
– Additional sound mix tuning for Ninja Pro users – increased ranges and volume of enemy footsteps, and removed player footstep sounds on concrete material types.
– Increased headshot multipliers for sniper rifles. Sniper rifles with suppressors equipped will now always be ensured one-shot kill headshots.
– Subtle increase in sniper rifle accuracy when scoping in.
Additional features:
– Over 400 brand new Contracts
– Practice Dummies (aka, AI bots) in offline Local Split Screen
– A new camera editing mode in Theater called "Dolly Cam"
– "Load Multiplayer by Default" option for the PS3
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