COD: BLACK OPS PLAYSTATION 3 Community Update

ANNOUNCEMENT: PS3 COMMUNITY UPDATE

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Hey PS3 gamers,

We are listening to you and we’ve been busy working on updates based on feedback from the community. 

We have already deployed a number of updates, and there will be many more to come. Stay tuned right here for all the latest info.

LIVE FIXES

9/13/2011 (Patch 1.13)

• Security Updates.

• Addressed an issue where Custom Private Match settings were carrying over to Public matches.

• Prohibited clan tags can no longer be used.

• A player’s win streak will now break if they quit out during a live match.

• Players that are partied up are no longer allowed to go into party-restricted lobbies such as FFA.

• Fixed a rare issue with Recent Games not showing the correct heat map.

• Addressed an exploit copying another player’s emblem/playercard.

• Added Rezurrection DLC support. (Launching September 22nd!)

• Fixed some issues related to invites going from Zombie to Multiplayer.

• Unlocked clan tag colors can now be set using the swapped X/O button configuration.

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8/21/2011 (Patch 1.12)

• Addressed an issue with attack dogs causing them to "warp" under rare circumstances.

• Fixed an exploit allowing players to purchased locked classified weapons

• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to get above 15th Prestige using Combat Training/Player Match menus.

• Improvements to spawn system.

• IAddressed some bugs with Custom Game Settings for CTF related to Touch Return Disabled

• Players can now select other clan tag colors besides red/white if they are unlocked.

• Addressed an exploit where players were resetting their Winstreak and Killstreak stats.

• Fixed exploit earning XP in local split screen.

• When the Circle button is set with “enter” functionality, it now works properly on the Challenges menu.

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7/26/11 (Patch 1.11)

• Security updates.

• Support for Annihilation Map Pack (releasing July 28)

• Search and Destroy audio tweaks for planting and defusing.

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6/29/11 (Patch 1.10)

• Security Updates.

• New playlists – Flags and Bombs

• C4 can no longer be warped to player carrying bomb in S&D and Sabotage.

• Removed erroneous “Reset to Default” message when trying to load a DLC map you do not have.

• In-game icons (care package icons, etc) no longer appear in the Create A Class menu.

• Setting your console date in the future no longer causes inaccurate timestamps in Recent Players

• Additional weapon balancing.

• Ninja Pro Perk no longer makes sounds when mantling or diving to prone.

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5/31/11 (Patch 1.09)

-Patch 1.08 was skipped because the PSN network was offline. Patch 1.09 includes all Xbox 360 1.08 updates.

•Security Updates.

•Combat Record properly displays other players’ first stat page even if they don’t have the latest Patch.

•Improvements to split screen fog.

•Films are now accessible even if a user’s console date/time is not set up properly.

•Score and time limit no longer reset in Combat Training if a user opens other menus.

•Players can now cancel tactical insertion spawns with the Tactical Flipped button layout.

•Addition of banner-style Message of the Day on the MP Main Menu.

•Addition of Hardcore FFA and TDM for Combat Training.

•Additional sniper rifle tuning changes.

•Addition of “Competition” Barebones playlist.

•Replaced RPG with Grim Reaper in Gun Game Wager Match.

•Prevent automatic weapons from jamming if the player is feathering the fire button on

 “Default Alt”, “Tactical Flipped” or “Nom4d Flipped”.

•Fine-tuned napalm and bombing-run damage indoors.

•Prevented rare invulnerability issue.

•Additional game mode timer options for Custom Games.

•Fixed a minor out of map exploit in Grid.

•General Killcam and death-cam improvements.

•Improved Auto-Assign reliability in Private Match.

•Addressed an infinite “joining session in progress” screen under very specific timing conditions.

•Demolition bombs can no longer explode and be defused at the same time.

•Spy play now activates in One in the Chamber in all cases.

•The “Sprint Kills” challenge for Steady Aim perk now rewards the player with the correct number of kills.

•Contracts purchased but not yet expired no longer count as expired when viewing a friend’s player card.

•Addressed a rare issue where a hacked camera spike would not function properly if the hacker

 also had a camera spike that was destroyed.

•Recording a clip with the speed mode for 2 cameras set to .1 will no longer increase in speed when

 switching perspectives back and forth.

•Improvements to Zipline functionality when viewed in Theater mode.

•Settings from custom games are all cleared and no longer carry over from one custom match to another.

•Improvements to map voting reliability in lobbies.

•Nova gas will now affect players that are standing over their tactical insertion.

•Hardcore players who kill another teammate in Second Chance now lose the proper amount of points.

•Players can no longer transfer emblems/backgrounds from Combat Training to Player Match.

•Player is no longer able to use a primary weapon in Second Chance (rare, specific instance).

•Improvements to “Community” filters.

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3/17/11 (hotfix)

• Addressed several Zombies exploits.

• Addressed an exploit that allowed players to get outside of the designated map boundaries

 on Nuketown and Kowloon.

• Added "Mercenary" (TDM exclusive) playlist to MP.

• Disabled Split-Screen play in Mercenary playlists.

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3/3/11 (Patch 1.07)

New Features:

• Added the in-game store.

Issues Addressed:

• Setting party privacy to “closed” now fully functions as intended.

• Improved connectivity in matches containing multiple online split screen parties.

• Calling in a Chopper Gunner immediately after getting shot down in a Gunship will no longer 

end the Chopper Gunner run prematurely. Required timing-specific button presses.

• Split screen players are now able to change camera perspectives and cycle through players as a spectator.

• Fixed rare infinite load for clients with slow connections who join on a friend at the end of a match 

as the final killcam is ending.

• The name of a copied custom class no longer reverts back to the default after changing it.

• Fixed a rare issue where gun sight lenses could appear opaque.

• Addressed an issue where the most recent match played in Zombies could overwrite the best match

 played on the leaderboard.

• Improved Zombies lobbies to prevent players from erroneously receiving the error “Unable to join game 

session” under certain circumstances.

• Fixed rare infinite load that could occur in Zombies involving split screen parties accepting an invite into a Private Match.

• Addressed a number of community-discovered Zombies gameplay exploits.

• Additional security feature updates.

Gameplay Tuning:

• Additional sniper rifle tuning.

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1/26/11

• Fix issues with Killstreak menu problem when using Killstreaks in the game lobby

• Fix issue with Controller config reverting to default

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1/25/11 (Patch 1.06)

New Features:

• New contracts added to the rotation.

• Added optional pre-match timer for LAN / System-Link games.

Issues Addressed:

• Fixed freeze associated with larger games.

• Improved reliability of players connections to one another.

• Improved ability to bring parties to the game lobby. Late party joiners would try to connect to previous lobby 

host and be denied if new joiners trigger a lobby host migration.

• Addressed an issue where the Host encounters and infinite spinning loading circle after a Host migration.

• Fixed a timing specific, long/infinite loading screen when joining games

 (sometimes giving you “Error - Read error (0x80010713) on file <map name>").

• Fixed a timing-specific freeze when host powered down during host migration.

• Cleaned up the map search filter in the Community section (deleted unused entries).

• Fixed Combat Training’s "USE FRIENDS" option for bots names.

• Fixed issue with split-screen guest profile names being blank, resulting in matches never launching.

• Instead of showing the generic “Player” for offline profiles in LAN, we now display the PS3 profile name.

• Fixed Friends list appearing after viewing a Friends Playercard from the Leaderboards.

• Fixed filter so players can now view Friends on Zombies leadboards.

• Fix timing specific issue where the game can be put into slow motion.

• Addressed "disconnected path" error when using the doors in Radiation after a host migration.

• Fixed stability issues navigating lobbies after client on Split Screen Zombies quits out of a game.

• Addressed issue/exploit when removing Counter Spy Plane effects with the Jammer.

• Fixed a freeze when quickly loading maps one after another in private match.

• Fixed issue where players get primary weapons in Second Chance.

• Fixed “NEW” stamp not disappearing for Custom Slot 9 when highlighting the slot.

• Removed water vision effect when respawning after dying in the acid pool in Radiation.

• Several contract fixes.

Gameplay Tuning:

• Second Chance – players that put an enemy into Second Chance are now credited for a full kill once that

 enemy dies. If another player kills the enemy while the enemy is in Second Chance, they will get assist credit.

• Adjustments to the PSG1 with attachments.

• AK74U adjustments.

• RCXD adjustments.

• Silenced sniper rifle adjustments.

• Removed hit markers when shooting friendly equipment.

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1/4/11

• Additional security feature updates.

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12/22 (full patch 1.05)

• Improved party reliability when leaving with party – an additional step in an ongoing series of party

 improvements continued in the next patch

• Improved UPnP functionality – further expands the game’s capability to open NATs on 

routers with universal plug and play enabled

• Enabled mute functionality in Playercards in the pre-game lobby

• Enabled kick functionality in party and private match lobbies

• Addressed an issue where the pre-game lobby would not always display properly when

 multiple players leave the lobby after a team split

• Addressed an issue where the pre-game lobby would appear stuck on the countdown 

timer while waiting to balance teams

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12/13 (full patch)

New 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

Issues Addressed:

• Resolved several issues with parties getting disbanded unexpectedly.

• Additional measures to prevent the “Transmission error” and other disconnects.

 This was most likely to occur with large parties where party members had mixed NAT types.

• 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.

• Addressed an issue with VOIP icons not appearing when USB headsets were plugged in prior to game launch.

• 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.

• Addressed an issue where the incorrect perks would appear when spectating another player under certain circumstances.

• Added round start explosive delay to China Lake grenade launcher to give it the same round start limitations as other explosives.

• Contracts will now reset when the player Prestiges.

• Prevention of Valkyrie rocket exploding upon release under rare conditions.

• Prevention of Gunship and Chopper Gunner failing to give player full control under rare conditions.

• Prevention of an issue where a player will get teleported outside the map boundaries under very specific circumstances.

• Additional security measures to enhance detection and banning capabilities.

Gameplay Tuning:

• Limit the ability to re-roll supply drops using Hardline Pro to Care Packages only, no other killstreak drops.

• Added a negative influencer to all spawn points to decrease the chances of spawning near an enemy. This will further 

improve spawning protection on top of previous updates.

• 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.

• Added a render delay to the red diamond player indicators that appear when controlling the Gunship, Valkyrie Rocket 

and Chopper Gunner. When a player first spawns, this will not appear for a period of time.

• Additional minor reductions in knife lunge.

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11/23

· Addition of Hardcore HQ & Hardcore CTF game modes to the playlists

· Prevention of the ability to earn XP in Private Matches

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11/18

· Improvements to the spawn system to resolve an issue where negative spawn influencers from specific game 

 events were not always being deleted after the danger had cleared – in some matches, this was causing good spawns to be erroneously flagged by the game as bad spawns, which in turn forced actual bad spawns to get selected later in the match

· Experimental slight reduction in knife lunge range – this is a trial change

· Prevention of Prestige glitching – trying to prestige from Combat Training will reset your stats but not give you prestige

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11/17 (full patch)

· Improved matchmaking to find matches significantly faster

· Improved matchmaking to ensure that players are more effectively matched to games with the best networking conditions

· Improved host selection to ensure that the best host is always selected in the pre-game lobby

· Improved party system to ensure that parties don’t get broken apart

· Disable ability to join Private Match, Combat Training and Theater lobbies when searching for Player Match games

· Server-side and game-side changes to decrease the amount of failed Film uploads

· Weekly and Monthly leaderboards will now track all kills, deaths and assists properly

 (All Time leaderboards were not affected by this)

· Prevention of Combat Training stats getting crossed with Player Match stats under rare conditions

· Prevention of temporary loss of functionality when a button was being held down at the point of a disconnect

· Additional fine-tuning of audio levels and ranges for footsteps and gunfire

· Additional fine-tuning of audio levels for bomb plants/defuses

· Additional online security enhancements

· Optimization to prevent friends list from spamming user while in game – will improve game

 performance for users with large numbers of friends

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11/16

· Prevention of killstreak selection getting disabled in Combat Training under rare conditions

· Array: Added collision to prevent players from partially clipping into a tree

· Launch: Added collision to prevent players from strafe jumping onto an invisible ledge at the base of the rocket near B3

· Summit: Added collision to prevent players from jumping to a location outside of the map boundary when in

  Custom Games where player speed is maxed out

· Havana: Added collision to prevent players from jumping onto an invisible ledge above a doorway at C2

· Nuketown: Adjusted a spawn point that would spawn players on top of a mannequin’s head when

 that mannequin was randomly spawned in that location

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11/12

- Launch: User could access a small platform outside of the intended play space below the rocket 

gantry by jumping to a very specific location; now blocked from access

- Launch: User could access a small area inside geometry at vents near Dom flag A by going prone and

moving around in a very specific location; now blocked from access

- Some users reported that weapon attachment challenges were not resetting after prestige; now all are

 guaranteed to clear as soon as selecting the prestige option

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11/11

- Online number counts were not updating properly; these are now reporting exact online numbers

- Parties getting disbanded when host did not find a match quickly

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11/10

- Users’ rank and stats can get wiped under very specific conditions

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11/9

- Radar sweep when there are only 2 players left in One in the Chamber will stop 

functioning if the 2 players have multiple lives when the sweep starts

- Crash when viewing content (films, clips, etc) in the Community & Recent Games menu

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11/5

- Villa: User can clip into rock at west edge of grid zone B2 and see through to the other side

- Crisis: User can clip into LVT between grid zone A3 and B3 and see through to the other side

- User can get an infinite number of 'Sam Turret', 'Care Package' and 'Sentry Gun' killstreaks 

(commonly referred to as the “care package glitch”)