Modern Warfare 3: Το πρώτο update έφτασε με μεγάλες αλλαγές σε campaign και multiplayer

Σήμερα, Παρασκευή 10 Νοεμβρίου, το Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 κυκλοφόρησε και επίσημα για όλους, μετά από μια εβδομάδα early access πρόσβασης στο campaign του, για όσους είχαν κάνει προ-παραγγελία. Μαζί του έφτασε και το πρώτο update για όλες τις εκδόσεις στα PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S και PC.

Η Day One ενημέρωση έρχεται με ένα τεράστιο changelog, το οποίο περιλαμβάνει αμέτρητες αλλαγές τόσο για το κεντρικό campaign όσο και για το multiplayer. Η Sledgehammer Games εστιάσει κυρίως στη σταθεροποίηση του τεχνικού τομέα, λύνοντας διάφορα bugs και βελτιώνοντας την απόδοση.

Με αφορμή το launch, η ομάδα δήλωσε:

Το σημερινό λανσάρισμα είναι μόνο η αρχή και ανυπομονούμε να παρέχουμε μια συνεχή ροή ενημερώσεων περιεχομένου, διορθώσεων bugs και gameplay αλλαγών μέσα στο επόμενο έτος.

Δείτε αναλυτικά όλες τις αλλαγές του πρώτου patch του Modern Warfare 3:

CAMPAIGN

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE

• Offline play will no longer be prevented after first setting up an Activision account.
• Save data integrity has been reviewed and checkpoint loading errors have been solved.
• Fixed multiple UI-related crashes that occurred while navigating menus.
• Resolved several crash bugs when loading into some missions.
• Fixed an issue in which some players experienced an excessive load time after the opening title splash.
• Fixed several graphical bugs that resulted in hitching after a melee kill.
• Fixed a graphical bug that resulted in assets loading in low quality.

GAMEPLAY BUG FIXES

• Resolved a bug that resulted in low audio, audio skipping, and missing dialogue in some cutscenes.
• Addressed areas in multiple maps in which players could use vehicles and helicopters to access out of map locations.
• Enemies should no longer stay in cover more often or longer than intended.
• Fixed a bug in which certain command inputs unintentionally reset loadout selection.
• Players can now toggle the Optic for the silenced M4 and the Cronen Squall.
• Fixed a bug in which players became immune to damage from Gas and Equipment.
• Fixed a bug in which Supply Boxes will not open on first attempt.
• Fixed a bug in which weapons were missing from orange Supply Boxes.
• Fixed enemy clipping through objects in the environment on death or in combat.
• Fixed warning message for areas where the player could only crouch.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

• Visual Changes
• Added a stroke to player nameplates to improve visibility.
• Adjusted font and contrast of the score event text on the HUD to be less obstructive.
• New Features
• Added a HUD element that displays the player’s current streak after each kill.
• Match event popups now feature the respective player’s equipped Calling Card.
• Skillful player achievements, such as Kingslayer, Collateral, etc., will now display a Medal splash on the player’s HUD.
• Tac-Stance toggle state is now indicated by a widget in the lower-right area of the HUD, replacing the previous prompt while aiming down sights.
• Match Stats are now available during gameplay via a new tab in the Scoreboard, allowing the player to compare current performance to their career average.
• Detailed Statistics are now viewable while choosing an Attachment in the Gunsmith.
• Bug Fixes
• Players will no longer be unexpectedly prompted to choose a Loadout after earning multiple rewards.

MAPS

• Added spawn anchors to many maps in order to influence the flow of combat in the direction of each map’s intended design.
• In Team Deathmatch, team-owned areas are now more favored by spawn selection and resistant to enemy pressure.
• In Domination, spawn selection is now more resistant to enemy pressure on flags, improving consistency by favoring owned flags.
• Estate
• Added frontline logic to prevent unintentionally frequent spawn flips.
• Favela
• Decreased the priority of spawn points near the Shacks and Construction Site.
• Highrise
• Decreased the priority of spawn points in the Actibase and Phonic Tunnels.

GAMEPLAY

• Adjusted footstep volume to further distinguish enemy and friendly players.
• Added an option to double-tap the aim down sights button to activate Tac-Stance.
• Refreshed Default Loadout options with a widened range of content.
• Movement
• Sprint input while sliding will now cancel the slide animation.
• Decreased aim down sights time penalty while jumping by 20%.
• Settings
• Added an option to double-tap the aim down sights button to activate Tac-Stance.
• Added new options to Slide/Dive Behavior.
• Tap to slide, disables the dive.
• Tap to dive, disables the slide.

WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS

• SVA 545 (Assault Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 19%.
• Increased rate of fire from 632 RPM to 682 RPM (+8%).
• Increased lower-torso damage multiplier from 1x to 1.1x.
• Decreased recoil to veer less to the right.
• MTZ-556 (Assault Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 18%.
• Increased maximum damage range from 23m to 27m (+17%).
• MCW (Assault Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 18%.
• Increased recoil during sustained fire.
• Decreased minimum damage from 24 to 21 (-13%).
• Striker (Submachine Gun)
• Decreased maximum damage from 42 to 36 (-14%).
• Decreased near-medium damage from 33 to 27 (-18%).
• Decreased fear-medium damage from 27 to 25 (-7%).
• Decreased minimum damage from 21 to 20 (-5%).
• Decreased aim down sights time from 250ms to 240ms (-4%).
• Holger 26 (Light Machine Gun)
• Increased bullet velocity by 13%.
• Pulemyot 762 (Light Machine Gun)
• Increased bullet velocity by 16%.
• Decreased maximum damage from 47 to 45 (-4%).
• JAK Annihilator Bullpup Kit (Conversion Kit)
• Increased bullet velocity by 29%.
• Decreased rate of fire from 666 RPM to 571 RPM (-14%).
• MTZ Interceptor (Marksman Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 15%.
• Increased hipfire spread during sustained fire.
• Decreased aim down sights time from 330ms to 265ms (-20%).
• MCW 6.8 (Marksman Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 12%.
• Increased hipfire spread during sustained fire.
• Decreased aim down sights time from 260ms to 245ms (-6%).
• Longbow (Sniper Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 13%.
• Swapped full-auto crosshair for expected semi-auto crosshair.
• Increased flinch when shot by an enemy player to align with other Sniper Rifles.
• Increased hipfire spread while moving and during sustained fire.
• KV Inhibitor (Sniper Rifle)
• Increased bullet velocity by 5%.
• Increased hipfire spread while moving.
• Increased flinch when shot by an enemy player by 18%.
• WSP Stinger (Handgun)
• Swapped semi-auto crosshair for expected full-auto crosshair.
• Decreased maximum damage from 25 to 24 (-4%).
• Decreased maximum damage from 27 to 25 (-7%).
• Decreased maximum damage range from 12m to 6m (-50%).
• Decreased upper-torso damage multiplier from 1.1x to 1x.
• Decreased hipfire spread during sustained fire.
• Renetti (Handgun)
• Swapped semi-auto crosshair for expected burst-fire crosshair.
• Slightly increased recoil during sustained fire.
• Decreased minimum damage.
• JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit (Conversion Kit)
• Swapped semi-auto crosshair for expected full-auto crosshair.
• Increased aim down sight time 200ms.
• Increased sprint to fire time from 80ms to 100ms (+25%).
• COR-45 (Handgun)
• Decreased maximum damage range from 9m to 6m (-33%).
• Decreased near-medium damage range from 20m to 10m (-50%).
• High Velocity (Ammunition)
• Decreased bullet velocity multiplier from 1.2x to 1.15x.
• Decreased Sniper Rifle bullet velocity multiplier from 1.3x to 1.17x.
• Low Grain Rounds (Ammunition)
• Decreased damage range penalty.
• Decreased bullet velocity penalty.
• Decreased recoil control advantage.
• High Grain Rounds (Ammunition)
• Decreased recoil control penalty.
• Decreased bullet velocity advantage.
• Decreased damage range advantage.
• Optics (Attachment)
• Decreased aim down sights time penalty across multiple Optic types.
• Dots & Holographics: 30ms to 0ms (-100%).
• 2.5x: 70ms to 15ms (-79%).
• 4x & Hybrids: 40ms to 20ms (-50%).
• Scopes: 100ms to 50ms (-50%).
• Muzzles (Attachment)
• Slightly increased aim down sight penalty for Flash Hider, Compensator, and Muzzle Break types.

PERKS

• Demolition Vest
• Battle Rage (Tactical) will now only restock up to 1 use.
• Tactical Pads (Boots)
• Increased slide velocity, replacing the slide distance advantage.
• Note: Perk description will reflect this change in a future update.
• Tac Mask (Gear)
• Added immunity to Flash Grandes (Tactical) thrown by the player’s self.

FIELD UPGRADES

• Trophy System
• Mosquito Drone (Killstreak) will no longer be targeted and destroyed.
• Med Box
• Updated description to better reflect functionality.
• Deploy a box of medical supplies for you and your teammates to reduce healing delay.

KILLSTREAKS

• Enemy Killstreak activations will now invoke announcer voicelines as expected.
• Guardian-SC
• Decreased volume of Guardian-SC’s owned by teammates.
• Increased environmental audio occlusion.
• Addressed an issue that caused a player’s HUD to disappear until respawn after being stunned.
• Counter UAV
• Players within interior areas will no longer receive a “Not enough space to call in” error upon activation.
• Juggernaut Recon
• Decreased magazine capacity from 20 rounds to 8 rounds (-60%).

VEHICLES

• NSTV
• Increased traction to improve handling on slippery surfaces.