Infinity Ward developed FPS title, Call of Duty: Ghosts gets a new update that adds a new game mode titled Reinforce and fixes bugs.
The new update has been released for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The new game mode is a team-based competitive mode where if any player is killed in the battle, then they have to stay out of the game until their teammate manages to capture a control point. This game mode tasks players to capture and hold two control points wiping out the enemy team, or by capturing all three flags on the map. This mode will be available in Private Matches.
This parch will also bring improvements in spawning during the Free For All, Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed. The new update will also be balancing some of the weapons in the game.
Meanwhile, details have been revealed on Sledgehammer Games' axed third-person video game, Call of Duty that was set in the Vietnam War. Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, co-founder of Sledgehammer spoke to Game Informer during an interview about the widely reported game.
"We had the underground tunnels. We were definitely getting some Dead Space moments. I don't mean that from sci-fi, I mean that was a war that was scary for the [American soldiers]. They didn't know if in the jungle there was a booby trap, or what was in those tunnels," Schofield to Game Informer.
But the game was given up after six to eight months into development. It was axed because of the controversial nature surrounding Vietnam War.
Below are the full patch notes of the update for Call of Duty: Ghosts (COD Community):
Spawns
- Improved FFA spawn logic.
- Improved TDM/KC/Cranked spawning logic.
- Updated Blitz spawn logic for online matches.
Weapon Balance
Bizon
- Reduced headshot multiplier: No longer allow for 1 body, 1 head shot kills.
- Max and Min damage range reduced.
- Slight increase to kick.
Vepr
- Aim down sight time faster. Now in line with other SMGs.
CBJMS
- Max and Min damage range reduced.
IED
- Damage reduction always applied when the player is jumping, crouched or prone. Removed IED position check relative to player.
Thermobaric Grenades
- Now do 1/2 max health in hardcore modes.
Killstreak Balance
- Squad Mate - Reduced Accuracy & Fire Rate. Swapped Weapon to mp443.
eSports
- Update to DOM to allow 2, 5 minute rounds for eSports playlist, and with eSports mode in Private Match and System Link.
Anti-Cheat
- Overall anti-cheat improvements.
- Fixed elite clan tag spoofing issue.
Additional Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the Tracked Operations and Progressed Operations loadout builder would not properly select items.
- Added popup message if a user tries to join on a blocked user from the recently met player list.
- Fixed an issue where the New Icons for heads/uniforms/etc would appear in private match.
- Fixed new icon to only appear on the "Heads" button when you have new heads of the gender you're using.
- Improvements to map voting.
- Fix In Game Store Image Stuttering when moving between images.
- Fixes hardcore audio alias for kill confirmed.
- Adds proper friendly alias for blitz friendly scoring.
New Features
- New Game Mode - Reinforce (available in Private Match):
Reinforce is a competitive round based game mode. When a player is killed, that player will stay out of the game until someone on his team captures a control point. There are multiple ways to win. Capture and hold 2 control points, wipe out the enemy team, or capture all 3 flags for an instant victory.
- Gun Game
v Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill.
v Players can scavenge throwing knives.
Extinction
- Reduced the usability window of other items when deploying the Riot Shield.
- Drill logic improvements.
- Grenade Turret adjustments.
Xbox One Specific Update
(In addition to the Title Update)
- Fixed issue that allowed access to friends list in offline menus.
PlayStation 4 Specific Update
(In addition to the Title Update)
- Fixed the Out of Memory 12 issue.
- Fixed issue with 2nd controller being unable to join a different Clan after accepting a Clan invitation.