CoD4 patch update

[Sharky]

<span class="genmed">fourzerotwo wrote:>[quote]I wanted to give you the heads up on a lot of cool changes coming to
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer for the Xbox 360 in the
month of December. Before you ask, there is no ETA on these changes,
most are included in the upcoming patch, with all the playlists stuff
happening independently at some point in the near future.




All of these changes are thanks to YOUR direct feedback and
suggestions through Xbox.com forums, emails, IMing me personally, and
any other way you managed to get your feedback to us. So what can you
expect?





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Multiplayer Playlist Changes:>




The multiplayer playlists in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are
always evolving based on community feedback and stats we track behind
the scenes. We're focused on constantly keeping the game fresh and
tweaking it based on your feedback, so expect the following Playlist
changes to be hitting soon:





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Team Deathmatch>





* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mercenary Team Deathmatch>





* Brand New Playlists: No Clans / Parties allowed.

* Players who don't want to be matchmade with clans (or people in
parties) can team up with fellow lone wolves and play some TDM.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Free-for-All>





* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.


* Score Limit Change: 100 Points





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Domination>





* Map Added to Rotation: Ambush - now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Bloc- now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Pipeline - now availalbe in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ground War>





* No changes.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sabatoge>





* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Headquarters>





* Map Added to Rotation: Ambush - now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Bloc- now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Pipeline - now availalbe in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Search and Destroy>





* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.


<span style="font-weight: bold;">


Team Tactical>





* Map Added to Rotation: Ambush - now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Bloc- now available in map rotation.


* Map Added to Rotation: Pipeline - now availalbe in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hardcore Team Deathmatch>





* Brand New Playlist: 100% Hardcore Team Deathmatch Only


* No longer switched between Hardcore Search and Destroy and Hardcore Team Deathmatch


* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hardcore Search and Destroy>





* Brand New Playlist: 100% Hardcore Search and Destroy Only


* No longer switched between Hardcore Search and Destroy and Hardcore Team Deathmatch


* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Old School>





* Rule Set Change: Free-for-All Only w/ Old School Rules


* Increased Health (slightly)


* No Health Re-gen


* Score Limit Change: 100 points


* Map Added to Rotation: Showdown - now available in map rotation.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cage Match>





* Rule Set Change: No Longer Old School Mode


* 1 v 1: Normal Rules


* Map Added to Rotation: Countdown - now availalbe in ma

[Sharky]

my favorites ...

- Auto host find when the old host drops
- Team Objective has now been split up. Gametypes included now available individually
- New seperate playlists for hardcore Team and Search and Destroy.

Those were my main gripes with the game, host dropping, and the lack of individual gametypes. And thats the main reason I hosted private matches with Game Nights; because I hated how it forced you to play all the gametypes when hosting Team Objective playlists. It's nice to have them all broken out into their own now.

[Jaredpk2000]

<P mce_keep="true">I didn't realize there was a bug with scopes, but I'll be happy when the lag is better.

[cdub998]

<P mce_keep="true">Good to see they use our feedback for the patches. Very nice!

[AJ in HD]

nice to see they are adding more spawn points. Should ease spawn camping.

[grumpyshrapnel]

Wish they would open all weapons in private matches [*c]

[Moby14995]

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Wish they would open all weapons in private matches http://adultgamingenthusiasts.com/emoticons/emotion-9.gif






[Y]

[Cruel Wind]

I really wish they would let you get rid of the default weapon loadouts and replace with your customized ones.

[Digler21]

<P mce_keep="true">I'm definitely glad to see some of the important fixes being addressed, but I really have to side with Grumpy's request. I am just holding out til I get to Level 55 then hoping we start running more AGE private rooms. I would still enjoy running around against the GP with AGErs every so often, but a good private room is better IMO.

[Sharky]

With every fps game I play, I always pick 2 or 3 weapons and stick with them forever. So leveling up is not an issue for me at all. I have been playing private matches from the beginning and have never felt limited in any way. I just wish everyone else would do the same, instead of worrying about their rank. But at the same time, I understand peoples desire to rank up - damn temptrest she is.

[AJ in HD]

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With every fps game I play, I always pick 2 or 3 weapons and stick with them forever. So leveling up is not an issue for me at all. I have been playing private matches from the beginning and have never felt limited in any way. I just wish everyone else would do the same, instead of worrying about their rank. I play what others play...and lately that seems to be public matches. I would gladly play private matches as well. [y]

[SuperRabbit]

I just wish everyone else would do the same, instead of worrying about their rank.

I do think they screwed this game up for groups like ours a bit. I've hardly ever played private matches - only in your rooms Sharky. In Gears, you gained no points for unranked matches but you also didn't have to play them to get stuff, and you didn't have a little rank symbol beside your name. I bet I played about 1,000,000 private Gears matches and 5 ranked.

I would enjoy more Private matches as well. I like pwning the GP as an option, but would like the other option as well. But then all those kills just feel, well...... wasted....

[Sharky]

Well, as soon as a get my new Xbox 360 back from Microsoft (RROD), you can expect me to start hosting private matches again. So, keep a look out. I expect to have it back before next Thursday's CoD4 Game Night.

[excaluber]

<P mce_keep="true">I'm not gonna lie....i love playing against the GP. well love is a strong word....but i enjoy it.

[Greasy Monk]

I'm not gonna lie....i love playing against the GP. well love is a strong word....but i enjoy it.





You're a sick puppy![;)]

[KingHackenslash]

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I didn't realize there was a bug with scopes, but I'll be happy when the lag is better.



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You want more lag? [;)]

[vcize]

I just wish everyone else would do the same, instead of worrying about their rank. But at the same time, I understand peoples desire to rank up - damn temptrest she is.



Well for me it's not so much the rank as it is, as you mentioned, the fact that this game rewards (or forces) you more than ever for playing ranked since you have to do it to unlock weapons. Like you, I also stick to just a couple weapons but it was kind of annoying when S&amp;D came up on the boat map and the other team was just able to use their 3x grenade perk to carpet bomb our side of the boat with frags at the start of every round and we couldn't fire back since only 2 of us had played enough ranked matches to unlock that perk.

Same thing with the P90. Seems like any time I pick that gun up off a dead guy I can do pretty well with it but I don't have it unlocked myself.

Hopefully this patch fixes some of the issues with players getting dropped from the party when starting a match.

[Bourbon]

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I didn't realize there was a bug with scopes, but I'll be happy when the lag is better.



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You want more lag? http://adultgamingenthusiasts.com/emoticons/emotion-5.gifIf they could find a way to introduce even more lag into this game, I'd be mighty impressed with their technical skills. Many more matches like the last couple of weeks have been, and I'll be dusting off Tetris.

[Moby14995]

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If they could find a way to introduce even more lag into this game, I'd be mighty impressed with their technical skills. Many more matches like the last couple of weeks have been, and I'll be dusting off Tetris.


I thought it was just me. Even in the tourney, there were a few times when I would unload half a clip on someone only to get shot in the face, but then the kill-cam never showed me shoot and they unloaded a decent amount before I died. The matches were still a hell of a lot more fun than the GP, so I didn't get nearly as angry as with the GP, though. I just filed it away in the "hmm, that was interesting" category of my brain.

[Chet Boyle]

<span class="genmed">><span style="font-weight: bold;">Addition of Host Migration>




* If Host of lobby leaves, all players will be deposited back to
the lobby where next best host will be selected before new game
restarts. Players will no longer be kicked out of game entirely.





<span style="font-weight: bold;">>

I'm glad the party doesn't have to break up when the host has to leave, but do you think this will also prevent the game from ending when the host quits during the match?

[BEAR NASTY]

<P mce_keep="true">1. the part if those host leaves it will drop everyone back to the room and assign a new host is great!
<P mce_keep="true">2. i think the headshot indicator could use a patch, it only seems to count if you hit the back or sides of the head. i think the face should count as a head shot?
<P mce_keep="true">3. wish they would take out the martydom perk, i mean who drops a gernade when they die? maybe they could replace it with "super duper" steady aim so all you have to do is shoot and you get a kill!

[migz]

Hmmmm, even though I have experienced lag in CoD4 it is nowhere near as bad as in Gears and its outrageous host shottie advantage.

I play and compete in CoD4 on the PC and in competitions you're only allowed the following perks (if memory serves me correctly)...

PERK1- Bandolier

PERK2-Stopping Power, Slight of Hand

PERK3- Deep Inpact, Steady AIM

Plus you get no UAV scans, Air Strike, and Hellicopter.

Matches work out good this way, especially not having any of the killing streak perks. Something to concider for next tourney.

[FlipMasterFlash]

Thanks for the suggestion Migz, limiting things a bit might be a good idea for a league. Maybe not that restrictive but at least something like that to keep things from getting out of hand. Pretty sure we've all been on the opposite team when the other team has a UAV up the entire time and you spend the rest of the match hidding from airstrikes and choppy and it sucks.

[Bourbon]

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wish they would take out the martydom perk, i mean who drops a gernade when they die?You have to watch the camera closely. If you do, you'll see that the grenade actually falls out of their ass when they die. If you're holding a grenade between your cheeks, it's going to fall when you get shot. Simple as that.

[Soldan]

You have to watch the camera closely. If you do, you'll see that the grenade actually falls out of their ass when they die. If you're holding a grenade between your cheeks, it's going to fall when you get shot. Simple as that.



How the hell do they sprint then?

[BEAR NASTY]

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wish they would take out the martydom perk, i mean who drops a gernade when they die?You have to watch the camera closely. If you do, you'll see that the grenade actually falls out of their ass when they die. If you're holding a grenade between your cheeks, it's going to fall when you get shot. Simple as that.





yeah, i guess when some people die they do defecate, so that makes perfect sense!

[Moby14995]

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You have to watch the camera closely. If you do, you'll see that the grenade actually falls out of their ass when they die. If you're holding a grenade between your cheeks, it's going to fall when you get shot. Simple as that.





How the hell do they sprint then?





That just explains why you can only sprint for about 15 feet before you go back to normal.