This Call of Duty: Ghosts update adds a new game mode & plenty of tweaks - patch notes

News by Dave Cook Contributor

Published on May 14, 2014

Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has rolled out a new update on all formats that intriduces a fresh game mode and a list of gameplay tweaks.

The new game mode is called Reinforce and doesn't allow players to respawn on death. Teams can win the match by killing the other squad, capturing three flags, or gaining control of two objective points. It sounds like a crazy hybrid of modes.

Here's the patch list in full:

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:

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