Nearly every news tip this morning has been about one thing, Call of Duty 4. Prompted by an auto-update, gamers noticed that the highly anticipated patch for COD4 has finally been made available. Some of the key elements addressed in the patch include, quick mute system adopted from Halo 3, third-person perspective for spectator mode and new kill cam views for claymore, air strike and grenade kills that are sure to add insult-to-injury.
Potentially, the most sought after fix was host migration. While adding nothing to the overall experience of the game it does act as a virtual Advil for fixing an head-pounding annoyance. Originally, when the host would leave a multiplayer session all players would be booted back to the main menu of the game. With the new host migration feature the game selects a new host and while the map will restart, groups will be able to stay together.
Today's auto-update, coupled with the upcoming downloadable content, is another sign Infinity Ward is reloading their weapons in the battle for Xbox Live seniority.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
2-29-2008 @ 11:52AM
sp00ks said...
ahhh, thank Jebus for host migration...
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2-29-2008 @ 11:54AM
Big Filth said...
although Im happy to have the patch, I think its a little silly that we finally are getting fixes for some serious issues after 3 months, with nothing very exciting included.
eh. its still the best MP game out there, but i wish the new maps were included.
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2-29-2008 @ 11:55AM
Neuromancer said...
Yeah I may actually dig this game out and give it another go tonight. The airstrike kill cam should be interesting.
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2-29-2008 @ 11:55AM
TORO said...
Nice about time! Also remember the acog scope fix :)
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2-29-2008 @ 11:56AM
MrMuggs said...
I'm looking forward to trying the patched scope.
Also, although it isn't in the patch notes, I wonder if they altered the strength of any of the weapons. Regardless of whether changes happened or not, I guarantee there will be a ton of complaints about "THEY CHANGED [X WEAPON]!!!!!"
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2-29-2008 @ 12:14PM
franoculator said...
Two words: "Quick Mute"
The most welcome addition, if you ask me.
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2-29-2008 @ 12:22PM
Simon said...
Hurrah!!!!
FINALLY.
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2-29-2008 @ 12:25PM
IncredibleBulk92 said...
The new killcams are awesome, seeing exactly how a grenade flies over a wall, through a small hole and lands next to your feet is just crazy...
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2-29-2008 @ 12:32PM
phant0mgrave said...
Cool, I haven't played this game at all online lol.
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2-29-2008 @ 12:39PM
ryan said...
is it me or is the X3F reply system broken?
ok, off to play Cod4!!
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2-29-2008 @ 1:14PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
X3F replies are not working!
What is this acog scope fix? Is there a list of what is included in the patch?
I welcome the quick mute option with open arms and praise the heavens.
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2-29-2008 @ 1:18PM
chad said...
bout time!!!! but greatly appreciated!! all hail cod4...halo 3 eat a phat one!!!!!!!
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2-29-2008 @ 1:28PM
LiquidPlague said...
www.fourzerotwo.com has a list of the patch items, but you'll probably have to go back a week or two. I hope the ACOG is actually useful now.
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2-29-2008 @ 1:46PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
Well, I don't know what was wrong with the ACOG, I do quite well with it. I guess we'll see!
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2-29-2008 @ 2:27PM
Etchasketchist said...
Quick mute should be a standard feature for any game with multi-player jibber-jabber. I quit playing this game because of the rampant douchebaggery.
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2-29-2008 @ 3:30PM
Oorang said...
host migration in game would have been better
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2-29-2008 @ 4:27PM
Urza said...
I don't like the host mitigation and I've never seen the same map.
The ACOG definitely seems improved.. at least for non-sniper rifles. Haven't tried to on snipers yet since I went into prestige mode again last night and don't have any snipers grinded up.
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2-29-2008 @ 4:30PM
Tr3y MoNey said...
CoD4 ain't working for $hit. Everyone has to play every map for it to start running smooth again. The Patch fudged more than it helped (for today anyways). So yet another week to wait for things to work correctly. Til' then...sheeee ya!
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2-29-2008 @ 4:39PM
George Arauz said...
THank god that is being fixed
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2-29-2008 @ 5:12PM
Dragod said...
Meh... doesn't make the game any less repetitive. I've basically stopped playing it, and now spend 4+ on some days forging my own maps on Halo... I can't believe how addicting forging Foundry is. Yesterday I spent 2 hours making a "perfect" walled off Foundry Canvas... So I don't have to do it over and over again. I don't think I've ever spent more than 2 hours on CoD4 at any one time... It just gets so boring.
Even my hardcore CoD4 fan said it.. After he got 55 and every gold weapon, it got boring.
I am sadly disappointed with CoD4, and a patch isn't going to make it any more fun for me. =\
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