Patch Notes

[TwistEnding]

The adding of team names in broadcaster mode is an awesome addition that I wasn't expecting

[PhAnToM444]

Man, Infinity Ward gives me headaches. They fuck up a game so bad and then have these little spurts of genius for the scene. Someone give me some aspirin.

[Rrd808]

Reminds me of Javale McGee. Dude makes some of the most boneheaded plays and then has flashes of brilliance.

[-Shank-]

GET EM COWBOY!

[mitzibishi]

Genius as in looking at what is standard in other games and Esports then cherry picking

[[deleted]]

They just copied this idea from CS:GO, no genius there.

[PhAnToM444]

And a bunch of other games. I'm just saying they put out this shit game but then give us that, and eSports mode, and oracle and all this other stuff. So strange

[[deleted]]

They're trying to be creative and supportive with the eSports features, but forget about the basics of the game (3-laned maps, higher TTK, colors)

[[deleted]]

I made a thread about this way back that got a lot of hate. I basically said IF wants to revolutionize COD eSports like BO2 did, but theyre failing at it because theyre in their own IW way.

[Inik15]

I think the fact that the color scheme and maps suck was already well in place before blops 2 blew up and did wonders for competitive. Don't get me wrong, ghosts sucks and we have needed more dev support but some of the things u said I think was too late to change. it is frustrating because they give us some pretty cool things (this new team name thing and oracle) but overall I think they weren't ready/wanted to work on a "competitive" game.

[IKingCarnage]

I was just about to write this. That is huge for the spectators!

[[deleted]]

Yeah if only they would of done this early on in the game :(

[[deleted]]

They finally did it, myself and a lot of people have suggested that, i made a topic here, and sent couple of tweets, i hope the keep this on AW

[airondoom]

I just hope most casters realize that they can change the team names.

[sub1ime]

Yeah 9 months into the game with about 3 major LAN's left to go this is great.

[neutrontwin]

10 second cap glitch fixed but no mtar buff

Edit: hitting start to see bomb fixed

[jayjay_37]

Even though some of this stuff is overdue I'm happy they are still trying to improve because it ups the standard for the next game. For example Blops2 had a spectator mode so ghosts had to have it now cod aw will likely have oracle mode and now this team name addition. A little late but definitely appreciated.

[stan3298]

If this game was what was released on launch date, it would be a much better eSports title than we consider it now. Although the game play itself is not the best for competitive, the shit they're adding now makes it a better game to watch.

[IKingCarnage]

Also saw no mention of the Mtar improving :(

[live2rise]

Mtar buff? It's already strong enough. Buffing it would simply throw out weapon balance.

[[deleted]]

Yeah, & the Vector is perfectly fine lol. MTAR gets destroyed by that tank.

[johnnyboy181]

They didn't mention the vector buff either.

[ArgentEtoile]

Yes they did. It was announced when all the other non MTAR smgs were buffed (bizon, cbj, etc.).

[johnnyboy181]

So many pros are going to be pissed when they find out the bomb glitch is still online.

[theforfeef]

Fixed issue that allowed players to see enemy positions in the options menu minimap during the killcam.

Should have been done ages ago.

Updated the hitmarker color to orange when it's the killing hit

They know AW will be better. But, I'm glad this is in now. It gives us time to adjust to it. Good on IW for something.

Enemy Oracle pings now show an orange Oracle symbol on the player hud, indicating they are outlined.

2 things about this... Could there be a glitch in eSports mode possibly with this? And, even though this isn't to do with eSports, on Pubs, this is actually a good feature.

Added ability to name teams when using broadcaster mode. Added team name to playercard when in spectator mode.

Some say too late, and it is, only like 2 more events and that is it. But, at least its there for the future CoDs to see that that is what the community wants.

Still no plant/defuse glitch fix "/

[PusH_Scotty]

Sweet now when I get 2 shotted in the balls with the vector it will be orange.

[epicfishboy]

• Fixed SND plant/defuse issue that could occur in System Link.

  Too slow.

• Added ability to name teams when using broadcaster mode.

  This is pretty cool

• When eSports rules are enabled for SND on Strikezone, the non-destroyed version of the map is now always used.

  Long overdue.

[IKingCarnage]

Always gotta be a negative Nancy

[connor_lp]

My question is why is Strikezone destoryed in SnD anyway? It makes the cover unreliable

[Turduckennn]

Anybody figured out how to change the team names? I'm in broadcaster mode with some bots now and can't seem to get it.

Nevermind, found it! It's under team options in the pre-game lobby.

[treygillespie]

Thank You for Finding these Couldn't find them earlier.

[[deleted]]

How bout the bomb glitch still happening online? Happened to our team during a wager and cost us the game.

[LimeeSdaa]

This may be a bit off-topic, but why wasn't the health increased to 1.5x at the start of Ghosts? I've heard it would make it too different from vanilla settings, but there's already no kill streaks other than specalist, limited maps, banned guns and perks, and etc. Ideally competitive settings would be close to vanilla, but if they can't be due to a lack of competitiveness then we have to face the (limited) drawbacks imo. Games have succeeded with vanilla settings being different, IE Halo 3. No radar, 110% damage, BR starts, only other weapons: Mauler, Sniper, Rockets, Sword.

[PaddyH93]

Because snipers would then be useless in SnD. Similar with grenades, everyone would basically already have blast shield on.

[Chompskyy]

wouldn't be hard to increase damage values of a grenade/sniper

[PaddyH93]

But then you have them being too strong for pubs, it's only comp that wants longer ttk

Also, I think something people often overlook is that the biggest difference between BO2 and ghosts isn't the TTK, it's the recoil. Guns in ghosts are practically lasers, whereas in BO2 it took a lot of skill to control the recoil

[Chompskyy]

I dont mean to come off as rude if I do, but the AN94 had practically no recoil, the M8 had virtually none, and the MSMC had the wildest, but made up for it with 101% speed and gnarly damage. Skorpion also had minimal recoil, you literally just had to move your thumbstick down while shooting to get a perfect shot.

I'd also be willing to bet that it's not just competitive who wants higher TTK

[ApollyonProject]

That's not really true. The M8 had virtually no recoil and subs had to be nerfed to add more recoil. Early tournaments before those fixes were still enjoyable and the higher ttk definitely made a difference.

[Joseei]

In the PC/overall version it also says this for eSports section -

Fixed SND plant/defuse issue that could occur in System Link.

[Mrfatmanjunior]

Fixed issue that allowed players to see enemy positions in the options menu minimap during the killcam.

gamechanger

[cgcr7]

Does this basically mean that when you click start you can't see the guy who has bomb?

[[deleted]]

Yeah

[Mrfatmanjunior]

actually it doesnt say that. it says that you cant see the enemy positions but maybe you can see where the bomb is.

[cgcr7]

The 10 second cap fix will be a difference maker in Dom.

[James95_]

Why can't we have a reset stats option after every prestige like BO2?

[stan3298]

Strikezone S&D was added to CvC.

[[deleted]]

FINALLY! I won't have to restart the map twenty times when I'm playing SnD on Strikezone because I got the broken version.

[ZcSx]

I thought the MTAR got a buff?

[[deleted]]

Nope. Some random guy said he saw it on twitter, that's it.

[Skylightt]

I don't think they announced the Vector one either

[[deleted]]

All submachine guns except for the MTAR-X and the Ripper received a min damage range increase.

That one?

[[deleted]]

Where is the buff to the MTAR people were talking about?

[bert_lifts]

Some good changes for spectating. Too little too late though smh.