Call of Duty: Ghosts Game Update Now Live on All Platforms, Introduces “Reinforce” Game Mode

Developer Infinity Ward has pushed out a brand new game update for Call of Duty: Ghosts on all platforms.

It introduces updates to spawn logic, weapon balance, killstreak balance, and offers new features like the game mode, Reinforce, which was rumored earlier.

It also includes a number of bug fixes and updates to Ghosts’ Gun Game and Extinction game modes.

Check out the full update notes below:

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
    • Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill.
    • 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.
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