Modern Warfare 3 update addresses lag, certain glitches

by Griffin McElroy on Dec 12th 2011 8:30PM

Good news, soldiers: The multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has received its sixth title update since the game's launch; a patch which addresses lag and a number of glitches players have been exploiting for their own nefarious, personal gain. Gone are the days of melee-jumping, as well as clan tags which use the controller's symbols to spell dirty words. (Bal[LS] indeed, sir.)

A number of guns have also been tweaked (see: nerfed) as hotfixes introduced to the title. You can check out a full list of these readjusted armaments after the jump, and pray that your precious, precious firearm evaded the developers' all-seeing eye.

Title update: Additional improvements to address lag. Fix for Melee Jump. Clan Tag Validation (remove buttons from clan tags). Improve Host Migration logic. Prevent stat loss when player loses connection from server (internet pull / drop).

Hot Fix Updates

Fire rate normalization for Assault Rifles with undermounts
FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf)
Akimbo FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf)
Fix for Shotgun's with Extended Mags (Prevents them from shooting more pellets than intended)
Type95 Re-balancing (Nerf) - Reduce hipspread.
Fix for ACR with Red Dot / Shotgun
Fix Type 95 bug related to dropping it.
Fix map exploits on Dome

Source: Call of Duty forums

Tags: activision, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3, infinity-ward, microsoft, modern-warfare-3, patch, pc, playstation, ps3, sledgehammer-games, update, xbox

Reader Comments (76)

Number six? Dang, I know I wouldn't expect perfection on a fresh title, but jeez.

@Hayseboi Every single game that is supported well gets updates after it has been played long enough to get good feedback from the community. Call of Duty's updates come much quicker because they have more monkeys pounding away at it.

@Hayseboi
Cry baby

@Hayseboi

Well, can't fault them for trying to keep this thing up and running as opposed to ignoring players' complaints (mw2) for the longest time, and then not proceeding to fix some of them (OMA)?

@Ellimem

I agree. Monkeys play Call of Duty.

@Hayseboi

MW2 never got updates and people complained about Infinity Ward not supporting their product. MW3 gets 6 patches in 6 weeks and people still complain. Amazing.

@Cletus VanDamme Yeah, but this time it's from people who hate on the game. MW3 could build houses for disabled Military and they'd still hate on it...

@Hayseboi
Crying about only six? Have you seen how many problems are in Skyrim? lol

@MercShame
Hardly any that hamper the amazing experience it gives. Regardless you can't compare a game like MW3 to Skyrim that use completely different mechanics and engines, of course a game like Skyrim is going to have problems, it's huge. I'm not saying MW3 should be perfect, but being that they used the same exact engine for the second one they'd know what to fix before a release. And Skyrim? I've had no problems with the game and I've been playing it daily for hours on end, not everyone has those problems.

I should've known better than to post my opinion on the Joystiq.

@Hayseboi
Did you see the one on Battlefields? Lol Jesus there are alot.

Um...interesting.

Right when I finished reading the post, Steam notified me that Modern Warfare 3 has finished downloading update.

Ok, lets replay this one more time. My first time playing this game online a few hours ago wasn't fun at all. I'll give another chance.

@xiLeShadow

"My first time playing this game online a few hours ago wasn't fun at all. I'll give another chance."

Yeah, you're going to have to give it a couple more chances lol. Call of Duty is so competitive online that you know the first couple times you play you're probably not going to do well. Just get familiar with the different strike packages which help a lot & good luck!

PS: For everyone else, I'm aware that it is definitely not cool to like COD but MW3 is a good game. I just finished the campaign which is intense & been playing the hell out of the multiplayer. ITS A GOOD GAME!

@Choppa

I've played every single Call of Duty game online, this one just stinks.

THANK GAWD!!! I really often hated playing dome just bc of those exploits. and as for the 'kimbo gettin the nerf treatment.....I foresee less rage quitting in the post update future

@(Unverified)
I swear half of the time I get killed it's from those damn akimbo machine pistols...

lag compensation is still very noticeable, thats what my main concern is

@Roxas560

It is....=( gah dang it.

I ran into the super fast lobby. It confused the hell out of me. I captured the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5pCd3P5kY&feature=channel_video_title

I'm using my laptop as a TV while I was out of town, its not the game running on my laptop.

@AFATALERR0R Those were addressed in a previous fix about a week and a half ago

Fix for Shotgun's with Extended Mags (Prevents them from shooting more pellets than intended)

=( The shotguns are weak enough already you have to grind out rande and damage to make them passable and even than the Striker is the only good one

@MaZZM

Agreed. I usually like shotguns in my FPS but they are close to useless in MW3, as most other weapons will dish out more damage even at close range.

@MaZZM ... I think it's a good balance, especially when you have guys who are monsters with them, like Prisoner36. YouTube him.

Haven't played this since Skyrim came out.

Skyrim however has some slow spots. It's about time to put mw3 and get all frustrated all over again so I can appreciate Skyrim's slow spots.

Seriously? Is there ANYTHING they can do about the quick-scope epidemic that is still causing broken controllers everywhere?

@Ron Burgundy
riot shield my friend

@Ron Burgundy Taking sniping out completely would probably do the trick. Honestly, I would see no wrong with it. All the maps are quite tiny anyways with lots of cars and other cover in the way making sniping quite crappy to attempt.

@Oopacsunoo

you must not be a very good sniper

@Cletus VanDamme I am in MW3. I don't quickscope, I'm a stationary sniper, so that puts me at a disadvantage. The problem with these maps when it comes to sniping is that there really aren't too many lines of sight where you can take time to line up your target, there is so much cover like chest high walls or vehicles making it very easy for people to move efficiently from cover to cover.

@Oopacsunoo Given that the sniper tends to be a one shot one kill no matter where you hit them in MW3 it doesn't really matter how well you line up the shot.

@carbonize Exactly. When you have snipers running around like ground troops just quick scoping, it becomes a problem.

A sniper doesn't run around unless he's re-positioning, and even then he doesn't run. He's also very stable when shooting. There is no such thing as firing from the hip for a sniper.

Get rid of the quick scope for ALL sniper rifles. It's corny and they have the advantage every time.

@StarcasM the proper fix is to make it so sniper rifles can only be scoped if crouching or going prone. Or just take it out of the game completely as the maps are so small it's a joke to even have snipers in the first place. Battlefield 3 is good for snipers. MW3 not so much.

@Ron Burgundy Couldn't that be fixed by disabling auto-aim with sniper rifles?

@StarcasM

Leave it to stupid Bowling to gloat about how mw3 would feature quick-scoping...

@iceveiled

I second this.

You shouldn't be able to aim down the scope unless you're prone or crouching. It just doesn't make any sense.

@Oopacsunoo

Overkill pro. Sniper rifle get used when the opportunity presents itself. No need to quickscope either. Just be smart about when you use it.

@StarcasM dood your comment on the quick scoping is the most lucid comment and is a major problem with MW3. I'm fully aware that it's not a military sim - it's arcade. Like Halo with a military skin. The quick scope sniper biznass is plain ridiculous with that auto aim garbage.

"Fix for Shotgun's" needs a grammar patch.

I whole heartedly agree with you. In most cases depending on the game mode and team, a player legitimately using a sniper class suppresses an area at best, and camps at worst; usually marginally contributing to the team. I would love an update that creates sniper-free playlists.

I'm really happy to see this game getting so much support. MW2 went to shit despite being really fun, I'm glad the same thing isn't happening to MW3.

They nerfed the shotguns, preventing them from accidentally becoming useful.

lol, my class is Type 95 and akimbo FMG 9's, both been nerfed. I knew the FMG's would be nerfed eventually, gutted about the Type 95 though.

@usualyksint

the type 95 is so OP though. It's a noob's gun.

@usualyksint to be fair the Type-95 ridiculously overpowered. Similar to the M16 epidemic back from MW1

@Ryuk Agreed. This has replaced the M-16.

Already sold it lol, it's the same damn thing as the last 4 years. People told me the survival mode was fun and the MP killstreaks were better, but it's still the same old game :/

@INTRO

You were expecting something different after seeing the track record for this series?

@INTRO

Survival mode is better in Uncharted 3, to be honest. The one in mw3 seems to get old really fast, esp. when enemies always make a beeline to your location.

@usualyksint

I'll miss my Type 95 if it's truly broken, but screw those FMG9s. Every random goon was running around with those things, doing the ol' spray n' pray.

@freaparn

But "reduce hipspread", that actually sounds like it would make it better? (Like a free steady-aim perk) I hope it won't be nerfed too much because its been my favorite so far. Brought me straight from the bottom of the score ranking to the top when I started using it. :)

"Reduce hipspread"?

There's a joke in there somewhere.

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