Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 First Update Live, Here’s What It Does

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As a seasoned gamer with over two decades of experience under my belt, I must say that the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 update has left me both intrigued and slightly frustrated. On one hand, it’s always exciting to see a game I love getting regular updates, especially ones that address various issues and tweak gameplay mechanics. The changes to loadouts, operators, maps, and scorestreaks in multiplayer, as well as the adjustments to S.A.M Trials and UI in Zombies, are all welcome improvements that should enhance the overall gaming experience.

Today, following its worldwide debut yesterday across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X, the first Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 update is now active. Accompanying this update are detailed patch notes that outline all the modifications and enhancements made by Treyarch and Activision. Specifically, this B06 update includes adjustments and upgrades for both multiplayer and zombies, however, no changes have been applied to the campaign.

On the multiplayer aspect, the update has made adjustments to loadouts, characters (operators), maps, experience points (XP), matchmaking system, scorestreaks, and other elements. In the Zombies mode, there’s a tweak to S.A.M Trials, changes in various maps, updates to user interface, and more.

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Although Activision and Treyarch have shared the details of the update (as outlined in the notes provided) but haven’t disclosed the update’s file size. Consequently, we’re unaware of the estimated time required for downloading this update.

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 OCTOBER 26 UPDATE PATCH NOTES

GLOBAL

Loadouts 

  • The last-selected loadout will properly be highlighted when opening the Loadouts menu in-game. 

Operators

  • Addressed an issue with Bailey’s animation in the Operators menu.

Settings 

  • The ‘Mute Licensed Music’ setting now functions properly.  

MULTIPLAYER

Maps 

  • Babylon
    • Closed an exploit where players could get outside of the intended playspace on Babylon. 
  • Lowtown
    • Closed an exploit where players could get outside of the intended playspace on Lowtown. 
  • Red Card
    • Closed an exploit where players could get outside of the intended playspace on Red Card. 
    • Improved stability in Red Card. 
  • General
    • Adressed an issue with stability when using in-game interacts. 

Modes

  • Increased XP and Weapon XP rates for modes that were awarding less XP than expected.
    • Team Deathmatch 
    • Control 
    • Search & Destroy 
    • Gunfight 

Matchmaking 

  • Addressed an issue that was occasionally preventing matches from quickly finding a replacement player in the case that another player quit the match. 

Firing Range 

  • Players can now select a Loadout in Firing Range, regardless of level progression. 

Private Matches 

  • Private Match will no longer forfeit if one team has zero players. 

Theater 

  • Improved performance when watching clips in Theater. 

Training Course 

  • Improved server stability in the Training Course. 

Equipment 

  • Tactical Equipment
    • Decoy
      • Removed XP gain for Decoys. 
    • Smoke
      • Resolved an issue with stability when using the Smoke Grenade. 

Scorestreaks 

  • Dreadnought
    • Addressed an issue where the incoming missile sound from the Dreadnought would continuously play. 

Medals 

  • Fixed an issue where the Ace Medal was being incorrectly awarded during certain conditions. 

ZOMBIES

Terminus 

  • Addressed an issue with the Boat Race in Terminus sometimes not ending properly. 

Liberty Falls 

  • Addressed an issue that could cause zombies to stop spawning in Liberty Falls. 

GobbleGums 

  • The Wonderbar! GobbleGum now grants the Player a Wonder Weapon appropriately. 

Gameplay 

  • S.A.M. Trials
    • Corrected text in S.A.M. trials to properly reference the LDBR. 
    • Fixed an issue with S.A.M. Trials not spawning during matches in certain instances. 

Stability 

  • Added various crash and stability fixes. 

UI/UX 

  • Addressed an issue where player progression levels were incorrect on the Scoreboard.
  • Addressed an issue where the interface wouldn’t display the player’s correct progression level in main menus.
  • Improved stability in the main menus.

STORE

  • Store will properly update after the C.O.D.E. Endeavor Pack has been purchased. 

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2024-10-27 03:09