Call of Duty 4 patch storms the Xbox 360
by Xav de Matos 
{ Feb 29th 2008 at 11:45AM }
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 1)
sp00ks @ Feb 29th 2008 11:52AM
ahhh, thank Jebus for host migration...
Big Filth @ Feb 29th 2008 11:54AM
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.
Neuromancer @ Feb 29th 2008 11:55AM
Yeah I may actually dig this game out and give it another go tonight. The airstrike kill cam should be interesting.
TORO @ Feb 29th 2008 11:55AM
Nice about time! Also remember the acog scope fix :)
MrMuggs @ Feb 29th 2008 11:56AM
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]!!!!!"
franoculator @ Feb 29th 2008 12:14PM
Two words: "Quick Mute"
The most welcome addition, if you ask me.
Simon @ Feb 29th 2008 12:22PM
Hurrah!!!!
FINALLY.
IncredibleBulk92 @ Feb 29th 2008 12:25PM
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...
phant0mgrave @ Feb 29th 2008 12:32PM
Cool, I haven't played this game at all online lol.
ryan @ Feb 29th 2008 12:39PM
is it me or is the X3F reply system broken?
ok, off to play Cod4!!
chad @ Feb 29th 2008 1:18PM
bout time!!!! but greatly appreciated!! all hail cod4...halo 3 eat a phat one!!!!!!!
ZEBRA NINER @ Feb 29th 2008 1:14PM
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.
Oorang @ Feb 29th 2008 3:30PM
host migration in game would have been better
LiquidPlague @ Feb 29th 2008 1:28PM
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.
ZEBRA NINER @ Feb 29th 2008 1:46PM
Well, I don't know what was wrong with the ACOG, I do quite well with it. I guess we'll see!
Etchasketchist @ Feb 29th 2008 2:27PM
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.
Urza @ Feb 29th 2008 4:27PM
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.
Tr3y MoNey @ Feb 29th 2008 4:30PM
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!
George Arauz @ Feb 29th 2008 4:39PM
THank god that is being fixed
Dragod @ Feb 29th 2008 5:12PM
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. =\
Stephen @ Feb 29th 2008 7:23PM
they already had a third person perspective for spectating, they added first person.
Who Flang Poo @ Feb 29th 2008 9:25PM
I also think that this patch messed up the game more then it helped. I went back to play it, the first time in 5 weeks and it was way less enjoyable then I remember it. Oh well I guess its back to Halo 3 again.
erivera3 @ Mar 1st 2008 12:36AM
Halo 3 owns this game
mdcahos @ Mar 1st 2008 11:44PM
halo 3 online sucks compared to cod4 online
L4MB @ Mar 1st 2008 4:18PM
the new kill cams are sweet, but i was playing this morning and got a weird error message about failure to recover from socket error and the whole match was annulled, which has never happened to me before. patch? or something else. the new acog is also a great improvement.
Dakine One @ Mar 2nd 2008 6:30PM
the new patch is garbage. It still kicks u out when the host leaves. If everyone was partied up it wouldnt even make a differance. The kill cams are cool for about an hour. Who wastes time watching the kill cams? If u do ur wasting time and doing ur team wrong. It has been taking forever to make a party. I waited 30 mins for a game last night and there was 12,0000 people playing. The connection is making pistols kill in 2 hits and really changed the guns. They didint change guns but the new connection did. Trust me !!!!! anyone wanna cage match hit up gamer tag ..... DaKine One
mojonix @ Mar 16th 2008 4:03PM
@Whoo Flang Poo - How do ya figure it messed it up? We all realize you're a Galo fagboi, but you can't make a statement like that without backing it up. Less enjoyable in what way? You can't beak people without being muted now? Explain yourself foo!