Call of Duty Ghosts Update Adds New Game Mode Reinforce
The latest Call of Duty: Ghosts update, pushed out yesterday for all platforms, gives you an excuse to go back to the game, or a shiny new mode to try if you’re still playing.
According to the official Call of Duty site:
Reinforce is a round-based game mode that takes elements from Domination and Search and Rescue. There are three objective markers for teams to capture and respawns are disabled. If a team captures a point, they are “reinforced” and all dead teammates are allowed back into the round. There are multiple ways to win a round: Wipe out the entire enemy team, control two objective points when the time limit runs out, or capture all three flags for an instant victory. The first team to win four rounds wins the match.
The latest update also adds a number of other updates, including a nerf to the Bizon, bugfixes, and anti-cheat measures.
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.
[Source: Call of Duty Official Site]