Highlights

  • The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 update makes adjustments to multiplayer features, spawns on certain maps, and disables the controversial "Groot" operator skin.
  • The developers of Modern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch, have been actively gathering feedback from players and releasing updates to address gameplay issues and bugs.
  • The latest update brings spawn adjustments to certain maps, fixes exploitable glitches, improves progression tracking, and makes changes to perks and UIX. Players have been asking for these updates since launch.

Sledgehammer Games has released a new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 update that makes notable adjustments to multiplayer features and spawns on certain maps. This new update also disables the controversial "Groot" operator skin, which has been causing problems for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players in recent weeks.

New Modern Warfare 3 updates are handled by both Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch, since the Call of Duty developers work to improve and add new content to the multiplayer and Zombies components respectively. Following the game's launch on November 10, the development teams have been gathering feedback from players about issues involving gameplay mechanics, bugs, and matchmaking. Multiple updates have been released in Modern Warfare 3's pre-season, including an update that nerfed popular assault rifles in order to raise the viability of underperforming SMGs. What's more, Sledgehammer Games assured players that the infamous Gaia skin from Modern Warfare 2 would be disabled until proper adjustments are made to its visibility in Modern Warfare 3.

Some Modern Warfare 3 operators
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In the November 30 update for Modern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Games disabled the Gaia and Gaia Blackcell skins for the Nova operator. The developers note that Gaia will be temporarily disabled until visibility changes can be released to all players. The patch notes also reveal multiple changes, bug fixes, and adjustments to menus and loadouts in Modern Warfare 3. Going forward, attachments that are equipped to weapons in private matches will now be saved to their respective loadouts after returning to the game's main menu. An issue that caused loadouts to appear as placeholder items while transitioning from Modern Warfare 3 Zombies to multiplayer was fixed as well.

Some Modern Warfare 3 operators

The latest Modern Warfare 3 update brings spawn adjustments for the Rust, Operation Spearhead, and Farm 18 maps. Firstly, initial spawns on Rust have been adjusted to prevent players from spawning on each other. The Rust fix is applied to Free-For-All matches only, so it's not applicable to Modern Warfare 3's new Rustment 24/7 mode. Additional spawn points have been added to the Operation Spearhead map to prevent the defending team from being spawn-trapped by their opponents. Additionally, a Farm 18 spawn point has been relocated to stop players from going outside the map, and a similar spawn point exploit was addressed on Sub Base.

Sledgehammer Games also addressed two lingering issues involving explosive damage and Search and Destroy bombsites in the new update. EOD Padding gear will now restrict explosive damage to 80% of the player’s maximum health as originally intended. The sliding exploit for bombsite planting and defusing has also been fixed for Search and Destroy in Modern Warfare 3.

Although the campaign wasn't well-received, Modern Warfare 3 appears to be a major success as Sledgehammer Games actively communicates with the player base and ensures that players are engaged with the multiplayer and Zombies modes. The November 30 update brings crucial bug fixes and changes that players have been asking for since launch, and many more updates will come in Season 1.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 November 30 Update Patch Notes

GLOBAL

COSMETICS

  • Gaia and Gaia BlackCell Operator Skins for Nova have been temporarily disabled.

Adjustments to improve the visibility of the Gaia Operator Skins are underway. Until these changes can be released to all players, these items will be unavailable to equip in MWIII.

MULTIPLAYER

UIX

  • Equipping Attachments to Weapons in Private Matches will now properly save to the Loadout after returning to the Main Menu.
  • Players will no longer be kicked back to the Play tab after attempting to equip a Weapon via the Battle Pass menu.
  • Loadouts will no longer appear to have placeholder items selected after transitioning from MWZ to Multiplayer menus.
  • View Weapon Mastery button in the Weapon Customization menu will now reflect Handgun Mastery completion.
  • Addressed an issue that caused the HUD to be visible in Hardcore game modes.

GAMEPLAY

  • Addressed an exploit that allowed players to appear in the prone animation while sprinting.

PROGRESSION

  • Improved progression tracking for several kill-based Challenges.
  • Added missing name for Daily Challenge progression in the Notifications tray.

MAPS

  • Rust
    • Adjusted initial spawns in Free-for-All game modes to prevent players from spawning on each other’s line of sight.

  • Sub Base
    • Addressed an exploit that allowed players to exit the playable area near the Maintenance Yard.

  • Operation Spearhead (War)
    • Added spawn points to the Cargo area to prevent Defenders from being killed shortly after respawning.

  • Farm 18 (MWII)
    • Relocated a spawn point that placed players outside of the playable area.

MODES

  • Search and Destroy
    • Sliding near a bombsite will no longer allow players to Plant or Defuse from further away than intended.

PERKS

  • EOD Padding (Gear)
    • Incoming explosive damage is now properly clamped at 80% of the player’s maximum health.