New patch for Black Ops 3 now live on PlayStation 3; patch notes released

Keshav Bhat

Beenox and Mercenary Technology have released a new patch update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 on the PlayStation 3 platform.

Patch Notes: 

MULTIPLAYER:

  • Fixed crash when having the Ballistics CPU equipped during activation of the H.A.T.R. by the opposing team.
  • Fixed crash when several players are kicked for inactivity within a precise timeframe.
  • Addressed multiple issues regarding unsuccessful game invites, leading to error messages, dead lobbies or various unresponsive states.
  • Fixed instances of the game crashing for some clients after several Scorestreaks get triggered at the same time.

  • Players are no longer able to unlock the Diamond Camo for the knife without meeting its requirement.
  • Accented characters are now displayed properly within the in-game store.
  • Double XP events bonuses are no longer applied to Custom matches.
  • The achievement “Seen Some Things” will now unlock correctly.
  • Multiple players kicked for inactivity will no longer end up together in the same lobby afterwards.
  • Players will not be able to retain possession of the Uplink Drone and carry a moveable Scorestreak at the same time.

    • Scythe ammo reduced from 200 to 160.

    • Pharo
      • Close damage range slightly reduced.
    • Weevil
      • Long damage range slightly raised.
    • KRM-262
      • Increased lethal range.
    • Argus
      • ADS time increased.
      • Close range damage increased.
  • Light Machine Guns
    • BRM
      • ADS speed slightly reduced.
    • Gorgon
      • Clip size reduced from 50 to 40.
      • ADS time has been slowed down.
      • No longer deals extra damage to vehicles without FMJ.
      • Increased recoil.
      • Increased hip-fire spread.
    • 48 Dredge
      • Clip size reduced from 72 to 60.
      • Slightly increased the ADS time

  • Fixed several spots where bots would mantle and jump to their death.
  • Fixed multiple exploits where the player could mantle into unintended areas.
  • Addressed several locations where different Scorestreaks would end up getting stuck.
  • Fixed multiple spots where bot navigation was suboptimal.

ZOMBIES:

  • Addressed collision exploits in Shadows of Evil where the player could avoid contact with zombies.
  • Addressed various areas where zombies would not path to players.
  • Applying a camo to a specific weapon will no longer affect other equipment. This fix  will require players to reselect their attachments and camos once in order for them to be properly saved.
  • Fixed timing-specific controller disconnection issues that resulted in the scoreboard remaining on-screen until the end of the match.
  • The host will no longer crash if a client starts the first ritual while another is bleeding out.
  • Players will no longer crash while accepting a game invite in the opening cinematic.
  • Fixed scenarios where The Quick Revive machine would disappear after the Civil Protector revives the user.
  • The Ephemeral Enhancement will no longer interfere with cost of the Re-Pack game mechanic.
  • Fixed instances of statistics not tracking properly in the Combat Record interface.