Here’s What Treyarch Will Be Fixing in The First Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout Update
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout is now live on Playstation 4, gaining a massive amount that would be otherwise playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite. Treyarch has already a few things they want to change in mind, and the first Blackout Update will be tweaking pickups, the quick menu, friendly fire and how armor works in the game.
In a detailed recap thread over at Reddit, Treyarch has announced the first things they’ll be tweaking for the first Blackout Update, which will happen after the end of the testing period. This will ensure that the game is at its best playable state and will be optimized and balanced.
Here’s what the studio will be tweaking in the first Blackout update:
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Item Pickups: We’ve seen several comments suggesting that the item pickup time is slower than expected. We’ll be updating the game to make pickup speeds as fast as possible without interfering with reloading, and make it easier to pick up items without looking directly at them. PC players will also be able to map keys to instantly pick up items when the Blackout Beta goes live on PC later this week.
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Quick Equip Menu: Some players have had trouble performing certain actions while the Quick Equip menu is open. We have two fixes set to go live around 10AM PT tomorrow (Tuesday) that will help with this: Quick Equip will auto-close if you don’t do anything in it for 5 seconds, and auto-close and prevent from opening when using the Recon Car. For future reference, the Quick Equip menu can be closed by pressing down on the d-pad.
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Armor: Much like the early days of the MP Beta, we’ve seen some online discussion about the utility of Armor in Blackout. We’re keeping a close eye on Armor’s performance during the Beta.
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Friendly Fire: We’re aware that friendly fire allows your teammates to take you out – by mistake, or in some unfortunate circumstances, on purpose. While we always recommend choosing your Duo and Quad partners wisely, we’ll keep an eye on team killing throughout the Beta and consider other options. We’re also collecting stats on players who damage their teammates with friendly fire and have a security team monitoring those players for offenses that are outside the bounds of the occasional accident. Play nice out there.
Apart from those minor issues, Blackout is a sight for sore eyes for battle royale lovers. The game has already managed to become the most watched game on Twitch yesterday and undeniably, seeing it in action is better than any promotional campaign.
We can’t wait to see how Blackout will be conceived by PC gamers when the Beta starts in a few days. Note that you don’t need to have pre-ordered the game in order to join so make sure to check it out within its two days of testing.