Treyarch and Raven Software released the latest among a continuing series of post-launch patches for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the November 19 update aimed at stability improvements and addressing a few pressing game issues across all modes. One of the issues addressed by the patch has been running since the game’s November 14 launch: Daily Challenges not resetting upon entering a new Prestige. While seemingly minor, it presented a crucial progression roadblock for engaged players, certainly one that had to be resolved. In other words, fixing it is part of this patch’s Global piece. Additionally, the update continues to improve various crash-and-stability issues as the team continues to work toward overall game optimizations.
In Multiplayer, this patch makes tremendous strides toward upholding competitive integrity. In particular, the developers have fixed multiple locations on five maps—Scar, Flagship, Colossus, Hijacked, and Toshin—where players were able to glitch outside intended exploitable areas of the designated play space. Verily, these out-of-bounds glitches often offered unwarranted advantages, and thus, this fix was pivotal for maintaining balance. Other than these map fixes, the patch addresses UI inconsistencies with certain Overclocks being listed in the wrong order and Operators erroneously marked as inactive in the menus. To the cooperative Campaign players, the patch fixes the case where a squad member would be dropped from a match if the rest of the team ex-filled without him or her, plus it fixed an issue with keycard pickup on the ‘Escalation’ mission.
Zombies mode essentially undergoes the majority of the changes, many of which also affect long-term progression. Most importantly, the update fixes a bug with the requirements for some Mastery Camo Challenges being set three times more than intended for cosmetic advancement of any devoted players. Another issue with no progress on the Mutilate Camo challenge has also been fixed. Other than those challenges, balance adjustments were performed in Dead Ops Arcade, where the Death Machine damage is moderately reduced and Ray Gun Damage has now been properly aligned to its rarity tier for a more consistent and predictable power curve.
This is the fourth major update since the launch of Black Ops 7 and establishes a solid foundation of support, looking ahead to the expected launch of the first full season of the game in December. In fixing high-progression bugs and an important exploit, Treyarch and Raven Software are methodically stabilizing the title and laying the groundwork for future content. The speed and assertiveness of these fixes reflect a strong desire for the long-term viability of the game across all core modes.
