New Patch

Addresses the following issues.

When you get into the multiplayer portion of Modern Warfare 3, you should be treated to a patch that will set you back only 4 MB in memory. This update didn’t address lag compensation, but you can be rest assured that Infinity Ward is working on improving it. Today’s patch should have fixed the following:

Patch Notes:

Additional improvements to address lag.
Fix for Melee Jump.
Clan Tag Validation (remove buttons from clan tags).
Improve Host Migration logic.
Prevent stat Loss.

After I patched and played this morning I had a lot of issues with the screen freezing. This was both in the menu itself where the music would play and menus would be working and then I'd get a 1 second pause every 20 seconds or so.

In game, I also encountered that similar screen stuttering that I wouldn't call lag, but where the screen literally stops for a second and then the action goes again. I had that in the past but it's been quite awhile since I've had that.

Not too happy about that if it's back.

I don't get it? Can't they ever patch something and not have it lead to other problems that require yet another patch? It's an endless cycle!

Fix for melee jump?
Yeah, that was a big problem in the game.

How about fix melee knife?

DEATH-THREAT-HxC wrote:

I don't get it? Can't they ever patch something and not have it lead to other problems that require yet another patch? It's an endless cycle!

It's a Microsoft platform, what do you expect

Exactly FBD, so what, you can't jump and knife in mid air now?! Huge problem that was

sgt tube socks, lol, makes sense I guess

Ever since this game came out atleast 6 or so times a day the screen freezes, but then unfreezes. When I am in the friends list on MW3 the screen pauses for a couple seconds and also When I am going from Main Menu to Multiplayer. Have not played since the patch so hopefully it isn't any worse.

U40, yep, the worst is accepting a party invite right when you get to the multiplayer screen! Takes forever, if you don't let everything load for atleast 10 seconds.

u404398 wrote:

Ever since this game came out atleast 6 or so times a day the screen freezes, but then unfreezes. When I am in the friends list on MW3 the screen pauses for a couple seconds and also When I am going from Main Menu to Multiplayer. Have not played since the patch so hopefully it isn't any worse.

This is exactly what was happening to me this morning. I actually rebooted the PS3 too just in case it was an issue on my end. It was fixed previously maybe by patch 1.04 for me. Maybe this patch fixed you, but now broke me!

I downloaded the patch and got this. Weird. I am not sure how this will fix the lag.

Oh...that's the new quilt perk.

The blankie perk for long term camping trips..

SN0WR1DER wrote:

The blankie perk for long term camping trips..

Skellington needs this!

I thought my PS was acting up but after reading this I see I am not the only one having strange things happen to the screen.

Question; This only happens in MW3 but about once a day their is a terrible noise during gameplay that lasts about 10 seconds. I have to take the headset off during the squeeling.

And no, it is not Savvy on the verge of rage quitting.

CanisMajor60 wrote:

I thought my PS was acting up but after reading this I see I am not the only one having strange things happen to the screen.

Question; This only happens in MW3 but about once a day their is a terrible noise during gameplay that lasts about 10 seconds. I have to take the headset off during the squeeling.

And no, it is not Savvy on the verge of rage quitting.

There is another thread about the noise, it's been happening for a while and not recent patch related. I don't get it as often as you but I've had it happen about 5 times now.

As far as I'm concerned jsavvy is a recovered rage quitter. He earned his 6 month coin last week.

jsavvy wrote:

SN0WR1DER wrote:

The blankie perk for long term camping trips..

Skellington needs this!

hahaha...savvy picking on skellington is cracking me up lately. The other day skelli said he was on his way to B...savvy told him he would meet him there but he had to make him som PB&J first...had me laughing...

I never had any problem with the host migration and then this patch dropped and probably 5 or 6 times it failed to migrate the host and took about 3-4 minutes each time to decide to kick me out.

Really I'm just ready for the Type 95 and FMG nerf.

poppamatic wrote:

I never had any problem with the host migration and then this patch dropped and probably 5 or 6 times it failed to migrate the host and took about 3-4 minutes each time to decide to kick me out.

Really I'm just ready for the Type 95 and FMG nerf.

Just use the guns if they are so good? If they nerf the T95 then there will no burst fire left in the game. On the PS3 side the T95 doesn't always work well anyway if the lag comp is off. How about fix the important stuff like being able to turn off the brainwash music or joining a friend's or clanmate's party without invite...

the only thing i want nerfed is the goddamn striker. With extended mags and range/damage, it is unbeatable unless you're sniper-distance away.

I think I may try to level that bitch up in my next prestige. Been getting killed a lot by it lately. I think it's ok, but I've never leveled it up to range, and that's the big difference maker. Plus the extended mags for + damage glitch.

The nerfs are hitting "tonight" per Robert Bowling (fourzerotwo) on Twitter.

Hot Fix Updates (Releasing Today 12/12/11):
Fire rate normalization for Assault Rifles with undermounts
FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf)
Akimbo FMG9 Re-balancing (Nerf)
Fix for Shotgun's with Extended Mags (Prevents them from shooting more pellets than
intended)
Type95 Re-balancing (Nerf) - Reduce hipspread.
Fix for ACR with Red Dot / Shotgun
Fix Type 95 bug related to dropping it.
Fix map exploits on Dome

What are the map exploits on dome?

It will be interesting after all the gun patches what the masses all flock too. I never could get into the Type 95 and my trusty Stinger is always at my side so no worries for me with the nerfs!

The Type 95 never worked well for me......the right index finger doesn't move fast enough I guess. The Type 95 is only an issue when lag compensation comes into play and I die from 1 bullet. Too bad about the FMG9's I was working on akimboing them last night.....back to the MP9 I guess.

Stream_Man wrote:

What are the map exploits on dome?

I've gone prone and backed so far into corners no one could see me. Probably something much worse than that though. There was one guy I saw running around in the metal work holding up the dome. He was off the back of the platform, maybe that?

With good detection and good aim the T95 was a one trigger pull kill, kind of like a sniper rifle that you can't quickscope. Thanks IW, dicks.