As reports begin to roll in after the launch of Call Of Duty: Black Ops, developer Treyarch issues warning to anyone exploiting glitches…
Glitches appear to be the price we pay for having games as big and complex as Black Ops. And as was the case with every other Call Of Duty title in recent memory, those who’ve been playing away at Black Ops over the couple of days since release have been reporting all kinds of glitches and bugs within the game.
These range from clipping issues – the most notable one being the ability to sneak through a wall and into the driving seat of a truck – occasional freezes on the PS3 version, and connection problems in multiplayer mode.
The most acute problems appear to be with the PC version, which appears to suffer from quite serious lag issues on even the most powerful hardware set-ups.
While these problems will almost certainly be patched up in forthcoming updates, publisher Activision has since responded to the complaints, stating that “Every game has bugs.”
“…The bigger the game, the more likely you will find bugs that would never even come to light in less popular titles," wrote Activision PR man Dan Amrich on his blog, One Of Swords. “So the best way to help get rid of those bugs is to share what you’ve learned with the team that has the power and insight to fix them.”
Meanwhile, Black Ops developer Treyarch has issued a statement of its own, warning players who attempt to exploit the game’s glitches for their own advantage.
“We are disinterested in making mini-celebrities out of douche-bags,” wrote multiplayer design director David Vonderhaar on the Black Ops forums. “You better think twice before you glitch. You never know who in your game doesn't like glitchers who reports you and saves the game in their File Share and tells us about it.”
You can read Vonderhaar’s full, very stern statement over on the Black Ops forums here.
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