Modern Warfare 3 Patch 1.08: Here’s What Gamers Want

Gamers can expect Infinity Ward to continue supporting Modern Warfare 3 way after the next Call of Duty game is released as many millions will continue to play it, but even now there are a few fixes gamers are looking from in the upcoming patch, version 1.08.

Lag and Host Migration – This call will continue until Activision gets dedicated servers for Call of Duty games. Nothing is worse than being knee deep in a game, winning and all, only to have your fun spoiled by a “migrating host”. This happens when the host of the game’s on the losing team and decides he’s done. If another host isn’t found, then forget it: your killing spree’s been lost. This must be fixed.

Difficulty Finding Games – I know some gamers who, most of the times, can’t find a game on their own, instead they must piggyback on a friend’s party to join. I first heard to complain from one friend, but now the trouble’s latched on to other gamers.

Strict Nat – Okay, so I know this one’s on the gamer’s end, where he/she needs to open up the router being used, making it moderate or open. This would ease a lot of the matchmaking problems gamers are fielding. Infinity Ward’s embedded a link on the MW3 multiplayer main menu, one that, when visited in the past, would give a broken link. Now, however, the developer’s updated the page with actual information and links to leading router brands.

I decided to include this as a fix gamers a looking for anyway so they could know it’s been dealt with.

Other issues include balancing, bugs, map exploits and some overpowered weapons.

The last patch, version 1.07 included:

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

That same patch also introduced new, user-created modes to the game’s main playlist, the most popular being Drop Zone.