Call of Duty: Black Ops gets patch for dual, quad-core CPUs

soo.. they release a patch for multi core CPUS ?!?! really, that fast?!?!
and in the first place the game didnt supported it


yeee... suuure...

sound like a special "we heard or community all the time" crap from Treyarch.. PR crap

Wow what a bunch of uninformed mouth breather comments!!

The game ran near perfect on my machine from day one and even better after the patch.

I haven't spent much time on the single player aspect of the game but the Multiplayer is lots of fun, the only drawback is the lack of parties and I'm sure that will be fixed soon.

Side note to all the complainers: If you have a dual core from 5 years ago, or a super budget gfx card then how can you possibly expect the game to play properly? Go buy a console if you can't handle the complexity of a PC and choosing the correct hardware to last you a few years.

I remember my first patch...Origins shipped me a CD ROM to fix the debacle that was Ultima IX.

so tru, me and my friends waited 20 minutes to find a game last night abd there was only 4 of us. cmon treyarch, step it up or im goin infinity ward. sick campaign though

WTF?! Am I misinterpreting this, or did the game only utilize one processor core before this patch? Why, in god's name, did the developer not code support for dual and quad core cpus? Dual Cores are ubiquitous now (I challenge anyone to try and buy a PC with a single core), and quad cores are also very popular, especially among PC gamers.

More evidence that this game is a poorly coded POS.

:O So you think they're just making it look like the cores are working, when in fact they're doing nothing of value. Any proof for what you're saying?

Unfortunately, while Treyarch should be commended for trying something new with the Call of Duty franchise’s storytelling techniques, it’s evident that the designers got a bit carried away with it, both in terms of content and execution. The motive and identity of Mason’s interrogators is plainly obvious long before you reach the halfway point, and as the script stumbles along with all the charisma of a nude, drunken grandfather it’s impossible not to become weary of the overhammed exposition. Missions are regularly interrupted by migraine-inducing flashes of light and the pestering of Mason’s torturers – a technique which moves from being merely annoying to a compelling reason to play something else.

This is part of what i mean when i say that Call of Duty: Black Ops is a crudely implemented game. There’s absolutely no subtlety to the way it's put together, and the twists are all insultingly obvious. Treyarch is apparently oblivious to the obviousness of these impending plot twists, and only just manages to stop short of having a ‘ta-da!’ sound clip play. Where Modern Warfare 2 was carved with scalpels, Black Ops has been bashed into shape with sledgehammers.

well its good to see the game is being worked on....and all those saying thow bad the game is i cant really undertand.....imo its one of the best CODs to me, if not the best......though multiplayer seems to be some kind of a let down. but overall the game is good okay and it surely deserves good scores

fpsgamers comments

"fact that it is impossible for any developer to anticipate the type of PCs"

What an absolute load of bollox, the game makers have know for years what sort of PC's these games will be played on,and the graphics cards used in them
The problem is that the games these days are so sloppily written that they expect the graphics card manufacturers to compensate for the poor writing in the development of new g/cards

black ops is the biggest load of **** in a game i have played for years
the maps are too small, the graphics are pants the game play is even worse, and what ever where they thinking when the "TOY TOWN" map appeared
you ought to be ashamed of yourselves even thinking of letting this game loose on the general public i paid £39 for this game and i have been stitched up big time.
If it wasn't for the fact that no real game footage was available to watch (only the video clip) or a playable demo i wouldn't have bought the game in the first place
The game shop obviously won't accept the game back 'cos' the seal is broken.

anyone thinking of buying this game after reading the forums (not only this one
GO TO BIT-TECH.NET (REVIEW PAGE) and see what's said there...they TRASHED THE GAME
AND RIGHTLY SO TOO
I have been playing this type of game for literally years MOH1. MOH 2. BATTLEFIELD. all the other COD'S to name but a few
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST EVER

I R COD FANBOY!

Just summarized your comment for others as it was quite long.

trolling, CHECK, bragging about his super ( imaginary) pc, CHECK, posting sarcastic bad advice (by a console) CHECK, this guy is awesome, i want to be your best friend.

From what I have heard this is desperately needed. I am not even going to think about buying the game until they have sorted the bugs out. Will be interesting to see if these patches have worked.

How's about better optimization for 6-cores? And dual-6 cores!!! ... Yes... I have a 12-core.

I'm actually very surprised that games aren't automatically optimized for 4 core machines these days... especially AAA releases!

Sloppy writing and poor code optimization are almost always the result of the company's rush to push out games even before they've been properly tested and debugged. That is why launch day game patches have become so common. Add to this, the different combinations of motherboard chipsets, CPUs, graphics cards and memory types which make up the gaming PCs on which the game is played on and you have this mess called Black Ops. I still remember the first Call of Duty game. I played it all the way to the end and I didn't need a single patch to do it. Activision should aim for this level of quality if it wants to keep the franchise alive.

i wonder how many more games they will release with the same old dx9 gfx engine i mean come on this is not 2007.

And despite these problems all 3 version of the game are still the top sellers of the online stores I checked. Doubt Activision will change anything as long as it doesn't show in sales, good marketing > good product and all that -.-

^This is exactly what I was thinking... o_O That's... kind of surprising that it was released like this. -___-

ok peeps the point here is... Games are being sold to us incomplete / defective.. when you buy a $60 game, shouldn't it be damn near perfect out of the box? What does their testing department do any way? Saying these issues are no big deal and saying that they will fix it soon.. well that's just an excuse to make yourself feel better for buying a $60 game that's not worth it. If i was an XBOX360 owner... (which i'm not) I'd be FURIOUS if these problems were affecting the console, there's no reason for it as every XBOX360 is the same. Now as for the PC.. problems are expected...small problems that is. because of all the different combination of hardware. That is alot of testing.. but still, having a patch come just a couple of days after release? Come on...

Agreed. Battlefield games are much better in my opinion.

From Laser:

Victor--you are an ash. We are hoping for some usable info to play the game well. Yeah, some are complainers that never created anything--But some of us need help to enjoy our purchase, created by talented people for our enjoyment. For some reason, some of us have no problems. For others of us with high end machines, there is some unknown collective problem that affects many. What is the answer other than to ***** at the developers? Some are NOT bitching at them, but rather at we who can't run the game as well as they can. It is frustrating, but no excuse for bad behavior in a place like this--

What I gather here is that for me to switch to a Core 2 Quad Extreme from my Core 2 duo will not fix it. Besides the game "Requirements" on the box (and whose machine is not at LEAST that or double) tell you that all is gonna be as you RIGHTLY EXPECT when you shell out your $$ for a Face Value, Highly Advertised piece of formerly acclaimed Entertainment Software!
You ppl with a 64 bit OS are doing well. You can use more ram. Seems that Vid cards with at least 1Gb Vram onboard are doing best, even if all else is lower.

A buddy just xfired me: I have a buddy who has an older PC. AMD 5800+ I believe and 2GB of memory. nVidia 8600 GTX. If he turns his resolution to 1024x768 and graphics on low, the game runs fine

Now, My dual GTX260SSC SLI, 4Gb Corsair ram, 3.16Gb Core 2 Duo, 2.5TB+ HDD, and an EVGA 790i SLI FTW Mobo, 1KW PSU--- WTF else does it REQUIRE, dammit.........