Spawns

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  • Improved FFA spawn logic.
  • Improved TDM/KC/Cranked spawning logic.
  • Updated Blitz spawn logic for online matches.

Weapon Balance

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  • Bizon
    • Reduced headshot multiplier: No longer allow for 1 body, 1 head shot kills.
    • Max and Min damage range reduced.
    • Slight increase to kick.
  • Vepr
    • Aim down sight time faster. Now in line with other SMGs.
  • CBJMS
    • Max and Min damage range reduced.
  • IED
    • Damage reduction always applied when the player is jumping, crouched or prone. Removed IED position check relative to player.
  • Thermobaric Grenades
    • Now do 1/2 max health in hardcore modes.

Killstreak Balance

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  • Squad Mate - Reduced Accuracy & Fire Rate. Swapped Weapon to mp443.

eSports

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  • Update to DOM to allow 2, 5 minute rounds for eSports playlist, and with eSports mode in Private Match and System Link.

Anti-Cheat

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  • Overall anti-cheat improvements.
  • Fixed elite clan tag spoofing issue.

Additional Fixes

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  • Fixed issue that allowed access to friends list in offline menus.
  • Fixed an issue where the Tracked Operations and Progressed Operations loadout builder would not properly select items.
  • Added popup message if a user tries to join on a blocked user from the recently met player list.
  • Fixed an issue where the New Icons for heads/uniforms/etc would appear in private match.
  • Fixed new icon to only appear on the "Heads" button when you have new heads of the gender you're using.
  • Improvements to map voting.
  • Fix In Game Store Image Stuttering when moving between images.
  • Fixes hardcore audio alias for kill confirmed.
  • Adds proper friendly alias for blitz friendly scoring.

New Features

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  • New Game Mode - Reinforce:
    • Reinforce is a competitive round based game mode. When a player is killed that player will stay out of the game until someone on his team captures a control point. There are multiple ways to win. Capture and hold 2 control points, wipe out the enemy team, or capture all 3 flags for an instant victory.
  • Gun Game
    • Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill.
    • Players can scavenge throwing knives.