In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 everyone hated the 9-Bang grenade. At the same time, many beta veterans longed for the big super-zombie Blightfather. Both wishes have recently come true
What’s the deal with the 9-Bang? Anyone who has been hit by a 9-Bang grenade will quickly learn to hate it. The grenade is a real firecracker and, with its combination of bang and flash effect, causes all victims in the effect radius to be unable to see for seconds and only stumble around confused.
This practically reduces survival chances to zero, and the thrower can delightfully farm the helpless victims. There are virtually no counters against the nerve-grenade. Those who get hit are almost guaranteed to die.
Therefore, fans have been raging on Reddit for weeks, demanding a solution from Treyarch. A first nerf, however, provided hardly any improvement. The grenade was simply too good. Now the developers have taken other measures.
9-Bang completely removed, but only from Blackout
No more 9-Bang in Battle Royale: With the latest patch, the controversial grenade has simply been removed from the Battle Royale mode Blackout. Anyone who has relied on the grenade until now must now find another way to achieve easy kills.
Will the 9-Bang be gone forever? Treyarch plans to keep the grenade out for now until they have thoroughly analyzed the weapon. Then they may bring it back in another form.
What else has changed? There have been additional weapon changes in Blackout:
- All submachine guns now have a higher muzzle velocity. This is intended to differentiate them more from assault rifles. Additionally, the Spitfire has less recoil.
- The Rampart 17 has been buffed and now has less wobble when aiming. Recoil has also been reduced.
- The tactical rifle Augr DMR has received a slightly faster muzzle velocity and can be re-centered more quickly.
- The Swordfish now has a tighter deviation pattern.
- The light machine guns Titan, VKM 750, and Hades have also received improvements to their re-centering.
- Stun grenades are now throwable farther and can be found in 2-packs – as compensation for the removal of the 9-Bang.
The Blightfather returns!
Super-Zombie is back: Anyone who played the Blackout Beta might have encountered the gigantic super-zombie Blightfather. The colossus is back and roaming around the Asylum graveyard. Those who defeat him can earn great loot.
Or you can ambush the players who are currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Blightfather.
Here you can find more info about the weapons in Blackout:
