Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Update Adds Barbarians Special Event, Live on PS4 First

A new update is live for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and since it offers some new content, PS4 players get the first stab at it. If you’re on Xbox One or PC, don’t worry – new Epic Elixirs and Zombies Gauntlets are now live for those platforms. Chaos Domination is also the featured multiplayer playlist for those interested.

What do PS4 players get? The new Barbarians Special Event stream, which adds 25 new loot tiers. It runs concurrently with the Operation Absolute Zero stream, so you’ll be able to earn twice as many drops as normal. Some of the rewards include new outfits, calling cards, a new Hades LMG reactive camo, and the KAP 45 full-auto pistol from Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

The new Blackout console looting interface has also seen some improvements. Treyarch has addressed issues where players couldn’t scroll through items with the directional pad until a Stash was closed and re-opened. Other issues, like not being able to switch tabs when taking items from a Stash, have also been resolved. Check out the full patch notes below, or here.

Summary

• Barbarians Special Event stream in the Black Market including KAP 45 full-auto pistol (PS4).
• Gauntlets and new Epic Elixirs in Zombies (Xbox One/PC).
• Chaos Domination added as MP Featured Playlist.
• Team Tactical Moshpit, Mercenary Deathmatch Moshpit, Mercenary Hardcore Moshpit, and Mercenary Capture Moshpit added to MP Featured category.
• Elevation and Madagascar back in MP map rotation for Black Ops Pass holders.
• Stash looting interface fixes in Blackout (consoles).
• Various gameplay improvements and crash fixes in MP, Blackout, and Zombies.

All Platforms

The following updates are live today on PS4, Xbox One, and PC:

Multiplayer

Featured Playlists

Chaos Domination added as Featured Playlist.

• 3-second zone capture time.
• Round score limit increased from 100 to 150.
• Game score limit increased from 200 to 300.
• 6v6 (up to 12 players).

Team Tactical Moshpit, Mercenary Deathmatch Moshpit, Mercenary Hardcore Moshpit, and Mercenary Capture Moshpit added to Featured category.

Maps

Elevation and Madagascar added back to regular Core and Hardcore map rotation for Black Ops Pass holders.

Specialists

Crash

Resolved an issue with players being unable to obtain ammo from Crash’s Assault Pack after dying.

Stability

Implemented various crash fixes.

Miscellaneous

Closed an exploit that allowed players to get a full Equipment charge by switching classes.

Zombies

Stability

Fixed a crash that could occur when the player had Mule Kick from using the Perk Up Elixir when completing round 14 in “Unsinkable”.

Miscellaneous

Classified

Closed exploits that allowed players to jump into various exploitable areas.

PS4

The following updates are live first on PS4:

General

Special Event

• Barbarians Special Event added to the Black Market.
• 25 new Tiers of loot to earn, available in the Special Event stream below the existing Operation Absolute Zero stream.
• Rewards include new Outfits, Gestures, Calling Cards, Reactive Camo, and KAP 45 full-auto pistol.