An old cliché goes that during a stressful or dangerous moment, real-life seems to slow to a crawl. That hackneyed saying was somehow applied to the frenetic online arena of popular first-person shooter, "Modern Warfare 3."
Several videos showing online multiplayer matches in slow-motion on the Xbox 360 were uploaded to YouTube earlier this week. All players were affected, and it was even possible to carry the affliction after leaving a match.
According to Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling, the slow-motion problem is already a thing of the past. "Thanks for all the reports of Speed/Slo-mo lobbies, with your help, we found and addressed in under 12 hours," he tweeted on Saturday.
More short-lived annoyance than total game-breaker, it still proves the "Call of Duty" creator has work to do three weeks after the game's record-breaking November 8 launch.
The studio has already released a handful of patches to address rampant lag, killstreak glitches and statistic erasures. Additionally, more than 1,600 bans were doled out to assorted cheaters last week - great news for customers worried "Modern Warfare 3" would see lackadaisical post-game support.
A newly discovered and simple in-game exploit that bestows weapons with zero recoil is next up on the slate, said Bowling.
Considering how difficult it is to find a hack-free match in earlier "Call of Duty" titles right now (2009s "Modern Warfare 2" was hit with hacks as early as last summer), the real question is whether the company can keep its game hack-free and enjoyable once next November rolls around and the follow-up to last year's "Black Ops" is released.
