Today's Top Deal
CodesFeaturesGuidesLists
Today's Top Deal
takeover promo ad
CodesFeaturesGuidesLists

Modern Warfare 3 January 31 patch notes

Modern Warfare 3 playerws firing guns with broken building in background
Credit: Activision
By Jon NicholsonFPS Editor

Modern Warfare 3 playerws firing guns with broken building in background
Credit: Activision

The Modern Warfare 3 January 31 patch notes contain numerous bug fixes across multiplayer and zombies that are bound to iron out any frustrating issues.

With Season 2 on the way, there's nothing more frustrating than encountering a bug or glitch that halts your progress or stops you from topping the scoreboard in a Modern Warfare 3 match. This particular update addresses numerous issues which is great news for those who continue to find issues with the game.

But, before we reveal the full MW3 January 31 patch notes, take a look at the best ranked play loadouts and when the next double XP event is expected to take place.

Modern Warfare 3 January 31 patch notes

Global

Customisation

  • Resolved an obstruction of the player’s view while aiming down the sight of The Broker PDSW 528 Blueprint.

Multiplayer

UIX

  • Bug fixes
    • Equipping a Calling Card will no longer reset the active selection to the top of the list.
    • Favoriting and Filtering Calling Cards will no longer unexpectedly kick the player back to the menu.
    • Addressed an exploit that allowed equipping Camos to incompatible Weapons.
    • Corrected Gunsmith camera position while selecting a Bolt Attachment for the KATT-AMR.
  • Revised several Attachment descriptions to accurately reflect their true effects.
    • Kastovia 343 Barrel
    • HYP-LM Barrel
    • Bryson Inforcer Stock
    • FT Dart CB Stock
    • Demo X50 Tactical Pump Guard
    • 6.8 Wrath Round Nose Ammunition
    • WSP OPTAC Long Barrel
    • HISS Short Light Barrel
    • Recoil Reduction Buttplate Stock
    • Rattleback Deadeye 16" Barrel
    • Recon Comb
  • Improved intuitiveness of the order in which Weapon Camo Challenges are displayed.

Maps

  • Underpass
    • Players can no longer respawn outside of the playable area in Hardpoint.

Modes

  • Supe'd Up
    • Super Speed visual effects will now end upon death.

Weapons and attachments

  • Vigilant-30 C-Iron (Optic)
    • Resolved an obstruction of the player’s view while aiming down the hybrid sight.

Modern Warfare 3 ranked play

Gameplay

  • Killcams have been enabled in MWIII Ranked Play.
  • Addressed an issue where some players would enter a match with an invalid loadout when selecting Custom Loadout 1.
    • Note: To address this issue, Ranked Play Custom Loadout 1 was reset for all players.

Zombies

Gameplay

  • Addressed an issue that resulted in screen shaking for all players when a team was engaging Warlord Dokkaebi’s Bomb Drones.

UI/UX

  • Addressed an issue that allowed DMZ Bonus Effects to temporarily display in Modern Warfare Zombies menus.
    • Note: DMZ Bonus Effects are not applicable to Modern Warfare Zombies gameplay.

Progression

  • Weekly Challenges
    • Addressed an issue that prevented the Week 8 Challenge: ‘Get 300 Kills with the JAK Thunder LMG Kit equipped to the Sidewinder while Juggernog is Active’ from tracking.
    • Addressed the description for the Week 8 Challenge where players need to kill multiple Warlords with a Recommended Weapon for clarity.
  • Camo Challenges
    • Challenge Group: Kills Without Reloading
      • Addressed an issue that prevented these challenges from tracking.

Stability

  • Added various crash and stability fixes.

There you have it, that's everything there is to know about the Modern Warfare 3 January 31 patch notes. For more Call of Duty, head over to our Warzone page for the latest battle royale intel.