Treyarch has issued a significant update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to coincide with the launch of Nuketown on the PlayStation 4 version – and it nerfs the game’s most annoying specialist.
The update, which weighs in at 9.4GB on PS4 and brings the client up to version 1.05, makes a raft of key changes to the first-person shooter. Technical improvements have been made to Zombies, which had suffered from crash problems, welcome balance changes have hit the specialists and weapons, there’s map spawn improvements and, crucially, sped up progression for the much-maligned Black Market.
On multiplayer specifically, Ajax has been hit by a nerf, with a shortened 9-Bang flash effect and reduced accuracy when his annoying Ballistic Shield is up. There are also some useful counters to both Ajax’s 9-Bang and shield (Tactical Mask now effectively counters the 9-Bang). Here’s the relevant note:
Source: Eurogamer 9.4GB Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 update nerfs multiplayer's most annoying specialist