The latest update for Call of Duty Black Ops 7 introduces notable improvements to multiplayer progression, including higher XP rewards across several game modes and adjustments to medal and challenge systems. Search and Destroy receives a targeted fix for missing match bonuses, while Skirmish, Free For All, Overload, Kill Order, and Kill Confirmed benefit from updated XP earn rates that aim to make leveling more consistent and rewarding.
The patch also strengthens stability across multiple modes. Multiplayer receives fixes for map and tool-related crashes, alongside updates for perks, lethals, and scorestreaks. Zombies players gain relief from rare enemy behavior issues and connection errors, while the co op campaign benefits from improved reliability during voice chat, complemented by additional stability updates.
Full Patch Notes
Multiplayer
XP Earn Rates
- Search and Destroy
- Fixed an issue where players would not receive a match bonus if they dealt no damage in the final round.
- Skirmish
- Significant increase to level XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Significant increase to weapon XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Free For All
- Increased weapon XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Kill Order
- Slight increase to level XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Kill Confirmed
- Slight increase to level XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Overload
- Increased weapon XP earn rates. Deployed on Nov. 13
Challenges
- Medals
- Extended the window to earn a Jump Shot medal after a wall jump.
- Daily Challenges
- Fixed an issue that prevented daily challenges from resetting when entering a new prestige.
Stability
- Maps and Modes
- Fixed a stability issue in Search and Destroy when the last player alive is announced.
- Fixed stability issues in the multiplayer training course.
- Fixed stability issues in the benchmark tool.
- Lethals
- Fixed stability issues related to the Point Turret.
- Perks
- Fixed stability issues related to the Vendetta perk.
- Fixed stability issues related to the Tracker perk.
- Scorestreaks
- Fixed stability issues related to the DAWG.
- Fixed stability issues related to the Skewer.
- Additional crash and stability updates.
Zombies
Enemies
- Fixed a rare issue that could cause enemies to ignore players.
Stability
- Fixed an issue that prevented some players from loading into zombies matches due to connection errors. Deployed on Nov. 13
- Various crash and stability updates.
Co Op Campaign
Stability
- Improved stability when using in game voice chat.
- Various crash and stability updates.
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, set in 2035 as a direct sequel to Black Ops II and featuring a cooperative campaign, competitive multiplayer, and round-based zombies. The game released on November 14, 2025, on PC via Steam and Battle.net, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with day one availability on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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