One of Black Ops 6’s must-use perks is actually broken following the Season 5 Reloaded update, and Call of Duty fans aren’t pleased.
Call of Duty has always had a meta in some form or another in multiplayer. Everyone remembers the Heartbeat Sensor and Commando Pro from Modern Warfare 2 (2009), while more recent examples include the DMR, Grau, and DMR in Warzone.
Black Ops 6 has, of course, fallen into different metas at times too. The seasonal updates are meant to provide shifts in those popular choices with balancing adjustments. However, it doesn’t always work out like that.
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Season 5 Reloaded has brought out some changes, but one unexpected tweak has fallen the way of Ninja. The perk wasn’t touched in the new update, but has become “broken” for a number of fans.
Ninja perk broken in Black Ops 6
Since the new update, which went live on September 3, players have reported that the perk no longer gives you silent footsteps when moving around the map.
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“Completely broken. Playing some ridiculous S&D matches right now,” one fan said. “for some strange reason on all my weapon classes my ninja perk is like defective, im still able to hear my footsteps,” another reported.
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“Not hopping back on until this is fixed, the maps don’t play very well without ninja,” complained another. “Something is wrong with footsteps for sure. At first, I thought it was Ninja not working, but I think teammates footsteps are louder too?” another chimed in.
As it stands, the Call of Duty devs have not flagged the issue on their CODUpdates page or their Trello board. Yet, that hasn’t stopped fans from asking for a fix.
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“The perk can still be equipped but fails to function as intended (acting as if you don’t have it). Unclear how long the issue will last,” one fan said.
Others have claimed that Flak Jacket is also not working as intended, but it also hasn’t been flagged for a change in the patch notes.
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