The PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops has had yet another update over Steam, aiming to bring a bunch of performance improvements and bug fixes. The list includes:
– CPU performance improvements
– Server browser bug fixes and tweaks to populate faster and do full refresh less often
– Fixed crash when viewing leaderboards if player has more than 99 friends
– Fix for locked ADS after pressing shift-TAB to bring up Steam overlay
– Fix for ADS while holding shift as a sniper
– Zombie matchmaking improvements
– Fix for locked ADS after pressing shift-TAB to bring up Steam overlay
– Fix for ADS while holding shift as a sniper
Also, for those players experiencing high ping spikes during the first few minutes of matches, try setting your Steam friend list to “Offline” before joining a server. This reportedly corrects that issue for most players.