The latest Call of Duty game Vanguard already has a potentially exploitable bug that is causing issues in the Search and Destroy mode.
A potentially exploitable bug in Call of Duty: Vanguard was recently discovered shortly after its official release, giving those playing the game’s Search and Destroy mode an unfair advantage. Last November 5th, Vanguard released to mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the game’s new Zombies mode.
Search and Destroy mode is an elimination-based battle that pits an attacking team against a defending team in various Call of Duty installments. The attacking team must either eliminate the entire defending team or set off explosives at one of two designated bomb sites. The first team to win four rounds in most iterations of Search and Destroy mode is declared the winner. A helpful defensive team approach is to locate the attack team’s planted bombs and defuse them before they detonate; a helpful offensive team approach is to locate the attack team’s planted bombs and defuse them before they detonate.
Call of Duty Twitch streamer MuTeX recently posted a video after his experiencing an apparent bomb defusing glitch in Vanguard’s Search and Destroy mode saying that he’s 100 percent sure there are some people abusing the said bomb defusing glitch saying that he just lost a wager match due to the glitch and explained that The “Defend” icon appears above the site after dropping the bomb and preparing it for detonation, which appears to be normal but when a player begins the process of defusing the bomb, however, this icon changes to “Defuse Target.”
As a result, those who planted the bomb are effectively notified when the explosive is about to be defused, giving players an advantage if they simply hide nearby until the “Defend” icon changes.
Although the glitch appears to be an intentional addition to the Search and Destroy mode gameplay, MuTeX claims that the “Defuse Target” label is most likely an accident, given that previous Call of Duty games’ Search and Destroy modes did not have this feature. The Vanguard beta was reportedly plagued by serious bugs, prompting developer Sledgehammer Games to respond with bug fixes, graphical changes, and an overhaul of the game’s audio mixing as recently as October 28.
Games occasionally have various glitches right after launch, which isn’t ideal. However, Call of Duty games, such as Warzone, are extremely vulnerable to hacking and game-breaking exploits. Even experienced hackers could end matches quickly and prematurely in Vanguard’s pre-release beta.
On PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, Call of Duty: Vanguard is now available.
