With the release of Operator Zero in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, player complaints became a deluge as the latest specialis is just too powerful, especially with Icepick ability that hacks an entire team, able to take control of the killstreaks and more.  As one Reddit user says, “Zero's Icepick is literally an autopilot to getting free streaks.”

In one massive update from Treyarch, the following fixes were made to balance the game when Zero is in play:

In today’s update to Multiplayer, we’ve implemented our first balancing pass on Zero, our new Specialist. As with all new features in Black Ops 4, we’ve been paying close attention to how Zero plays into the overall Multiplayer experience and have tuned some of her abilities accordingly. This includes an increase in the time it takes to earn her Ice Pick, varying increases to the time it takes her to hack Scorestreaks and Torque’s Barricade, preventing her hacks from freezing enemy healing cooldowns, and more. Take a look at the full patch notes below for the full list and let us know what you think.

The update also comes with private games, allowing teams to explore a map and practice herein before going into full multiplayer battles. This will initially support up to 12 players. But overall, here is the exact list of updates to Zero according:

Now available on all platforms with Operation Absolute Zero:

• Zero unlocked at Tier 1 in the Black Market for use in MP and Blackout
• Hijacked, ARAV, new weapons, and IX Zombies Character Missions in Blackout
• Revamped Black Market with 100 Tiers
• Balance tuning for Zero in MP.
• Half Off Heist Featured Playlist in MP.
• Reactive Camo requirement tuning in MP.
• Stability fixes related to Zero in MP.
• Vehicle audio improvements in Blackout.
• Map improvements in Blackout.
• Gameplay and stability improvements in Zombies.
• Global Auto Sprint option added (all modes).
• All Specialists unlocked and “The Numbers” outfit reward added in Blackout (PS4).
• Limited-time Contraband Stashes added to Blackout (PS4).
• Daemon 3XB weapon balancing (PC).
• Custom Emblem fix (PC).
• Improved Auto Mantle (PC).
• Black Ops Pass content this week (Xbox One and PC):
  • 2 new MP Maps: Elevation and Madagascar
  • New Zombies experience: Dead of the Night
  • New Blackout character: Reaper

There are other fixes for Playstation 4, but we’re more intested in the updates to all platforms for this story. Hopefully, with this update, all is well now in the Black Ops 4 community and it’s rock and roll time again during the Holiday break.