Dragonwyntir just tipped me to this, and so I had to take a quick break from playing COD4, to post about COD4. 

Here’s a link to all the changes, but I’ll also highlight the changes that really hit me as fantastic updates:

Addition of Host Migration

* If Host of lobby leaves, all players will be deposited back to the lobby where next best host will be selected before new game restarts. Players will no longer be kicked out of game entirely.

this used to suck! When the host left a game, everyone was booted never to see each other again. Halo had already fixed this, so I’m glad IW are following suit

Team Objective

* Playlist Removed
* All gametypes included now available individually.

When I read this was going I was scared but the second line says it all, if you want to play sabotage / headquarters / domination, you can, you don’t have the halo problem of whatever freakin’ game type happens to show up.

Added Kill Cam To Everything

* Kill Cam view Added: Air Strike Bombs (Follows bomb from plane to target)
* Kill Cam view Added: Grenades (Follows frag from hand to ground, then rotates to view target)
* Kill Cam view Added: RPGs (Follows RPG from launch to target)
* Kill Cam view Added: M203 Rounds (Follows round from launcher to target)
* Kill Cam view Added: Claymores (Views from behind claymore until explosion)
* Kill Cam view Added: C4 Packs (View from pack rotating to watch target)
* Kill Cam view Added: Martrdom (View from grenade rotating to watch target)

That’s just fun. Who doesn’t want to follow a bomb from plane to target, or a grenade’s eye view…  I think the only thing left is adding a kill cam to exploding cars, and the ground when someone falls to their death.

Cage Match

* Rule Set Change: No Longer Old School Mode
* 1 v 1: Normal Rules
* Map Added to Rotation: Countdown – now availalbe in map rotation
* Map Added to Rotation: District – now available in map rotation

I really wanted to get into some – my custom vs. your custom matches, but it was all quake style with weapons spawns and pickups which made it useless. "old school" is cool, and when I want it, I’ll pop in Halo 3.

Mercenary Team Deathmatch

* Brand New Playlists: No Clans / Parties allowed.
* Players who don’t want to be matchmade with clans (or people in parties) can team up with fellow lone wolves and play some TDM.

awesome – got kicked from way too many games the second I joined just because I wasn’t in the clan. 

Alright, back to unlocking every attachment for every gun in the game.