Call of Duty games on PC haven’t been as strong in recent times as they used to be. Most of the focus has shifted over to consoles (for sound, financial reasons), leaving the PC versions of Call of Duty to wallow in mediocrity. They’re often broken, and lacking a strong user base; a vicious cycle that seems set to keep on repeating. And even when they do have players, the lobbies are filled with cheaters, set to ruin the experience for everybody else.
It seems we may, once again, have a busted version of Call of Duty on PC. According to early reports, there are some serious problems plaguing the PC port right now. A few users are reporting that the PC version chugs along at unplayable framerates, even in the menus, where it can take up to two seconds to process a frame.
So says Giantbomb’s Jeff Gertsman, amongst others.
Getting about two seconds per frame on the Black Ops III PC main menu. Sounds like it’s a known issue.
— Jeff Gerstmann (@jeffgerstmann) November 6, 2015
Others are reporting odd graphical glitches, while others still report that the performance, even on high end machines, is worse than it should be.
Treyarch is aware of issues, and offers this as a tip:
“There have been reports of certain i5 CPUs having performance issues causing very low frame rates – We are still working on the final solution for this issue, but we have had reports that changing WorkerThreads = 4 to WorkerThreads = 2 in your config.ini file can help (In the game folder, commonly located here, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops III\players\config.ini).
We have also noticed that some systems may get better input response with FPS Cap set just below refresh rate. If you have a 60hz monitor, you can try enabling Vsync and setting your FPS Cap to 58. “
Of course, because Pc game development and support is a weird and wonderful beast, many report that the game is working just fine, and that reports of issues are overblown. Whatever the problems are, they seem like they could be easily fixed with a patch.
Still, you may want to give it a skip for now if the PC version was your platform of choice. Reports on the console versions thus far are positive, save for those ugly old-gen ones – which apparently look and run worse than Black Ops 1 did all those years ago.
Last Updated: November 6, 2015
Francois Knoetze
November 6, 2015 at 10:05
wow developers are dropping the ball with he pc versions this year o.O
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:20
Totally!!
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:21
I am not blaming the developers.
Fox1 - Retro
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
Yeah, that’s why I hardly game on PC these days. I’ll take consoles 900 peas anyday.over dodgy quality and FPS.
Her Highness the Hipster
November 6, 2015 at 10:06
who plays CoD on PC anyway? 😛
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:11
Or any game other than Dota, CS:GO, Ark or Warframe?
*Runs
GooseZA
November 6, 2015 at 10:15
This.
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:15
Cheap shot…
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:15
I do what I do.
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:16
xD
HairyEwok
November 6, 2015 at 10:15
Hey hey hey, CS:GO and CoD are both shooters. Peasant consoles will never have the superior aiming powers of a PC.
*Runs
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:16
No just the number of players
RinceThis
November 6, 2015 at 12:46
lol
Sageville
November 6, 2015 at 10:15
I endorse this bitch-slapping of the master race.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:16
I laughed and shared this with the office
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:17
Civilization V, Beyond Eart, IV
Galactic Civilization
Rome Total War 2 (it is so SLOWWWWWWWWWW)
MechWariior Iv
Chess (browser but still multilayer!)
Just some of the games (ok, all( games I have played on my laptop the last two weeks.
HairyEwok
November 6, 2015 at 10:17
Don’t forget minesweeper and solitaire.
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:18
Ah, yes, but I did not play them in the last two weeks. Or years.
But indeed.
A good bridge game is needed on the computer, one that can bid properly. Yeah.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:18
Strategy games. Consoles can’t touch that
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:20
They try sometimes, for example with Civ Revolution, which is fun to play, but not exactly deep and surprisingly difficult to get into.
But I am getting annoyed. I think I need a new laptop, saw this cool Dell. Wanted to look at it, then it gets to the bottom of the page. R31k.
I want work and gaming on one laptop, but sheesh. Maybe I should get a stronger desktop PC next year (Core2Duo still) and just get a damn good work laptop?
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:22
R31 000? Sounds like a high end machine
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:32
Yes, with a 4k screen, 6th gen i7, 32 Gig super fast ram, and all, but it just is not worth it. Besides, the IT Manager will sign off on the purchase (me) but he thinks the big boss may just query that!
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
Cool Dell @ R31k. Isn’t that just called an Alienware?
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
No, it was a dell, the Alienwares I looked at did not even have prices, just options and form to fill in.
I think it was top of the range XPS, but I looked at so many I may be confused.
I want dell because of the in built fixy fixy that is great, my current dell, 2011 top of the range XPS, has been fixed twice, screen cracked and overheating, so quickly and efficiently, at 0 expense.
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:39
Hp also does that and Asus actually sends out a rep to pick up your equipment for replacement.
Asus actually rocks when it comes to support.
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:57
HP charges more at purchase time for it.
Good to hear Asus also does onsite support.
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:19
Beat me to it hahah!
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:22
What pray tell is wrong with enjoying Ark? 🙂
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:23
He’s just Jelly 😛
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:25
Hehe, I want to play Ark, haven’t gotten round to it yet
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:24
Nothing.
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:26
Actually we have rampant hackers/exploiters, old pvp servers where the largest tribes just constantly wipe out any new tribes, bugs, low fps, delayed dx 12 support and no bacon yet. 😛
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:27
Must have bacon! Yeah, sucks when people ruin it for other players
Mark Treloar
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
Bacon will give you cancer.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
totally worth it.
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
Two seconds while I light up a smoke. 😛
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
Rein of Kings crumbled under hackers. With ARK its not so bad but the huge tribes going at low level tribes like wack a mole got annoying pretty fast xD
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:29
Yeah that is why my server only has weekend pvp. However I am currently not online much so I think my dinos are dead. 🙂
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
My everything is gone 🙁 . But a lot of peeps have bought it on the sale so might get back into the groove soon.
RinceThis
November 6, 2015 at 12:46
boom
Mark Treloar
November 6, 2015 at 10:23
People who don’t need aim assist?
Aries
November 6, 2015 at 10:27
or People who know how to shoot
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
The mouse keeps sliding off my armrest
Aries
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
lol
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
yeah. Have you tried a good quality wooden tray tied to side of the couch? Just remove the one side (edge) of the tray, the side where you sit.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:33
A tray? What I’m I 70? Stick my pills and a bowl of jello on there as well
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
A tray for the mouse. You can steal (borrow) one from Grandma then and stick a Cyperpunk 2077 poster on it, with covered plastic and use it a mouse pad.
Old people indeed, it is us yung;uns that come up with the good ideas. Gold, I tell you, Gold.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:41
Why did you drop the brady?
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:42
Sounds like a catchy Rap tune.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:43
wwwwwub wub ddddrop the brady!
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:45
See? We should so form a rap band/posse/gang/whatever. The Admiral Matrix we’ll call ourselves.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:46
I’m glad you saw fit to put me ahead of you
😛
WAIT…IT’S A TRAP!!!!!!!
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:48
Damn! And I so wanted to play with an Admiral’s porthole. You are a clever one…
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:49
My shields are up, auxiliary power on standby, especially with you around
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:50
Butt I am the Borg. You will be ass-similated. 😛
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:51
[abandons thread]
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:59
jumps on that train
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:46
I just did, I am not 100% sure why.
Someone asked, Brady how can someone get cut online and I just dropped that. (I cannot explain that easily, so I left the question alone)
miaau is fine, I love cats a lot. Which is my wife is buying a do this weekend.
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:47
You married your cat? interesting
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:51
No, not allowed. And no, I did not check. I did not want to marry the cats.
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:54
So… I cannot marry my dog? Fluffy is going to be so saddened by this news…
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:49
“Which is my wife is buying a do this weekend.”
Eh?
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 11:11
wife is buying a dog. There I said. Wow, that harder than I thought. Need a lie down
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:52
Also, if you know my full name (and if you do, please keep it to yourself!),, which you should not, and you search it on Google you will find a reference to the real me on some weird ancestry site that my brother says I cannot sue. and that should be that.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:33
ARM? You call those things arms?
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
A gorilla has arms
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
SILVERBUTTSTEYN
http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Nao_pic9.jpg
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
so shiny
Mark Treloar
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
Would that be the mouse you are holding in your hand attached to your arm, attached to your body? if so you are doing it wrong.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
I do a lot of things wrong. console gaming for starters 😛
Mark Treloar
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
Bet she says that a lot too.
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:42
Hahaha such burn!
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:44
You forget Consoles got them funky vibrating controls… Console control shaped Dildos. No wait! Console controls that doubles as dildos. *Off to the Patent office again.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:33
Oh snap!
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:32
Not a lot of people, by the looks of it.
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:33
I will, if they refund Ghosts xD (only has 10min of playtime on it)
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
Do you take into account the amount of time spent walking in the SP campaign? You looking at at least adding 5 hours to that 10 mins of yours.
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
COD has a SP??? O.o
I thought it was an intro for the MP
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:42
Yup. But don’t blink. You might miss it.
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
I played Black Ops 2 single player on the PC, crap it was tricky to shoot straight (I NEVER play shooters), but what I played at a friend, while housesitting, was fun. The story moved you forward with a real sense of urgency, but I think the controller may have been more fun.
RinceThis
November 6, 2015 at 12:46
lol
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:11
CUNSOUL PERTS!
Sageville
November 6, 2015 at 10:14
It’s almost like they don’t want pc gamers to play games!
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:20
Because they don’t all they do is buy bunch of games on Steam and complain how they backlog is huuuge haha!
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:21
Excellent gif!
RinceThis
November 6, 2015 at 12:48
Winna man!
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:22
This is becoming a trend that PC games now are getting released broken and not much attention is being payed to them this is not the first game this year.
But at the same time I would not panic I watched a few reviews today and no one has complained about this issue seems to be not for everyone…
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:24
But in all seriousness (not sure that’s a word) who plays COD anyways?? besides @H@hammersteyn:disqus
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:26
Dude, I have a friend, and this woman worships COD. Next time we meet it’s going to be “COD this and COD that and COD and I made love to my COD case…” Hmmmm. Call of Dildo line of sex toys? Bugger that. Patent and copyright office here I uhmmmm come!
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:28
Hahahahah! This just finished me a COD dildo LOL!!!!! What a great idea XD
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
Vintage Dildos: World at War.
Hi-Tech Monsters: Modern Warfare.
Tiny and discreet: Black Ops…
My word man! I am onto a license to print money over here!
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:26
http://i.imgur.com/fTTBLia.gif
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:29
Sorry I just have to publicly shame you on LG so everybody know you playing CoD now;)
What’s next you going to buy EA games and a season pass:))))
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
Yeah, on my brand new shiny XBOX One
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:32
Dude! Rather just admit to fancying Grannies in their Panties! Save yourself the humiliation!
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
Friendship over….FRIENDSHIP…. OVER!!!!
Xbox is where I draw the line..
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
@ir0nseraph:disqus said hi
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
Shiiiiiit I forgot Shaun has one:( damn you why did you have to expose me like this hahaha f**ck
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:40
Need help removing that foot from your mouth?
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:41
You may have to. He’s a boxer not a kickboxer
Nikola
November 6, 2015 at 10:54
Yeah haha I think I am going to start thinking before typing from now on:)
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:30
SW:BF already pre-ordered with the season pass. 😛
Dexter
November 6, 2015 at 10:32
Hi Lazygamer team.
I don’t know how else to contact you but your website KILLS my work laptop. As soon as I open your page my CPU usage goes mad and I also would like to add that the laptop has an i5 CPU and even has dedicated graphics. RAM doesn’t mind too much about it though.
I don’t know what to pinpoint as the main cause but I just thought I would let you know. Great website, I just can’t visit it as often as I would like to.
Regards,
Dexter
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:33
I have the same issue. Scrolling on the site can be a bitch.
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:34
Been that way for a while now. Maybe they had help from the CoD devs to make this site. 🙂
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
Maybe the thing is powered secretly by Uplay! o_O
Kromas untamed
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
OOOHH SNAP!
Someone call the fire department cause that is one hell of a burn. 😛
Aries
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
lol
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
I guess it’s been nice talking to all of you. Expecting the ban hammer any seco
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:39
http://memecrunch.com/meme/16RIA/ill-allow-it/image.png?w=400&c=1
Aries
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
hahhaaa
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:35
What browser?
Dutch Matrix
November 6, 2015 at 10:36
Firefox for myself, Admiral.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
There is the problem right there. You being a whiny little bitch.
Heh. I keed.
Have you tried turning it off and on?
Heh, I keed again.
Tried different browser?
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:40
I just took a look with my Firefox browser, page did not load correctly. But with my Chrome (main browser) all is well.
Dexter
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
Hi, I normally use Firefox everyday but I gave IE a try (ewww) and also Chrome.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:38
Slow on all of them?
Dexter
November 6, 2015 at 10:40
All of them Admiral. They all behave the same.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:41
I know there is some sensitivity on this subject, but try AdBlock to test on Chrome?
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:39
Chrome works best atm. Firefox just dies.
miaau
November 6, 2015 at 10:43
Admiral, mine too, hits about 6 to 20 % of the cpu, when opening about ten other pages and leaving them open does maybe 2% cpu usage.
According to Windows Defender and google safe browse thingy, there is nothing wrong.
Edit – I) think it is the disqus portion, to be honest, cause another site with disqus seems to do similar
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 6, 2015 at 10:46
http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.25992707.7476/sticker,375×360.png
Ottokie
November 6, 2015 at 10:42
When pages do strange things in Chrome I usually just go clean out the settings/history/crap and all go’s back to normal.
(Refresh for pic)
Geoffrey Tim
November 6, 2015 at 11:05
We have a known issues (especially on Firefox) that we’re trying to get to the bottom of, but it just doesn’t seem to work. We had a recent breakthrough that’s fixed performance for *some* but not for others. And we’re about ready to pull our hair.
Guild
November 6, 2015 at 11:11
I dropped Firefox as a browser. Too resource intensive. I’ve got zero issues using Chrome
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 6, 2015 at 10:41
This is one of the main reasons I got a PS4, Not having an uncapped line for the odd 1TB of patches for my games library, insert disc, wait a few seconds and play… #ForeverSP
Hammersteyn
November 6, 2015 at 10:41
^this so much
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 6, 2015 at 10:54
And there is the option to trade in games…I nearly forgot about that one!
RinceThis
November 6, 2015 at 12:46
HAHAHAHAHAHAH breath HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
384477
November 6, 2015 at 15:36
if I go and search for the config.ini file, it is not even there… They really fucked this game up.