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Multiplayer glitches

Modern Warfare 2 has been the victim of several glitches with its online multiplayer matches. Before MW2's release an early complaint from players was the lack of a multiplayer beta, which have been released with past Call of Duty games. ___ from ___ states that many of these glitches could have been avoided if an open multiplayer beta had been released.

Javelin glitch

The javelin glitch was an exploit used by players to cause them to explode upon death, killing anyone within 30 feet of them. In response to the excessive use of the glitch, Infinity Ward issued a statement that a required update was in the works to prevent this, and worked with Microsoft to issue temporary bans over Xbox Live for anyone who has been using this exploit. Ars Technica editor Ben Kuchera criticized the bannings, stating that Microsoft should not be banning people from the service because taking advantage of something found in the game's code is not cheating. He further stated that any permanent bans prevent the console from ever being playable online, making them "basically dead". He added that people would often sell such consoles to GameStop and online sites such as eBay and Craigslist. In spite of the Xbox Live bannings, Sony stated that they would not ban anyone on the PlayStation Network for exploiting the javelin glitch. Tyler Barber of GameSpy commented that Sony likely did no bannings due to the service being free and as such gave them less incentive to track down offenders. He added that he does not feel bad for anyone banned, saying that people who took advantage of exploits made games unfair. According to Infinity Ward's Community Manager Robert Bowling this exploit has since been corrected as of version 1.06 released on December 11, 2009.

Infinate ammo glitch

The update released to correct the javelin glitch resulted in new glitches forming.