The suicide bomber glitch, otherwise known as the javelin glitch, has been plaguing Modern Warfare 2′s multiplayer. The glitch results in immediate martyrdom, frustrating many a gamer online.
The following Modern Warfare 2 glitch actually works with any launcher in the game, and doesn’t even require any ammo.
All you have to do is equip the javelin (or another launcher), hold down the grenade button and then hit the ‘switch weapon’ button. With the javelin now in your hands, you can let go of the grenade button. You’re now a walking time bomb, but be careful you can only knife, sprint or jump; otherwise the process gets cancelled out.
With the javelin glitch mobilised, you can now blow yourself up within any group of enemies. You’ll even spontaneously combust when they kill you. Bad times.
From the video below, you’ll certainly see that this is an annoying glitch that’s not terribly fun for those who encounter it. So what is Infinity Ward doing about it?
According to the developer’s community manager, Robert Bowling, the team is aware of the glitch and they will fix it in the game’s first major update. Bowling responded on Twitter:
Already have the coder responsible for the javelin writing a fix that will be included in the first title update.
Have you encountered the javelin glitch?
[UPDATE] – Microsoft won’t be taking any nonsense on Xbox Live, threatening anyone who uses the javelin glitch to have their account temporarily suspended.
Stephen Toulouse, director of policy and enforcement for Xbox Live, wrote on his Twitter account:
While IW works on getting the MW2 glitch fixed, people we catch using it will receive suspensions from LIVE. Play fair everyone.
For those asking, it’s not new that we issue suspensions for cheating/glitching, and we do it for more then just MW2.
Using a glitch in a game to get an advantage is explicitly called out in the Terms. It’s not like people are doing it by accident.
Expect your account suspension to last 24 hours for the first infraction, though Toulouse adds that “egregious cheating can be 2 weeks!”
As for PlayStation 3 gamers; Sony has made no such threats, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they pulled some punches. Then again, they could be waiting for Infinity Ward’s imminent patch.
[UPDATE 2] - Sony has confirmed to ConnectedConsoles that they will not be suspending any PlayStation Network accounts if they perform the javelin glitch. Lets hope for a quick patch.
I dont play fulltime but i play on the weekends when im off work, when is see people doing the glitch its pisses me off big time i play for fun with a few the lads and it pisses us off no one else in the game can get a serious kill streak they should be suspended 24 hours any more banned
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Now the real question that nobody has asked is: Can a javelin be fired by just the push of a single button without lock-on in real life? If it can, it ain’t a glitch.
new site patrick?
The glitch doesn’t win games it just ruins kill death ratios for everyone. on the plane graveyard level 9vs9 domination most of the opposite team was doing the glitch we slaughtered them in terms of the score but people on both teams were in the 60 death range, it wasn’t fun or funny. Theirs no excuse if users exploit bugs at the expense of other players, its just wrong plain and ruins the game for others.
I know you don’t like it LC, but, I still prefer BC2
old P. Steen is on a new site, huh?
yup looks like ill have to stop reading this one too haha
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Yeah, so it’s a glitch, so fix it, wtf.. Stop whining you snot nosed freaks. Like you win money playing. Microsoft is treating it like a hack. How about getting rid of the immediate respawns? Make people wait. Will stop them from running around like idiots and be more careful.
for all you complaining about xbox live suspending people for the glitch its under there terms of service under “5. How You May Not Use the Service.” which states “# use or distribute unauthorized cheats, macros, or scripts; or
# exploit a bug, or make an unauthorized modification, to any software or data to gain unfair advantage in a game , contest, or promotion.” which a glitch is technicly a bug so stop bitching!
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I hate all glitchers and the easter eggs that iw left can be frustrating send me a request jw_jack
Is my psn name
now i know why every 1 nukes it on the afghan map lol
they are on about banning you of xbox live for 2 weeks if u do this glitch it is up to activision to stop pissing about and block it
does it work for xbox 360
A patch has been released to stop people performing this glitch.
how long ago was this