9-bangs have been removed from Black Ops 4 Blackout, in spite of the memes

The latest patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 contains a lot of tuning for the game's battle royale mode Blackout, and one particular change will either make players very happy or very sad - the 9-bang, the powerful flash grenade that first appeared in Modern Warfare 3, has been removed from the game. According to the patch notes, the 9-bang has been removed while developer Treyarch "evaluates its place in the gameplay loop." Players had been complaining that the 9-bang was far too effective at blinding opponents, and for far too long - especially in such a stressful, intensive game like Blackout. The 9-bang is so ridiculous it's already been immortalized in meme form, the gist of which is that the flash is so powerful it sends you into another game like Fallout, or even The Walking Dead. The grenade was already massively nerfed in the last patch, but clearly that wasn't enough to stop the complaints - so now it's out altogether, and who knows when it'll be back in.