Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

antijoke · 26 Jun 2020 at 21:02

Well it’s later than normal this year but the leaks are starting to happen.

Xclusive Ace put a video up on YouTube but he’s now made he private. The details of the video are as below.

In his video, he reveals the following information on the 2020 game, and says the game will feature Zombies, Campaign, MP, alongside Warzone.

2020 game is in fact set during Cold War era

Game is “actually in a good state” with “MP maps almost done.”

Campaign is “fully playable state” but not all animations are complete yet

He says there will be a new map for Warzone with 2020 game, and says he has seen an “overview of the new Warzone map.”

Standard Mini-Map is back, similar to previous Call of Duty games prior to Modern Warfare

Even with standard mini-map back, there is also a compass (which was introduced in Modern Warfare)

Swimming mechanic returns, and there will be water in MP maps alongside water in the new “Warzone map.”

Unlimited sprint is back.

No interact doors in regular. Mechanic stays in Warzone.

10 MP maps are apparently developed so far, more probably in works. Treyarch style maps.

One map is “very small” and a boat on the Black Sea

“Tank” – which is the map that was shown in the leaked gameplay earlier

No Specialists, but a Field Upgrade-like feature returning.

He says that you get one piece from equipment to choose from.

Scorestreaks will return.

There is NO Dead Silence in the game at this time. It’s not a perk. He cannot confirm how footstep audio is right now.

150 Health (similar to Black Ops 4) but has auto-heal.

Create-A-Class is “unique.” Hybrid between Pick-10 and classic. No Gunsmith.

6v6 is standard player count. There is no Gunfight mode.

There is “apparently a mode” in MP that takes place on various sections of the new Warzone map.

New Warzone map apparently takes place in Russia.

As always, this information is not fully confirmed as of now.

Some interesting bits in there, I’m glad Warzone will be staying and getting a map for this game that’s a wise choice. No gun smith is a disappointment as I love that in MW.

antijoke · 26 Jun 2020 at 21:55

Soulja said:
I was getting excited until I got to the 150 health part.

this might be first CoD game I skip because my time will be spent playing Cyberpunk 2077.

antijoke · 27 Jun 2020 at 16:20

It better not have those **** health bars from BO4 either

antijoke · 25 Aug 2020 at 12:44

Seems like all the leaks are happening now.

antijoke · 25 Aug 2020 at 13:11

Direct Sequel to Black Ops 1

The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War – the direct sequel to the original and fan-favorite Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

Black Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s. Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping single-player Campaign, where players will come face-to-face with historical figures and hard truths, as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin, Vietnam, Turkey, Soviet KGB headquarters and more.

As elite operatives, you will follow the trail of a shadowy figure named Perseus who is on a mission to destabilize the global balance of power and change the course of history. Descend into the dark center of this global conspiracy alongside iconic characters Woods, Mason and Hudson and a new cast of operatives attempting to stop a plot decades in the making.

Beyond the Campaign, players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next generation of Multiplayer and Zombies experiences.

Welcome to the brink. Welcome to Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War.

https://charlieintel.com/black-ops-cold-war-description-revealed-via-mw-game-files/62047/

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1298201038739181568

All three editions include access to the beta with a pre-order and access to the Frank Woods Operator in Modern Warfare and Warzone. The Standard and Cross-Gen also include a Confrontation Weapons Pack.

The Standard Edition is the base edition available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Cross-Gen Edition includes the the base game but also the current-gen and next-gen versions of the game. This means Activision does not plan to offer free upgrades, but rather make users buy this edition to get both versions.

Includes Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War game (current-gen version and next-gen version when it launches) and Confrontation Weapons Pack. Pre-order and receive early access to the Open Beta and additional MW and WZ content.

There’s also an Ultimate Edition, which includes the cross gen bundle and bonus content for Black Ops Cold War. (via CODTracker).

Here’s what the Ultimate Edition includes:

The Ultimate Edition is packed full of content and delivers the best value for fans. Contents include:

Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War game

Note: console versions include current-gen version and next-gen version when it launches

Land, Sea and Air Pack

3 Operator Skins

3 Vehicle Skins

3 Weapon Blueprints

Battle Pass Bundle (1 Season Battle Pass + 20 Tier Skips)***

Confrontation Weapons Pack

Pre-order and receive:

Early access to the Open Beta

Iconic Operator Frank Woods and an assault rifle Weapon Blueprint for immediate use in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® and Call of Duty®: Warzone™

10 Tier Skips for immediate use in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® and Call of Duty®: Warzone™

antijoke · 26 Aug 2020 at 12:31

In BO4 (from the little I played) it really seemed to mess with the feel of what you’re used to with CoD for me, weapons would take a lot longer to kill but you still had insta death sniper rifles so it was really frustrating to play.

But I bounced from the game hard the December after launch when they added their awful black market system, it might have become the norm for players as they got used to it.

I also saw from the leaked footage that health bars are back...FFS

antijoke · 26 Aug 2020 at 20:29

redrooster303 said:
Points to a november 13th release for the PS5. I doubt they'd release it before the PS5 comes out with Sony having the exclusivity. Wouldn't go down well with Sony if Xbox series X owners were playing the next gen version before Playstation 5 owners.

Also it's a bit shady that you have to pay extra for a version for next gen just because it includes the PS4 version as well. Why can't there just be a PS5 version on its own like with the standard PS4 version? I'll have to keep an eye out. Only buy the full game for the campaign, warzone is free.

there will obviously be a stand-alone version for PS5, they’re also raising the base price of games, so it will be £10 more for next gen games. Sucks.

antijoke · 27 Aug 2020 at 10:41

150 health in BO4 was bad because it’s a stupid decision.

antijoke · 9 Sep 2020 at 18:28

God damn it...just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.

antijoke · 9 Sep 2020 at 21:25

Soulja said:
Does it have small maps or just ground war/bf style maps?

according to leaks it has a lot of smaller 6v6 maps

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1303760329927778307

antijoke · 10 Sep 2020 at 12:03

No mention of Warzone or how it will work only that cosmetics will carry over.

zombies was confirmed but no details.

antijoke · 19 Sep 2020 at 00:57

I’m not sure how i feel about it.

I like how it plays, but the jump/drop shorting and the quick scoping in sat here asking myself “do I see myself playing this for 12 months?” And at the minute I’m thinking “No, I don’t” so I’m kind of on the fence. It’s weird.

Played MW2019 tonight after the beta and that game is head and shoulders about Cold War.

antijoke · 19 Sep 2020 at 12:02

Played some more this morning and I actually think I hate it.

I don’t know if it’s the fact I am so used to my elite controller that playing on my DS4 is just plain wrong but I can’t get used to this at all.

antijoke · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:54

Looks like I’m going to transition over to zombies this year. Getting real tired of the absolute sweat fest MP has turned into.

Warzone is borderline unplayable because of it and the hackers, standard MP is ruined the only place I can really enjoy myself on MW2019 is Ground War and that’s been replaced with a rubbish version in Cold War. Oh well, at least MW will still be popular

antijoke · 9 Oct 2020 at 12:08

Lol funny seeing the positive feedback here yet you look on twitter? Every influencer hates it.

antijoke · 10 Oct 2020 at 09:03

biron_w said:
Didn't they all love MW2019? And look how that turned out! One of the most hated CODs ever.

What? No, people love/like MW a lot. I think it’s great.

Yes I know there’s lots of glitches and bugs and the current game is broken, but the polish on the game is incredible.it’s the best looking and sounding (as far as guns go) CoD to date.

Andybtsn said:
Don’t let them influence your decision old chap!

It’s not setting the world alight but this is what we expect now unfortunately.

From playing the alpha I just don’t like it, I’ll try the beta today and in my xbox next week but I’m just not feeling it. It’s a step down from MW in every department. 6v6 doesn’t do it for me now and I love MW ground war it’s fantastic, and Cold War doesn’t have that mode. I can get my CoD fill from playing MW2019 and jumping into Warzone to get the Cold War thing. Only thing I might buy it for is the zombies, seems like a good place to start. MP looks utter trash.

not Treyarchs fault though, they’ve done the best they can considering the circumstances.

antijoke · 10 Oct 2020 at 09:56

biron_w said:
A lot of people hate MW as well. I didn't particularly hare it but it had issues that stopped me from playing it. Mainly the crap maps and the super loud footsteps. But I agree that it looks and sounds superb.

The one thing that struck me yesterday whilst hanging out on a stream when the host was talking about SBMM (and why I think a lot of people hate MW) is that people who have gotten older (who were great at the games years ago) and still play think they have a god given right to still be good now, yet get smacked by people like they were years ago, could be completely wrong on it, but it could be nonsense lol. JackFrags was also talking about when asked if he could get a nuke, said he possibly could have years ago, but not now. The skill level of players has just increased massively, the whole community is just a whole lot better at the game now.

antijoke · 10 Oct 2020 at 12:07

Probably Raven still, I believe they made WZ.

antijoke · 10 Oct 2020 at 12:39

Yeah the lobby disbanding after each game is exactly the same as MW, so it’s obviously using the same code for matchmaking

antijoke · 11 Oct 2020 at 12:18

Played a few matches of the beta, was quite a bit more enjoyable, aiming with a DS4 though compared to my Xbox controller feels horrible, looking forward to trying it on Xbox next week.

i did have a more enjoyable experience today though and was actually able to do well. I’m still not sure how much I’ll actually play the base game though as 6v6 MP just doesn’t float my boat anymore.