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Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War |OT| Deniable Operations
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Bolivar687
Banned
Some recommendations from Sour, who focuses on challenge completion. He says to try to level up as many guns as high as you can during this Double XP week, since that unlocks the camo challenges you can then spend time on after. He expects Nuketown to probably be the most effective for leveling weapons, even moreso than Fireteam Dirty Bomb.
LisaMariaMartin
Banned
Such a disgrace that multiplayer is more popular than singleplayer with this series.
The campaign was incredible this time but its way too short. It's obvious they put more work into the multiplayer portion and I get it, it's the main source of income but would it have killed them to add 3-4 more missions?
Adding more branching, meaningful choices, more puzzles (those were fucking great), multiple endings would have been amazing. The game has everything: incredible graphics, great gunplay, good soundtrack and banging setpieces. It's only flaw is that it's way too fucking short.
I wish they would make a fully singleplayer entry in the vein of this game. Hunting for evidence to find sleeper agent identities was incredibly fun, even if it didn't make a difference in the end. I applaud them for at least trying for something different this time.
The campaign was incredible this time but its way too short. It's obvious they put more work into the multiplayer portion and I get it, it's the main source of income but would it have killed them to add 3-4 more missions?
Adding more branching, meaningful choices, more puzzles (those were fucking great), multiple endings would have been amazing. The game has everything: incredible graphics, great gunplay, good soundtrack and banging setpieces. It's only flaw is that it's way too fucking short.
I wish they would make a fully singleplayer entry in the vein of this game. Hunting for evidence to find sleeper agent identities was incredibly fun, even if it didn't make a difference in the end. I applaud them for at least trying for something different this time.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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Bolivar687
Banned
The Hardcore Playlist has a Nuketown 24/7 option. Should be a really great way to grind HC kills, pistols and one shot medals.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Code:
https://youtu.be/YgWIsMKHapQ
Code:
https://youtu.be/7DStupfIs_M
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The Bloody-Nine
Member
Best match yet.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
J-Roderton
Member
I’ve only dabbled with beta thus far. What’s the word on maps? As a whole, better than Mw2019?
Bolivar687
Banned
Made it to Level 100 Prestige 3 after about 52 hours. The thing is, I probably shouldn't keep playing multiplayer, because any XP I get from challenges would be wasted since you can't gain any levels beyond 100 right now. They really didn't think these "preseason" prestige levels through.
Base content is much better than MW.
Base content is much better than MW.
The Bloody-Nine
Member
TL/DW. If you don't have a problem with SBMM, you're bad at the game.
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Bolivar687
Banned
I don't think this video is accurate for a number of reasons. The lobby Ace is in at the beginning of this video is known as the "potato bracket." It's reserved for very young kids, very new players to fps, or people who are potentially disabled. It's not for people who are bad at the game, who will generally be facing similarly challenging competition as everyone else across the different skill tiers under strict SBMM.
I also disagree with his premise that the Call of Duty community as a whole today is more skilled than when the series blew up and everyone was just figuring out the gameplay. Because of the three lane map design and the shift toward smaller maps with all the action in a single frame, the game is a lot less challenging to understand and play. It was a lot harder in MW1 and 2 to memorize layouts, stay alive, and chain together successive kills on larger, open maps with low TTK. Now, it's not a mystery where the enemy is hiding - if he's not at the end of the hallway you're looking at right now, the only other place he could possibly be is the other hallway around the corner. MW2019 (and Cold War to a lesser extent) have moved things back in the other direction, which I'm grateful for, but even now situational awareness does not present the same challenge as it did back in the day.
SBMM just means you're getting fewer games where you completely dominate or get blown out. I still generally have a nice mix of games where I break even, fall below 1.0, and go off. I don't necessarily like the swings - it was very noticeable when I logged on yesterday after taking a day off that I was rusty, struggling at first, then getting into a few matches with obviously lower skilled players, before adjusting again when I got comfortable and started facing tougher competition. But the swings would be even more pronounced and random without it. I overall don't have a problem with this iteration of SBMM because it was way more obvious and pronounced in Black Ops III, which I just went back to and found myself still sitting up straight and trying my hardest to go 1.0, regardless of whether I was just picking it up again or had been back into it after a few days. I disagree that there's no longer a challenge to improve - if you focus on learning the maps and the guns and you're consistently staying above 1.0, that means you are improving and mastering the game as you stay ahead of the SBMM calibration. It doesn't mean you're bad at the game, because the matchmaking would still put you into stricter competition whenever you do well.
My tip to anyone struggling with the sweatiness is just play TDM when you want to relax, because there's less pressure to go all out on an objective.
I also disagree with his premise that the Call of Duty community as a whole today is more skilled than when the series blew up and everyone was just figuring out the gameplay. Because of the three lane map design and the shift toward smaller maps with all the action in a single frame, the game is a lot less challenging to understand and play. It was a lot harder in MW1 and 2 to memorize layouts, stay alive, and chain together successive kills on larger, open maps with low TTK. Now, it's not a mystery where the enemy is hiding - if he's not at the end of the hallway you're looking at right now, the only other place he could possibly be is the other hallway around the corner. MW2019 (and Cold War to a lesser extent) have moved things back in the other direction, which I'm grateful for, but even now situational awareness does not present the same challenge as it did back in the day.
SBMM just means you're getting fewer games where you completely dominate or get blown out. I still generally have a nice mix of games where I break even, fall below 1.0, and go off. I don't necessarily like the swings - it was very noticeable when I logged on yesterday after taking a day off that I was rusty, struggling at first, then getting into a few matches with obviously lower skilled players, before adjusting again when I got comfortable and started facing tougher competition. But the swings would be even more pronounced and random without it. I overall don't have a problem with this iteration of SBMM because it was way more obvious and pronounced in Black Ops III, which I just went back to and found myself still sitting up straight and trying my hardest to go 1.0, regardless of whether I was just picking it up again or had been back into it after a few days. I disagree that there's no longer a challenge to improve - if you focus on learning the maps and the guns and you're consistently staying above 1.0, that means you are improving and mastering the game as you stay ahead of the SBMM calibration. It doesn't mean you're bad at the game, because the matchmaking would still put you into stricter competition whenever you do well.
My tip to anyone struggling with the sweatiness is just play TDM when you want to relax, because there's less pressure to go all out on an objective.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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Celcius
°Temp. member
Just hit prestige 2! (31 hours of playtime)
First I maxed out the AK47 (secondary weapon is dual-wielding diamitti pistols)
Then I maxed out the M16 (secondary weapon is the knife)
Now I'm playing with the AK74u (secondary weapon is the LW3 Tundra sniper rifle)
I'm enjoying finding different loadouts that I'm good with. Also I had no idea I'd be so good at sniping until tonight... had some fun sniper battles on Satellite.
Also,
Bolivar687
you may want to add some of this info to the OP: https://www.callofduty.com/blog/page?id=Player_Progression_in_Black_Ops_Cold_War&src=treyarch
(or even just the link)
Looks like the prestige system will work differently this time than in previous CODs.
First I maxed out the AK47 (secondary weapon is dual-wielding diamitti pistols)
Then I maxed out the M16 (secondary weapon is the knife)
Now I'm playing with the AK74u (secondary weapon is the LW3 Tundra sniper rifle)
I'm enjoying finding different loadouts that I'm good with. Also I had no idea I'd be so good at sniping until tonight... had some fun sniper battles on Satellite.
Also,
Bolivar687
you may want to add some of this info to the OP: https://www.callofduty.com/blog/page?id=Player_Progression_in_Black_Ops_Cold_War&src=treyarch(or even just the link)
Looks like the prestige system will work differently this time than in previous CODs.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Code:
https://youtu.be/Y6rZHgA7MAU
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BigLee74
Member
I got that today. When the map started, it was definitely running at 30 fps. Quit the game, restarted, and back up to 60 fps again.
Very buggy. I have to disable RT so that it doesn't randomly shut down my xbox too.
Kagero
Member
Loving the MP so far. I consider myself pretty bad at the game, but just had a crazy match on nuke town where I went 56-6 lol. I don’t even know which guns are the best but I’m doing really well with the Krig 6. Single player is so good! I don’t think it’s mentioned enough. Has there ever been puzzles and choices in a COD game? Also, the adaptive triggers are mind blowing on the PS5. Left trigger is mapped to the weight of the gun while the right is mapped to the actual trigger pull. Swapping from an SMG to a pistol, you can really feel the weight difference. Amazing stuff.
ManaByte
Gold Member
I also just had a bug where the resolution got stuck at the lowest possible (looked lower than 720p).
Bolivar687
Banned
Sounds like the YouTube community is about to drop a lot of information about SBMM.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
The Bloody-Nine
Member
So in love with the team balancing in this. This happens to me pretty much every game.
Danieljay1
Member
little gameplay i just uploaded went 41-8 i love the map satellite as you could probally tell from the gameplay haha the krig is really good
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Grinchy
Banned
I'm finally almost done with the tactical rifle camo grind. Just 7 more double kills with the DMR.
I have always loved semi-automatic rifles in games, but damn are they a liability in every COD. You're basically accepting that you are using the most disadvantaged gun on the battlefield. I can still have insane rounds, but against any decent team, it's just a massive frustration.
I have always loved semi-automatic rifles in games, but damn are they a liability in every COD. You're basically accepting that you are using the most disadvantaged gun on the battlefield. I can still have insane rounds, but against any decent team, it's just a massive frustration.
splattered
Member
Someone wake me when they put out a patch to fix the hard crashing on series x.. haven't played it in a while because i don't want to risk my system. Had a LOT of fun at launch but stopped playing when everyone started reporting crashing.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Code:
https://youtu.be/cIPTp8fmB5Q
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Nymphae
Banned
My favourite things to do in Nuketown:
- Knife killing sprees, nothing feels as good as getting 5 or 6 knife kills in a row on people who are infuriated that you're running around with no gun getting streaks. The "finishing moves" are awesome to pull off.
- Using the "Special" class Grenade Launcher to fuck the shit out of the Snipers who hang out in the garages and the corridors to the side of the main houses, it's like shooting fish in a barrel if they aren't using flak jacket. Whichever side you start on you know where the snipers are standing and you have a nice shot. I bring 2 flashes and 2 semtex, and I have 3 noob toob shots. It's bullshit that the flak jacket basically lets you eat a grenade to the chest and keep moving.
- Knife killing sprees, nothing feels as good as getting 5 or 6 knife kills in a row on people who are infuriated that you're running around with no gun getting streaks. The "finishing moves" are awesome to pull off.
- Using the "Special" class Grenade Launcher to fuck the shit out of the Snipers who hang out in the garages and the corridors to the side of the main houses, it's like shooting fish in a barrel if they aren't using flak jacket. Whichever side you start on you know where the snipers are standing and you have a nice shot. I bring 2 flashes and 2 semtex, and I have 3 noob toob shots. It's bullshit that the flak jacket basically lets you eat a grenade to the chest and keep moving.
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wipeout364
Member
Finished the campaign last night, really solid Story and mission design for a COD game. Really love the setting, Black ops one is arguably my favorite campaign and this is a nice sequel to that. black ops 2 and three were just OK. I would probably put it in the top 5 I have played:
Modern Warfare
modern warfare 2
Black ops
Infinite warfare
Black ops Cold War
Modern Warfare
modern warfare 2
Black ops
Infinite warfare
Black ops Cold War
Bolivar687
Banned
Same, I can't praise Raven enough for the job they did on the campaign, especially as someone who loves the first Black Ops.
wipeout364
Member
Yes I was really happy to see Activision give Raven some responsibility. It was sad to see such a great studio relegated to map packs. As far as sledgehammer goes I actually didn’t mind the Advanced Warfare campaign but WW2 did nothing for me.
Celcius
°Temp. member
Maybe I should go ahead and give the campaign a try... I still haven't touched it
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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The Bloody-Nine
Member
I did the same. It was just boring to me. I like the MP, though.
kingwingin
Member
⅔ through the campaign and man is it boring. So many graphical issues and crashes galore.
Multiplayer isn't too hot either, maps are uninspired. Hopefully that changes with future dlc.
Multiplayer isn't too hot either, maps are uninspired. Hopefully that changes with future dlc.
Bolivar687
Banned
Bolivar687
Banned
I hate to say it, but I actually really like Miami.
Bolivar687
Banned
I've also been having really great numbers with the LMGs.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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Combine this with SBMM, if you got good aim and accuracy chances are higher you run into people using controller mods more often.