Black Ops Multiplayer Reveal - TONNES of new info + videos!

[shootthebandit]

I've gotta say, this is the first CoD game to actually appeal to me, definitely the first I;m buying. It was always a case of good features that I liked and other features I found a bit 'meh', but this has every feature I've liked in previous versions rolled into one.
Zombie Mode.
Splitscreen multiplayer.
Spec-Ops. (I read at a lot of places thay're including it)
Fun campaign.
Seperate co-op campaign.
And now they include gems like customizable characters and guns? What more could I want?

btw, what is Theatre Mode? forgive my n00bishness

im not quite sure myself but i believe its when youve finished playing a game online you can go back and watch in 3rd person or from a number of view point and you can record it and save to your HDD

alrighty then. It sounds pretty meh, something only massive wieners/13 year olds would use. "OMG Dude U gotta seE this sUpaH EpiC kil 1 got 0n This toal N00b! I PWned him so bad!! lolololololololololololololol"

lol thanks for the info btw ;P

it would be good if you are playing with friends, me and my freinds were always mucking about with throwing knifes and it would be good to see all those throwing knife kills that your friends didnt believe really happened

also it would help you improve, i always find that when playing gran turismo watching a reply really helps me understand what i need to do to improve

also if you keep getting killed by a sniper but dont know where he was hiding, after the game you could always find out and remember for future reference

 

[shootthebandit]

I'm a bit lost. What do they mean by non-stackable killstreak?

It means your predator won't earn you a Harrier and your Harrier won't earn you a pave Low... you'll have to get the extra kills with your gun to get the next killstreak.

WANT! this is awesome

stackable killstreaks sucked balls

 

[captaincabbage]

Sry 'bout another post, but a wish of mine would be to see an MP7 in there somewhere. It's super not gonna happen tho since it was only made from 2001 onwards.
I do love the idea of more bolt-action rifles too, like an M40.
It'd also be criminal to leave out the M14/M21 since it's a classic of Vietnam.

 

[captaincabbage]

I've gotta say, this is the first CoD game to actually appeal to me, definitely the first I;m buying. It was always a case of good features that I liked and other features I found a bit 'meh', but this has every feature I've liked in previous versions rolled into one.
Zombie Mode.
Splitscreen multiplayer.
Spec-Ops. (I read at a lot of places thay're including it)
Fun campaign.
Seperate co-op campaign.
And now they include gems like customizable characters and guns? What more could I want?

btw, what is Theatre Mode? forgive my n00bishness

im not quite sure myself but i believe its when youve finished playing a game online you can go back and watch in 3rd person or from a number of view point and you can record it and save to your HDD

alrighty then. It sounds pretty meh, something only massive wieners/13 year olds would use. "OMG Dude U gotta seE this sUpaH EpiC kil 1 got 0n This toal N00b! I PWned him so bad!! lolololololololololololololol"

lol thanks for the info btw ;P

it would be good if you are playing with friends, me and my freinds were always mucking about with throwing knifes and it would be good to see all those throwing knife kills that your friends didnt believe really happened

also it would help you improve, i always find that when playing gran turismo watching a reply really helps me understand what i need to do to improve

also if you keep getting killed by a sniper but dont know where he was hiding, after the game you could always find out and remember for future reference

I guess you prooved me wrong. It is a good idea to be able to find sniping locations that you keep being killed from, and with the inclusion of the ballistic knife, that could only get better. I did get my mate across the map with a throwing knife once and nobody believed me. XD

I probably wouldn't use it still tho ;P

 

[shootthebandit]

I've gotta say, this is the first CoD game to actually appeal to me, definitely the first I;m buying. It was always a case of good features that I liked and other features I found a bit 'meh', but this has every feature I've liked in previous versions rolled into one.
Zombie Mode.
Splitscreen multiplayer.
Spec-Ops. (I read at a lot of places thay're including it)
Fun campaign.
Seperate co-op campaign.
And now they include gems like customizable characters and guns? What more could I want?

btw, what is Theatre Mode? forgive my n00bishness

im not quite sure myself but i believe its when youve finished playing a game online you can go back and watch in 3rd person or from a number of view point and you can record it and save to your HDD

alrighty then. It sounds pretty meh, something only massive wieners/13 year olds would use. "OMG Dude U gotta seE this sUpaH EpiC kil 1 got 0n This toal N00b! I PWned him so bad!! lolololololololololololololol"

lol thanks for the info btw ;P

it would be good if you are playing with friends, me and my freinds were always mucking about with throwing knifes and it would be good to see all those throwing knife kills that your friends didnt believe really happened

also it would help you improve, i always find that when playing gran turismo watching a reply really helps me understand what i need to do to improve

also if you keep getting killed by a sniper but dont know where he was hiding, after the game you could always find out and remember for future reference

I guess you prooved me wrong. It is a good idea to be able to find sniping locations that you keep being killed from, and with the inclusion of the ballistic knife, that could only get better. I did get my mate across the map with a throwing knife once and nobody believed me. XD

I probably wouldn't use it still tho ;P

i hate when that happens and you scream "WATCH THE KILLCAM THAT WAS AWESOME" then they say "i just skipped it" and noone believes you that your across the map richochet throwing knife actually happened

i plan on using the crossbow and ballistic knife exclusivly, i recon there will be some cool tricks you can do with them. it would be a useful tool with freinds but it will be used by those immature kids and youtube will be flooded with montage videos

 

[Billska]

Personally, il'd be happy if they just copy and pasted COD 4's entire multiplayer system into Black Ops.

 

[TimeLord]

Can't wait to be running around with an explosive crossbow and RC Car killstreak!

Oyea, and if there isn't a P90 in multiplayer I am not gonna be happy!

And bring back the OverKill perk from CoD4!

 

[Jonny49]

I know people are going to hate this but can we keep tactical insertion?

There are people out there who do use it for their true purpose and, well...

...booster hunting is awesome! Some of the best fun I've had on MW2 is listening to the cries of my enemies as I place C4 in their little boosting ring and push the detonator.

But yeah, Commando should die in a hole somewhere.

 

[nYuknYuknYuk]

Tune the explosives'power way down. No grenade spam like in COD4, no Noobtubing like in MW2.

Why tune the explosives power down? You do realize they are explosives in that when they explode you are supposed to die, why should they tune down their power?

What they should do is have something that limits the amount of people in 1 team that can use the noobtube like in a 5v5 lobby only 2 people on each team can use the noobtube

Because while it may be realistic, powerful explosives are awful for gameplay balance. People just end up spamming them like in COD4 and MW2.

Also, more underpowered but quirky perks like in COD5 (Shades, Reconnaissance, Gas Mask, Flak Jacket, Toss Back, Fireproof). I had Shades on some of my classes just so my guy had the cool sunglasses. The Flare resistance was worthless. But I mean they might as well put them in. As long as they aren't overpowered, it wouldn't hurt. I was disappointed at how few perks MW2 had.

 

[captaincabbage]

I've gotta say, this is the first CoD game to actually appeal to me, definitely the first I;m buying. It was always a case of good features that I liked and other features I found a bit 'meh', but this has every feature I've liked in previous versions rolled into one.
Zombie Mode.
Splitscreen multiplayer.
Spec-Ops. (I read at a lot of places thay're including it)
Fun campaign.
Seperate co-op campaign.
And now they include gems like customizable characters and guns? What more could I want?

btw, what is Theatre Mode? forgive my n00bishness

im not quite sure myself but i believe its when youve finished playing a game online you can go back and watch in 3rd person or from a number of view point and you can record it and save to your HDD

alrighty then. It sounds pretty meh, something only massive wieners/13 year olds would use. "OMG Dude U gotta seE this sUpaH EpiC kil 1 got 0n This toal N00b! I PWned him so bad!! lolololololololololololololol"

lol thanks for the info btw ;P

it would be good if you are playing with friends, me and my freinds were always mucking about with throwing knifes and it would be good to see all those throwing knife kills that your friends didnt believe really happened

also it would help you improve, i always find that when playing gran turismo watching a reply really helps me understand what i need to do to improve

also if you keep getting killed by a sniper but dont know where he was hiding, after the game you could always find out and remember for future reference

I guess you prooved me wrong. It is a good idea to be able to find sniping locations that you keep being killed from, and with the inclusion of the ballistic knife, that could only get better. I did get my mate across the map with a throwing knife once and nobody believed me. XD

I probably wouldn't use it still tho ;P

i hate when that happens and you scream "WATCH THE KILLCAM THAT WAS AWESOME" then they say "i just skipped it" and noone believes you that your across the map richochet throwing knife actually happened

i plan on using the crossbow and ballistic knife exclusivly, i recon there will be some cool tricks you can do with them. it would be a useful tool with freinds but it will be used by those immature kids and youtube will be flooded with montage videos

Gah, that's one of the most irritating things about fast-paced games like this, you're always so eager to get back into the fray that you repeatedly spam X/A until you respawn jumping like a rabbit standing on hot coals.

I do reckon I'll have the crossbow in one of my create-a-class slots (just like everyone else on earth will, garunteed). I do reckon the crossbow, along with the radar stealth perk and silent running perks (forgot what they're called) and I think I'll have an awesome human-hunter/sniper up my sleeve. Oh and with a silenced Uzi on backup and I reckon I've got a pretty potent mix on my hands.

And you are right, expect a flood of youtube videos titled "L0L EP1C CR0ZZB0W W1N M0NT4G3 3"

 

[ReaperzXIII]

Why tune the explosives power down? You do realize they are explosives in that when they explode you are supposed to die, why should they tune down their power?

What they should do is have something that limits the amount of people in 1 team that can use the noobtube like in a 5v5 lobby only 2 people on each team can use the noobtube

Because while it may be realistic, powerful explosives are awful for gameplay balance. People just end up spamming them like in COD4 and MW2.

Don't take away their power just take away how many times they can be used, don't allow noobtubes to be used with one man army or do something else.

Lots of games have grenade launchers that are OHKO.

 

[technoted]

I'm pretty sure Halo records kills and deaths to a more detailed extent such as how many times you got a kill or were killed by a certain weapon.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Hey Miracle, can I add something to your wishlist?

I know I'm not going to get it, but I'd like to see a game where there was a fire selector. You know, toggle from 3-round burst to full-auto. Actually, including this would save the devs a lot of time and effort(which is money, mkay) because they could cut entire guns out of the game.

For example, if every gun in MW2 could have fired in either at the operator's choosing, the M16 and the FAMAS wouldn't have needed to be included. You'd only need like, five guns assuming there were plenty of attachments for customization.

I've been rallying for this option for a while now, but to no avail. Someday, though.

Great minds think alike I see.

I'll buy the game whether it has all those things we want or not. This one looks rather good, I like zombies and I really like Treyarch.

But I would like the selector.

 

[Zannah]

Hey Miracle, can I add something to your wishlist?

I know I'm not going to get it, but I'd like to see a game where there was a fire selector. You know, toggle from 3-round burst to full-auto. Actually, including this would save the devs a lot of time and effort(which is money, mkay) because they could cut entire guns out of the game.

For example, if every gun in MW2 could have fired in either at the operator's choosing, the M16 and the FAMAS wouldn't have needed to be included. You'd only need like, five guns assuming there were plenty of attachments for customization.

I've been rallying for this option for a while now, but to no avail. Someday, though.

Great minds think alike I see.

I'll buy the game whether it has all those things we want or not. This one looks rather good, I like zombies and I really like Treyarch.

But I would like the selector.

A fire selector, as much sense as it'd make, would make the guns impossible to balance, though (unless via the hardcore route of course)

 

[shootthebandit]

I know people are going to hate this but can we keep tactical insertion?

There are people out there who do use it for their true purpose and, well...

...booster hunting is awesome! Some of the best fun I've had on MW2 is listening to the cries of my enemies as I place C4 in their little boosting ring and push the detonator.

But yeah, Commando should die in a hole somewhere.

tactical insertion is excellent if you can get behind the enemy, if you hate cod spawns then make your own

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Hey Miracle, can I add something to your wishlist?

I know I'm not going to get it, but I'd like to see a game where there was a fire selector. You know, toggle from 3-round burst to full-auto. Actually, including this would save the devs a lot of time and effort(which is money, mkay) because they could cut entire guns out of the game.

For example, if every gun in MW2 could have fired in either at the operator's choosing, the M16 and the FAMAS wouldn't have needed to be included. You'd only need like, five guns assuming there were plenty of attachments for customization.

I've been rallying for this option for a while now, but to no avail. Someday, though.

Great minds think alike I see.

I'll buy the game whether it has all those things we want or not. This one looks rather good, I like zombies and I really like Treyarch.

But I would like the selector.

A fire selector, as much sense as it'd make, would make the guns impossible to balance, though (unless via the hardcore route of course)

If they spent a bit longer on the balancing then they can figure it out. Interesting features can make or break a game and the time spent removing pointless guns can be used balancing the guns. It's just a matter of testing the guns, adjusting them then testing them again.

 

[Zannah]

If they spent a bit longer on the balancing then they can figure it out. Interesting features can make or break a game and the time spent removing pointless guns can be used balancing the guns. It's just a matter of testing the guns, adjusting them then testing them again.

How could you do that? Without the rate of fire (and subsequently the recoil, since it's linked to that), the only variable they can change is the weapon damage, so unless weapons would suddenly deal more damage in burst or single fire, I don't see how this could work.

 

[The Cheezy One]

My biggest wish of all:

- A casual, Halo style playlist where your stats and K are not recorded.

if this comes through, i will give you about a million apples. like cookies but healthier

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

If they spent a bit longer on the balancing then they can figure it out. Interesting features can make or break a game and the time spent removing pointless guns can be used balancing the guns. It's just a matter of testing the guns, adjusting them then testing them again.

How could you do that? Without the rate of fire (and subsequently the recoil, since it's linked to that), the only variable they can change is the weapon damage, so unless weapons would suddenly deal more damage in burst or single fire, I don't see how this could work.

It was done in Ghost Recon and I remember it worked pretty well. So if it can be done then, it can be done now. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that difficult to work it so that when you change the rate of fire the recoil and all the other things that change when you change the rate of fire will change too.