So I know there's was already a thread about this but I stopped looking for it after 5 pages...
But anyways, this will hopefully be the official Black Ops thread. Talk about it, discuss it, etc. Obviously, the game isn't out yet, but w/e. (That was a ****load of commas)
Videos available @: http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/143/14349501/vids_1.html
1) You only get two perks in mutliplayer, and this combination of perks determines your third perk. 2) There is a new armour system, e.g. Cold-Blooded and juggernaut are armours you can wear (not much detail given on this). 3) The FAMAS returns, but is no longer a 3-round burst weapon. Instead it is full-auto. 4) There is no M4. Instead another new gun mentioned seems like it will take its place, the SIG Commando. 5) Other new weapons confirmed include the RPK, Skorpion and MAC11. 6) There is no commando perk. (:]) 7) The scavenger perk is included, but no longer replenishes equipment. 8) The One man army perk is also not included. 9) The highest killstreak reward (at this time in devlelopment) is 15. 10) There is no emergency airdrop, but there is a care package. 11) As confirmed before, killstreaks will not stack. For instance, if you get a 5 kills without dying and receive your killstreak reward, the kills you get with that killstreak reward will not count towards your next killsreak (e.g. 7 kill killsteak). You will have to get two more kills, in that instance, by other means to receive your next killstreak. 12) You can sprint to prone in the current build of the game. Basically this means you can dive straight on your belly after sprinting, instead of having to stop, crouch and than go prone. 13) The tactical knife is gone, while a new knife is being introduced: the ballistic knife. This is a knife that has a spring that can shoot a blade (in real life, not necessarily in the game). 14) The claymore is a piece of equipment, and you only get 1 per life. 15) Grenades are not considered equipment, and replenished by scavenger. 16) The M16 is in the game, and still a powerful weapon. (Or as Woody puts it, still the ****!) 17) The PSG1 sniper rifle is in the game. 18) UAV, airstrike and 3 types of helicopters are back as killstreaks. The Pave Low is confirmed as well, and has a feature unique to the game. 19) The SR-71 plane is also one of the killstreak rewards.
I'll give you some advice before the green beasts from below the bridge emerge and eat you alive. Nod your head, agree that MW2 sucks and then run. Run as far away as possible.
In all seriousness, it's a horrible game and you've got to have some experience with predecessors in the franchise, retro shooters and other block busters if you really want to get a good comparison. Modern Warfare 2, as a game played by millions every day, is compared with all the other revolutionary shooters of the past few decades, and it isn't valued highly in that list. At all.
New Vegas has 3 YEARS put into it and that breaks the scale by a lot.
Three years is about the standard for a shooter with any longevity whatsoever. For the record, time spent in development does not affect the quality of the game. 4 - 6 years of development was thrown into an MMO called All Points Bulletin (which I did play) and it shut down less approximately six weeks later. This was not only caused by financial difficulties that the developers were dealing with internally but also because it got a right bashing from professional critics and even players.
A lot of the development procedure is in the programming and bringing ideas to life in visible, interactive environments. What really makes or breaks a game are the decisions made behind closed doors, and if they screw up those blueprints and then it takes five years to program, it just shows that development time is an unreliable scale for measuring the quality of a product.
Black Ops will be good because of zombiemode.
It probably won't. In threads around these parts people argue Halo is better, it has futuristic weapons or Call of Duty is better, it has realistic LMGs. Many people were turned off of World at War for the simple reason too many weapons were semi-automatic or too weak. If you look underneath the cosmetic effects and took a few minutes to absorb the magnificence of World at War's multiplayer you'd realise that there's a lot more underneath what weapons you use, or if you have grenades or if there's flags or massive generators for Domination-like objectives.
In Black Ops the game will adopt modernised (maybe even slightly futuristic) weaponry. Millions of people will queue up for Modern Warfare 2-like, three-shot LMG kills and this will create the addictive qualities that made Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer such an amazing activity for most people. Zombies in Black Ops will be much like a Special Ops with never-ending missions, there will be a devout group of people who are always managing groups and working collaboratively to massacre waves of undead ghouls but the multiplayer is what will keep people on Black Ops, or at least, that's what I conclude from my observations and experiences.
Noooooooooo The video was taken down while I was at band practice
Indeed, was taken down. :/
However I saw yet another video on Sniping - they were all one shot one kill. Except the one where the guy had Last Stand (now known as 'Second Chance'.
Given that Stopping Power and Juggernaught are removed definately from this game, this is bloody awesome! Our second perk can be used for whatever we want now, which is outstanding in itself! Also the snipers look more authentic, very nice indeed.
Also note the exceptional distance in this game (compared to other CoD's, of course - this is nothing compared to Battlefield :P ) which will make more sniper points, I actually am beginning to like Treyarch (as I have no witnessed the finesse they had implemented with World at War, sadly? I don't know. )
Activision is taking down every video on youtube D: And for those wondering how everyone is getting gameplay footage today: There was a sneaky sneak beta put up on XBL today, under the name "First Strike". However, it was the black ops beta. It was only available for download for a short time though, so only a limited few got into it.
Except the one where the guy had Last Stand (now known as 'Second Chance'.
-Pro version of Second chance is revive; ANYONE can revive you now, not just other players with second chance.
There was a sneaky sneak beta put up on XBL today, under the name "First Strike". However, it was the black ops beta. It was only available for download for a short time though, so only a limited few got into it.
