This year’s Call of Duty title is likely to be a sequel to the original Black Ops title, rather than a fourth title in the ‘Modern Warfare’ series.
We know that the franchise’s two main developers, Activision and Treyarch, alternate each year with a new title. Last year saw Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 bought and played by millions worldwide, and this year it’s the turn of Treyarch, who created the original Black Ops title.
A ton of information on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was posted to a thread on the official Black Ops forums recently, but almost immediately taken down by Activision. Thankfully the page was cached, and could therefore still be viewed for a while, giving Gadget Helpline a look at what could be heading our way.
The rumoured release date that has been leaked is November 6th, which coincides with the usual time of year that CoD fanatics line up at game stores and supermarkets nationwide to get their hands on the latest title. So much information has been leaked on the gameplay and the game itself that it’s thought to be legit by many gaming websites – we’ve got juicy info on multiplayer game modes, kill streaks, the perk system and more, all of which you can find at the bottom of this page.
In multiplayer mode we’re told that both Team Defender and Infected will not be making an appearance, whereas Drop Zone and Kill Confirmed will stay. A new mode known as Escort will offer Search and Destroy-like gameplay, where teams have to safely escort a designated player to one of three safe zones on the map. The Mother of all Bombs killstreak from MW3 and the game-ending Nuke from MW2 both won’t be available to gamers in this year’s title.
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has already spoken about the new title, without giving anything away: “This year we expect to further expand our presence with the launch of an all-new epic first-person shooter title under the Call of Duty brand. From what we’ve seen to date, the game already looks fantastic and will bring meaningful innovations to the franchise.”
The current Call of Duty title is still hugely popular, with Activision dropping new maps, game modes and more through monthly DLC packs. A taste of what’s to come is sure to see millions of gamers hit their consoles to play Modern Warfare 3 this week, that’s for sure.
Leaked Information!
Game Modes
- Escort, a new game mode similar to Search and Destroy however a live player must be escorted to one of three areas (or two depending on the map) without being killed. The match will have rounds, consisting of one life only.
- Drop Zone and Kill Confirmed will return
- Team Defender and Infected will not return
Pointstreaks
- Will follow from Modern Warfare 3’s system
- Larger emphasis on objectives
- A bomb plant is worth 2 points
- A neutral flag is worth 1, however an enemy flag is worth 2
- flag assist capture is worth 1, a capture is worth 2
- The Specialist Pointstreak has be modified. 2 kills now gets you 1 perk. The 4th kill gets you 2 more perks. The 6th kill gets you 3 more perks. The 8th Kill gets you 4 more perks. You do not get every perk when you reach 8 kills. Perks only become “Pro” when you have them Pro
- RC XD will not return
- Heat vision is a new Pointstreak reward. When you get the required points, you can activate this Pointstreak and your player pulls out a scope and attaches it to your weapon. This scopes main advantage is it’s ability to detect enemies through most walls. Note, the scope can only be attached to primaries not including shotguns
- Item Packages requires 5 points. Fall along side care packages and air drop traps. Features a list of package items only including ammo, mini gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and body armor
Prestiges
- There will be 15 prestiges
- There will be 50 ranks
- Every two prestiges there is a 5 rank increase
- The final prestige has 90 levels
ELITE 2.0
- ELITE is being fully incorporated into Black Ops 2
- Combat record has been modified and re-named as ELITE Stats
- There will be a specific lobby for clan matches (new way of leveling clans)
- Clan Tournaments can now be implemented
Removed
- No MOAB or Nuke
- No last stand
- No death streaks
- No flame thrower attachment
Map Design
- Map design and size will be following Black Ops not Modern Warfare 3
Sniper Rifles
- Improved sniper rifle usage.
- No aim assist for any sniper rifle.
- Less sway
Customization
- No longer just perk 1 chooses the players appearance
- Appearance is a combination of all perks and type of Pointstreak being used.
Hardcore
- Larger emphasis on hardcore than ever before
- No grenade launchers
- Only vehicle guided rocket launchers permitted
- Respawn timings decreased (for most modes)
- 1 bullet in the foot will no longer kill a person, a head or chest shot is usually required.
- A person will now bleed out if severely injured.
Perk System 2.0
- The Perk Pro system has been upgraded
- There is now 2 options a perk can advance to.
- Both require different challenges to unlock
- Once the desired Pro version is unlocked, the player can select that as their “Perk Pro”.
- Once selected, the only way to choose the other option is by entering prestige mode.
- For example Perk slot 1 has the perk called Speed
- Speed – Reduces the time taken to aim down the sight. Pro I – Swaps weapons faster. Pro II – Throws equipment faster
Combat Training
- Will be returning with vast improvements.
- Difficulty is no longer based on how long the bots take to start shooting.
- Bots now have an advance AI system
- Similar to the behavior seen in the MW3 Spec Ops survival
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Via: CVG