Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

silvagti · 27 Aug 2020 at 07:55

Wow, those are some fierce prices!

I'm not actually that bothered about buying the game as warzone is the only mode I play anyway. As long as I can continue with that for free I'm not fussed about the campaign or other multiplayer modes!

I would say though that if I could pay an extra £10 for guaranteed PS5/XBsX support in the future after buying the current gen version of a game I'd be ok paying that tarrif personally.

I think given likely supply issues and the high cost of new consoles I think the industry will need to make cross generation upgrades a thing otherwise customers might put off buying games on their current system until they upgrade in future. Sony and game publishers will want to keep their cash flow going

biron_w · 27 Aug 2020 at 09:35

Nice to see it's got a campaign this time

MP apparently has 150 health with a faster TTK than BO4 but lower than MW. I think 150 health in BO4 was so bad because the hit detection was god awful.

antijoke · 27 Aug 2020 at 10:41

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

biron_w · 27 Aug 2020 at 14:11

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

That as well. I just can't stand a long TTK.

BuffetSlayer · 27 Aug 2020 at 19:22

BenjiSayers said:
Can someone explain to me what the issue is with 150hp? Not being cheeky just curious. BLOPS was the last CoD I played prior to MW2019 but I never played it MP, just did the SP then dropped it as at the time I was more into Battlefield.

Typically, TTK is quite low to support the run and gun play style and keep the flow of the game at quite a high speed. It does tend to favour who sees a player first and it also gives benefit to those with higer reaction speeds and those who can play with higher controller sensitivity. Lower sensitivity players can struggle.

Higher TTK becomes problematic for a lot of players because it tends to slow down the gameplay and is less accessible to lower skilled players. It can be an issue with dog turd netcode and low server tick rates too. It actually favours higher skill gunplay and those who simply rely on reactions and run and gun typically lose out without some kind of balancing perk. Lobbies are often a car crash due to the typically bad netcode / server frame rates. When coupled with the higher amount of ordinance that needs to be sent in server data packets, particularly if they go with p2p lobbies, this can result in terrible hit reg and a pretty crappy MP experience.

I can cope either way but a lower TTK is my preference. I personally think MW has got a lot right and I'm really enjoying it. Not sure if I will get COD 2020 - but as long as the MP is fairly solid I will certainly consider it. I will wait for the overall feedback from the initial release before I decide.

Shante · 27 Aug 2020 at 20:53

Looks good, I'm getting it

Faustinooo · 28 Aug 2020 at 11:02

150HP does not necessarily translate into a slower TTK, it depends on the weapon damage as well, hopefully it is the case though.

Supercow · 30 Aug 2020 at 09:34

150 with a longer TTK is much more my preference. BO4 is the first COD I've enjoyed in years and the first COD I've dropped a Nuke on and got Dark matter.

I simply hate the kind of game where it boils down to who sees who first. Getting shot in the back / side and turning around on a guy who can't hold an aim and mowing him down is incredibly satisfying.

OZONE · 30 Aug 2020 at 15:06

I'll probably pick it up at some point although I'm in no rush. I tend to suck at COD these days, so I'll be focussing on the campaign here. Hopefully it delivers.

I still need to play the Modern Warfare campaign too!

Supercow · 30 Aug 2020 at 23:25

Supercow said:
150 with a longer TTK is much more my preference. BO4 is the first COD I've enjoyed in years and the first COD I've dropped a Nuke on and got Dark matter.

I simply hate the kind of game where it boils down to who sees who first. Getting shot in the back / side and turning around on a guy who can't hold an aim and mowing him down is incredibly satisfying.

Come to think of it, added to the above, longer TTKs to me, makes the guns feel very different too and impacts how you play with them too.

antijoke · 9 Sep 2020 at 18:28

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

Soulja · 9 Sep 2020 at 18:41

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

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

TALON1973 · 9 Sep 2020 at 20:21

The trailer was messed up from the Start... Duran Duran Notorious wasn’t made in 1983 it was 86 :cool:

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

Soulja · 9 Sep 2020 at 21:29

Ah good. Probs day one for me then.

BuffetSlayer · 9 Sep 2020 at 21:35

Hmmm. The reveal looks a bit warzoney but interesting all the same.

I will reserve judgement till I see some core mode gameplay like core TDM or KCC though!

Supercow · 9 Sep 2020 at 22:30

I don’t like it

Plenty core gameplay there by “youtubers” like Swagg and Noisy Butters

biron_w · 10 Sep 2020 at 09:30

BuffetSlayer said:
Hmmm. The reveal looks a bit warzoney but interesting all the same.

I will reserve judgement till I see some core mode gameplay like core TDM or KCC though!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1303747498368925696

It does seem strange that they just chose to mainly highlight the big game modes when the vast majority of the player base just play TeDiuM :confused:

rp2000 · 10 Sep 2020 at 11:32

I started to play Warzone for free on PS4 6 motnhs ago. Prior to that my last game was BLOPS3.

I may buy thew new Black Ops, but what happens if I choose not to? The warzone i'm playing is based on the "code" from MW, so will that just cease to exist and I will in effect download the full Black Ops and have only Warzone (Black Ops) unlocked, just like I did 6 months ago from MW?

Also, the main reason I prefer the Black Ops series is Zombies. Any news on that?

rp2000

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.