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Black Ops 6: Releasing Oct 25th - 'Mind Bending Narrative', Blockbuster Set-Pieces, 16 New MP Maps, Round Based Zombies Mode Confirmed

twilo99

Member
I doubt it and this game is supposed to run on much older hardware so I don’t think it will be pushing any hardware boundaries all that much
 

clarky

Gold Member
I doubt it and this game is supposed to run on much older hardware so I don’t think it will be pushing any hardware boundaries all that much
It might be minor but it will still be the best console version. FPS boost or rez bump. A couple of extra blades of grass in the corner of Nuketown.
 
Craving for some pro news
Organize Black Cat GIF by Industrial Workers of the World
 
Not that I'm going to play this game in particular, but this is getting out of hand at 300 GB.. My SSD is only 1 gig total! This is bringing me flashbacks to the 90s when installing Daggerfall took ~650 Megs of my 1 GB HDD. Guess one day I'll upgrade it.
 

Three

Member
Still shackled to the PS4/XBO. Probably 2 years out for a current gen only CoD. A bit after GTA makes everyone and their mother buy a current gen console.
"Current gen only" will include Switch from now on anyway which might not be any more powerful than a PS4/XBO. Maybe even including mobile soon enough. Maximising that mtx audience is what it will go towards.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
"Current gen only" will include Switch from now on anyway which might not be any more powerful than a PS4/XBO. Maybe even including mobile soon enough. Maximising that mtx audience is what it will go towards.

This one isn't coming to Switch tho. Unless you meant Switch 2, or whatever they name it next year. That one is reportedly coming with built-in AI upscaling tech, so it won't be as jarring, and might even be 'better' than PS4/XBO versions.
 
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Calico345

Gold Member
Menus are a mess. The font is awful, too.

Party audio cutting out randomly for no reason. I cannot hear anyone in my party. All audio settings are fine, and my headphones are working properly.

Some type of paid audio options? What in the actual fuck?!

Same old COD, it looks like. What a fucking joke.
 

Calico345

Gold Member
I like the Zombies but I only played one round with coworkers and have no idea what is going on lol. I have a lot of questions about the mode.
 

Calico345

Gold Member
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Ouch! I just got destroyed in HC FFA. 4-29. Man, that is a rough start to my BO6 HC FFA career. D:

Sad Youtube GIF by Vanessa Van Edwards


I played one round of Zombies last night. I am not familiar with the mode. We made it to round 14, I think. No exfil because we died while trying to exfil.

Tonight I am playing my default mode, Hardcore Free For All (HC FFA). Last match I went 13-19 with the stock C9, which I seem to do better with than the M4.

I am not feeling these maps. The locations are interesting for the sake of realism but not for the sake of gameplay. Spawn-die, spawn-die, spawn-die, is what it feels like.

Camos are tied to headshots, and other goodies seem to be tied to Prestige. That doesn't feel like organic progression, but instead it is their way of increasing the grind factor. I never use Prestige so I'm locked out of tons of Emblems and Calling Cards that I'd like to pursue. And while I'm glad that weapon camos don't seem to be all sorts of crazy ricochet shots and such, all headshots is still a tedious grind.

I also skipped the locomotion tutorial but perhaps I will have to see what that's all about. I don't bunnyhop and dolphin dive around in these games though.

My Emblem and Calling Card keep resetting.

The playlist filter keeps resetting.

The main menu is a mess. The fonts are terribly thin and small in many screens.
 
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clarky

Gold Member
I like the Zombies but I only played one round with coworkers and have no idea what is going on lol. I have a lot of questions about the mode.
Theres an OT here mate, just so you dont end up discussing the game with yourself

 

Calico345

Gold Member
So..anybody having "Groundbreaking experiences" this far?

Nope. I find myself struggling in multiplayer in ways that I haven't in recent entries. Previously in HC FFA, I was always in the top half of the leaderboard, and I found my wins often enough. In this one, I am usually in the bottom half of the leaderboard. In two full nights of playing, I can count on one hand how many times I've been top 3.

The maps are off, the starting guns are off, the progression to unlock everything is off, the whole game just feels off. I wonder how much of that has to do with future content and balancing updates, or if they just said fuck it and phoned it in more than past entries.
 

WildBoy

Member
Nope. I find myself struggling in multiplayer in ways that I haven't in recent entries. Previously in HC FFA, I was always in the top half of the leaderboard, and I found my wins often enough. In this one, I am usually in the bottom half of the leaderboard. In two full nights of playing, I can count on one hand how many times I've been top 3.

The maps are off, the starting guns are off, the progression to unlock everything is off, the whole game just feels off. I wonder how much of that has to do with future content and balancing updates, or if they just said fuck it and phoned it in more than past entries.
It's all feels on to me. I haven't played cod in years at launch. This one is superb! Loving it on steam deck as well as Xbox SX.
 

Calico345

Gold Member
Rewind or Skyline has been the map choice five times in a row.

Players voted Skyline three times in a row.

75% of my spawns result in getting shot in the back.

No, I am not new to COD haha, but this feels excessive.
 

FoxMcChief

Gold Member
This is what I see.

'Mind Bending Narrative' = We just threw some shit together, you will be confused.
Blockbuster Set-Pieces = We scripted everything. No dynamic gameplay.
16 New MP Maps = We have amassed a ton of assets at this point, you will play 3 of the maps at most.
Round Based Zombies Mode Confirmed = We still think Zombies are exciting, right guys?
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Calico345

Gold Member
I can finally put my finger on it.

The maps have no flow because the developers are more concerned with making pretty and realistic places that end up being just maps instead of making good game maps then adding the layer of pretty and realistic places. Red Card and Lower Town or Low Town or whatever it's called are perfect examples of this. They're really nice to look at and are creative, but they don't offer good gameplay opportunities. This is just my opinion for me. I am not speaking objectively nor for anyone else.
 

ZehDon

Member
I can finally put my finger on it.

The maps have no flow because the developers are more concerned with making pretty and realistic places that end up being just maps instead of making good game maps then adding the layer of pretty and realistic places. Red Card and Lower Town or Low Town or whatever it's called are perfect examples of this. They're really nice to look at and are creative, but they don't offer good gameplay opportunities. This is just my opinion for me. I am not speaking objectively nor for anyone else.
I'd recommend posting in the OT rather than bumping this thread.
 
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