The good news, is that Treyarch has already given us a start time for when their reveal will be kicking off. After hunting around on Twitter, I can confirm that the event will start at 6pm Pacific Time, meaning that for ET it is 9PM and 2am for hardcore COD fans in the UK.
Black Ops multiplayer info leaked ahead of reveal PDF Print E-mail Written by The Sausage Wednesday, 01 September 2010 22:54
Scans of UK gaming magazine Shortlist have been posted on the internet today, revealing some revolutionary changes to the Call of Duty multiplayer formula. The most notable addition is currency: earned by playing multiplayer matches, you can use it to buy weapons, uniforms and accessories for your player. There are also several brand new gametypes which are unlike anything seen in Call of Duty before.
Customization
Customization will also play a huge part in the new Call of Duty. David Vonderhaar, lead multiplayer designer at Treyarch, told the magazine: “You can create a tag and etch it onto your weapons, so they’re stamped as yours. The option is also there to alter your sights and clip on attachtments such as flame-throwers.”
These attachments, sights and tags can be bought with in-game cash and will help to make your character ‘unique’. However, it seems likely that some elements of the traditional rank system from previous Call of Duty games will remain, given that players in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer had ranks next to their names. It’s likely that we’ll find out more on this later tonight, at the Multiplayer Reveal Event.
‘Wager Match’
Another new addition is a Team Tactical gametype called ‘Wager Match’. When you choose to play Wager Match, you’ll be randomly placed in one of four modes: ‘One in the Chamber’, which sees players given one bullet to kill other players: miss, and they’re forced to use the knife, ‘Sharpshooter’, which sees players given a random weapon, ‘Sticks and Stones’, which involves the crossbow, ballistic knife and Tomahawk, and ‘Gun Game’ (formerly a mod for Call of Duty 4), which sees players vying to get kills with 20 different weapons: knife someone, and they move down a level.
“You gamble with your own currency, and the fear of loss is so incredibly great that it intensifies the action.” – David Vonderhaar
Team Deathmatch, the popular and ever-present gametype which pits teams of 6 against each other, will return in Black Ops. However, points for headshots and other bonuses will apparently add to the team score, encouraging players to be as accurate as possible.
Three maps were confirmed in the magazine extract: Launch and Summit have already been seen in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer, but Radiation, set in a power station, is brand new. It was also confirmed that the rocket seen on the map Launch will indeed lift off during gameplay and 'fry anyone underneath it'.
wow amazing :o gungame and headshots adding to team score is awesomeness!
so pumped about this, I want it nao and ingame currency seems great, I just hope they don't make it like combat arms or sudden attack <_< just like the regular system and then for extras you use the money or something
Sharp Shooter - all players start with the same randomly selected weapon, which cycles. So everyone has the same weapon at the same time.
Now, on to Customization. Weapon Customization is up first. "This is my gun." Players have a special attachment to their weapons -- so they can place clan tags, decals and more on their weapons. Differently painted guns with custom targeting reticules and decals on everything. Flamethrowers, sniper rifles, shotguns... everything can be customized with stuff you've earned and unlocked. Nice... a little smiley face targeting reticule. There's also an emblem editor. There are decals that you can rotate, scale, layer and be placed upon a background. And a guided missile launcher... awesome.
I loved playing gungame on counter-strike source. Somebody made one for Cod4 pc but all the servers were usually dead. Should be pretty cool now more console players get to experience gungame.
I was watching the video for callsigns, and I saw when the played pulled out the dual pistols, it said Makarov dual pistols. What does Makarov mean? Obviously he was from MW2, but does it mean something special in Russian?
I also kinda like how they brought back some guns like the MP5K and the WA200. I am interested in what they're doing, but I won't have an xbox. Looks like I better make friends with someone who has one in my dorm fast
rumpleKillskin wrote:I was watching the video for callsigns, and I saw when the played pulled out the dual pistols, it said Makarov dual pistols. What does Makarov mean? Obviously he was from MW2, but does it mean something special in Russian?
I also kinda like how they brought back some guns like the MP5K and the WA200. I am interested in what they're doing, but I won't have an xbox. Looks like I better make friends with someone who has one in my dorm fast
Makarov Pistol: Soviet Union's standard issue military sidearm from 1951-1991.
rumpleKillskin wrote:I was watching the video for callsigns, and I saw when the played pulled out the dual pistols, it said Makarov dual pistols. What does Makarov mean? Obviously he was from MW2, but does it mean something special in Russian?
I also kinda like how they brought back some guns like the MP5K and the WA200. I am interested in what they're doing, but I won't have an xbox. Looks like I better make friends with someone who has one in my dorm fast
Makarov Pistol: Soviet Union's standard issue military sidearm from 1951-1991.
Ok, that makes more sense.
I love Treyarch though. They are brilliant, really. I mean they are the shadow to Infinityward, and I honestly think they wouldn't want it any other way. They wait to see what the previous CoD contributes and they copy and paste. I am not saying they are being unoriginal. It really is brilliant. I saw akimbo, pro perks, extra points for certain type of kills, etc. Even the weapons are from the previous game. No doubt they are being original in some aspects, but wow. I mean in some shape or form it is MW2. I can't wait to see what the customization addition is though. If anything, I want IW to copy Treyarch if this is done properly. I have been CoD to implement this type of feature for some amount of time now. Now I wish I could play this game haha.
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and ingame currency seems great, I just hope they don't make it like combat arms or sudden attack <_< just like the regular system and then for extras you use the money or something
. I mean WaW was kinda a fluke, so I would think they would try and innovate, or at least change it up a bit...