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- General
- Black Ops hits stores November 9th, 2010
- Achievements can be found here: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/call-of-duty-black-ops/achievements/
- Only 50 player levels (rank)
- 15 prestige levels
- Something special awaits you at the highest prestige level
- There are even more benefits to prestiging than ever before
- JD says "It takes about as long to get to 50 as it took to get to 65 in WaW"
- Scoreboard shows K/D ratio
- There are pages of in-game stats via the "Combat Record" menu in multiplayer. ie. Heat maps, weapon stats, KDR graphs and more
- Experience bar is now shown in the start menu vs. at the bottom the screen
- There is now Party Privacy setting and fine tuned search preferences
- Press Y to view your friends list while in the pregame lobby and in the start menu
- Game winning kill now called Final Killcam
- Ability to turn off aim assist
- Adjustable audio levels from CO
WaW return - Purple hearth death icon returns from COWaW
- When you sprint to prone you do a dive move
- You can still dropshot though
- User controlled vehicles come via Killstreak Rewards.
- System link is confirmed. Split-screen is 2 player local only.
- Party Chat & Private Chat is enabled in every playlist except Search & Destroy and can be changed at will via a hotfix.
- You can report cheaters/boosters via their in-game Playercard
- Treyarch is dedicated to thwarting modded controllers.
- Treyarch has a record of everyone who doesn't finish games they start. Abusers will be punished.
- If there is DLC, Xbox 360 will receive it first as per the Activision-Microsoft partnership through 2010 announced at E3.
- Dedicated servers for PC only
- Mod tools are available for the PC only
- Servers are available from gameservers.com (PC)
- Unranked servers allow full customization (PC)
- Ranked servers allow map customization (PC)
- DRM'd via Steam. Mainly done for VAC's Anti Cheat (PC)
Leaderboards
- Treyarch has tools that should keep the leaderboards clear and free of hackers.
- Treyarch has structured their leaderboards in such a way to incentivize capping objectives as well as getting kills.
- Lobby leaderboard and game mode specific leader boards return.
- Leaderboards are now sorted on Score per minute averages (which will reward objective mode players better for taking objectives and not just getting kills).
- Game mode objectives show Score per minute followed by key game mode stats. For example, in Search and Destroy it's Plants, Defuse, and Defends.
- There is also weekly, monthly, and all time variants each with a minimum game played (5, 25, and 50, respective) requirements to be listed on the board.
- It's Treyarch's most aggressive leaderboard effort to date.
COD Points
- Currency and the xp system work side by side
- Unlocked weapons, perks, attachments, etc will still need to be purchased with COD Points
- Buy weapons, attachments, perks, backgrounds, and emblems with COD Points
- Flamethrower is an attachment for 750
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- ClanTags are purchased for 1000
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- COD Points is awarded every time you play
- Earn COD Points with kills, wins, K/D ratio, gambling, etc
- Various answered questions can be found here: http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/topic/297164-questions-about-cod-points/page__view__findpost__p__2103679
Contracts
- Regular challenges still exist
- Contracts are time limited challenges
- There are 3 categories - Mercenaries, Operations, and Specialist
- Each is attached to certain play styles and in-game achievements
- Mercenary
- SPAS Cruelty
- Twin Mags
- Lord of the SMG
- AK47u Ferocity
- AUG Ferocity
- Assault Rifle Prodigy
- Smells like...Victory
- Blackbird In Position
- Attack Dogs Unleashed
- MPL Brutality
- Operations
- TDM Victor
- CTF Tornado
- Headquarters Tornado
- TDM Bloodbath
- Domination Blood Bath
- S&D Blood Bath
- Free-For-All Warrior
- Headquarters Barbarian
- CTF Titan
- Demolition Warlord
- Specialist
- Steel Meets Spine
- Scorched
- M72 LAW Killer
- Ballistic Knife Killer
- Tears Taste So Sweet
- WA2000 Expert
- A True Soldier
- Elite Precision
Combat Training
- Requires you to be online
- Allows you to play against bots (AI)
- Rank progression separate from online multiplayer
- Play solo or with friends
- Great for map tactics, warmups, screwing around etc
- This is best explained by Vahn himself: http://callofduty.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=282466&p=3399110&sid=va0905j99f7otb21i7scj8lf26#p3399110
Theater Mode
- Theater is for all platforms
- Slow-mo and Speed up effects
- Free camera, third person, or first person views
- View any player's perspective
- Treyarch out to top Bungie's theater
- You can make highlight reels
- All LIVE games are playable
- Allows tagging and sharing
- Will be able to get your videos to the web
- Can watch Theater with parties
- There is an in-game Sequence Editor so you can string together montages of your greatest moments in a match
Emblem Editor
- Ability to create your own emblems
- Emblems can be placed on your weapons
- 12 layers for emblems
- A lot of colors to choose from
- Purchase different emblem stocks with COD Points. Such as a skull, arrows, horse, bunny, and a ton more
Game Modes
- Wage your COD Points
- Put your COD Points on the line and wager on matches
- Top 3 players earn COD Points, rest lose their COD Points
- In some game modes the kill leader is shown as a glowing gold dot on the uav
- Hardcore playlists are now unlocked at a certain level
- Join Session in Progress is disabled only in Wager Match
- Can edit nearly ever aspect of the gameplay such as custom classes, the health system for specific classes, perks, killstreaks, jump height, movement speed and more
- Can create custom games, save them and upload them to your File Share.
- Custom game creation includes a class editor, killstreak editor and perk editor.
Playlists
- Gun Game - Same as the CS/Cod4/5/6 mod where you start with a knife and kill to be given a new weapon.
- One in the Chamber - Start with a pistol with only 1 bullet. Miss and have to rely on your knife. Kill to get another bullet. Only 3 lives.
- Sharpshooter - All players start with a random weapon, after a certain amount of time everyone receives a new weapon.
- Sticks and Stones - Crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and Tomahawk
- Barebones - No perks, attachments or killstreak rewards
- Team Deathmatch
- Teach Tactical
- War
- RC Car Race
- Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Flag Rush
- Waypoint Flag Rush
- Free-For-All
- Search & Destroy
- Domination
- Headquarters
- Demolition
- Capture The Flag
- Sabotage
Game Mode Options
- Score Limit
- Kill Score
- Death Score
- Assist Score
- Suicide Score
- Leader Bonus
- Headshot Bonus
- Round Limit
General Options
- Hardcore Enabled
- Allow Killcam
- Headshots Only
- Allow Sprint
Respawn Options
- Respawn Delay
- Force Respawn
- Wave Spawn Delay
Lives and Health Options
- Number of Lives
- Max Health
- Health Regeneration
Team Options
- Spectating
- Friendly Fire
Target Dummies
- Friendly Target Dummies (Max 5)
- Enemy Target Dummies (Max 5)
- Target Dummy Difficulty (Recruit, Regular, Hardened, Veteran)
Maps
- Map specific challenges. Such as finding a shortcut in a map
- Choice to vote for two maps or a random map
- Levels are snowy, urban, jungle
- Maps when using killstreaks and when pressing start are broken up into quadrants. ie. A1, A2. C3
Description: Snow covered landscape. Good medium to long range fighting.
Map Size: Large
Map Name: Cracked
Map Size: Large
Description: Streets of Vietnam. Well balanced for Search & Destroy.
Map Name: Crisis
Description: Cuban base. Epic indoor and outdoor battles.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Firing Range
Description: Military practice facility. Hectic Domination games.
Map Size: Small
Map Name: Grid
Description: Russian power grid. Plenty of tactical spots for fighting
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Hanoi
Description: NVA prison camp. Excellent for Headquarters matches.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Havana
Description: Cuban city. Filled with tactical street fights.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Jungle
Description: Jungle warfare. Great vertical gameplay.
Map Size: Large
Map Name: Launch
Description: Huge space launch facility. Perfect for any game mode.
Map Size: Medium
Notes: Has a missile in the center of the map that is launched randomly durring each round.
Map Name: Nuketown
Description: Nuclear testing grounds. Fast-paced action on a small map.
Map Size: Small
Map Name: Radiation
Description: Fully operating plant. A well balanced map for any play style.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Summit
Description: Research facility on a snowy mountain. Fight from all angles.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: Villa
Description: Urban estate. Good corridors for long range firefights.
Map Size: Medium
Map Name: WMD
Description: An old Soviet base. Intense Capture the Flag matches.
Map Size: Medium
