Black Ops Multiplayer – Breakdown

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I’ve watched the Black Ops Multiplayer “teaser trailer” at least 20 times since it was released, trying to glean as much information as I can from it. Here are some of the things that were obvious:

In the game, you get to use some sort of redeployable camera spike. This camera spike seemingly replaces your mini-map with footage of whatever it is seeing at the time. I’m not sure if this is a piece of equipment or whether it is something that all players will be equipped with, but if I were to make a guess, I’d say that the camera spike is a piece of equipment, just like the Semtex Grenade or Claymore in MW2.

Holographic sights are indeed present.

In the first scene that we’re shown, a smiley face shows up on the recticle when he aims through the Holographic sight. Does this mean that we will be able to customise recticles with different graphics? Or is the smiley face on the recticle merely an Easter Egg?

MW2-esque titles pop up onto the screen whenever you get the first blood in a game. Titles such as “Buzz Kill” and “Payback” are also present.

On the in-game mini-map, it shows section names (such as D3, C3 etc) for each part of the map. I’m guessing that this would be useful for callouts.

You will have the ability to use a Remote Control (RC) Car as your “3 kill” killstreak. As far as I know, you can operate/drive the RC Car into your enemies and blow them up. I am guessing that in order to keep the perk from becoming too overpowered, that Treyarch will probably have made the Remote Control Car difficult to use. Is there a range on the car (How far can you be away from the RC Car while operating it)? How easy is it to destroy the RC Car (1 bullet, 2 bullets? Flash bangs?)? Can it drive up steps? Does it make an unmistakable sound that everyone will hear? Does it appear on your enemy’s radar? How long can you use the car? What is the time limit on using the RC Car?

On at least one of the maps, the background will be animated. On one of the maps at the start of the trailer, you can see a rocket launching off into the sky. This map is believed to be called “Launch”, for obvious reasons. Someone suggested that it might tie in with a game mode (For example, one team has to stop the rocket from launching and the other team has to defend etc). I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one but you never know.

Care Packages (or Skill Packages) return as a “4-Kill” killstreak.

There’s a crossbow in the game that fires detonating bows. Seemingly, it takes 2-3 seconds for the bows to detonate, meaning that it might not be a great weapon to use in a one-on-one fight. I’m not sure as to whether it’s an instant-kill if you get a headshot with or whether the bow still detonates if you miss your target. Another valid question is: What is the range on these explosive crossbows?

The Predator missile seems to have been replaced by a “5-Kill” killstreak called the BGM-71 TOW. Seemingly, with this killstreak, you can fly it horizantally (unlike the Predator Missile, which you guide from the sky downwards).

Another new weapon that players will be able to use is something that looks something like a Ballistic Knife (basically, a knife that you can fire). Some people are worried about the accuracy of this weapon, lest it becomes too easy to use and games end up being overrun by swarms of douchebags running around and firing ballistic knives at one another. In the video we’re shown, the guy is pretty close to his enemy when he fires it. I’m guessing (and hoping) that the knife has a relatively short range and won’t be as accurately over longer distances.

In the same scene, I noticed that the guy who fired the Ballistic Knife was able to stab his enemy in the back with both hands. I’ll reserve my thoughts about this until I actually play Black Ops.

In one of the scenes, you can see a guy diving onto the ground. Supposedly, in Black Ops, you will be able to dive into the prone position. As of yet, it isn’t clear whether or not you’ll be able to fire your weapon while diving through the air. Personally, I hope not.

The ammo graphic in the bottom right corner seems to be gone. Instead, you’re given the total number of bullets you have left as well as how many you have in your current magazine.

It looks as if the sticky Semtex will also be making a reappearence in Black Ops.

In one scene, you get to see an airstrike. In my guess, it’s a Napalm airstrike.

Probably the most exciting and new feature is the “Reply Editor” or “Theatre Mode”. Basically, you will be able to record clips and take screenshots from within Black Ops. It also looks as if Black Ops will allow you to make a montage from within the game, complete with Transitions. As far as I can see, when making a montage, you will be limited to 10 clips, but I’m sure that Black Ops players won’t mind as most serious montage makers will probably end up exporting separate clips to file so that they can edit them with Sony Vegas or something.

Those are all the things that I noticed the first few times I watched the teaser. What I didn’t notice, until I actually seen somebody make a comment about it, is that your Clantag can be seen etched onto the back of your gun while you’re playing. Pretty cool. I’ve provided a screenshot of it below:

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