i was already losing interest with call of duty around the time of the first black ops. i think this game is the nail in the coffin. not going to touch it. even more so after seeing the terrible gameplay footage. its just like every other call of duty game ever except now you have to move a drone very 10 steps...awesome.
Call Of Duty: Black OPs 2 (trailer inside)
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50+ Facts about Black Ops 2 Multiplayer!
To kick off the morning to a wonderful GamesCom week, loads of Black Ops 2 multiplayer info has been released! Tease yourself with new info, footage and a few screenshots.
Official Black Ops 2 coverage doesn't start until tomorrow (Aug. 15th), but a few lucky press outlets were able to get hands on with the game early! Not only do they have their own reviews and previews of the multiplayer, but there is also never before seen gameplay footage and screenshots now available. We've collected loads of confirmed facts about Black Ops 2 MP and also created a playlist for all the associated gameplay videos!
Info Recap:
New Features
- League Play is a new skill-based matchmaking system that sorts players into divisions (based on wins).
- Combat Training is confirmed to return.
- "Codcasting" allows players to shoutcast games with precise controls over camera, HUD, and additional UI features (heat maps, scoreboards, overhead views).
- Live streaming is confirmed and is a "work in progress". Easily stream your games to the web and mobile devices (use a USB camera to capture your face).
- Live stream is delayed by 15 seconds to prevent cheating.
- Supports PIP (picture in picture).
- Guaranteed 60 frames per second.
- Slightly slower movement and climb speed.
- Six team factions:
Seals
SDC
FBI
Mercs
ISA
Militia
- 55 levels of ranking with 10 prestige levels.
Game Mode and Maps
- 2 New confirmed modes: Multi Team (up to 6 teams with any configuration of 18 players) and HardPoint (like KoH) where you control map points.
- Class game types like Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search and Destroy are returning.
- Wager matches and custom gametypes confirmed.
- 4 maps have been officially revealed:
Aftermath (downtown destroyed LA)
Turbine (coastal cliffside)
Cargo (dense shipping yard with active cranes which move containers and change the map layout)
Yemen (back ally town map)
Create-A-Class
- Emblem editor confirmed.
- Create-a-class features a 10 point allocation system (as seen in the trailer).
- Create-a-class unlocks at Level 4 (with 4 tokens unlocked).
- Allowed 3 "wildcards" which all you to double up on perks, primaries, or triple up on attachments (6 Wildcards available).
- No perks modify the behavior of the gun (must use attachments to do that).
- The perk Ghost now only makes you invisible to UAVs if you are on the move (campers will light up).
- The perk Fast Hands lets you swap weapons faster.
- The perk Hard Wired makes you immune to Counter UAV.
- The perk Cold Blooded removes the benefits of an enemy’s Target Finder sight and some sniper scopes.
- Assault Shield (seen in trailer) can be deployed and provides mobile cover (defending your team will earn you score points).
- Shock Charge (seen in trailer) stuns enemies.
- Millimetre Scanner is a pulsing weapon attachment which helps you see targets through walls/smoke.
- Target Finder is a scope which highlights enemies with a red square (like an AC-130).
- Select Fire attachment allows you to change the fire rate (first few burst shots are more powerful)
- Raging Judge revolver fires shotgun shells.
- M1216 is a new semi-automatic shotgun that re-chambers every four rounds.
- Laser sigh attachment increases hip fire accuracy.
- A weapon attachment called Fast Mag lets you reload faster (only that weapon)
- Earn 1 "token" (not COD Points) for ever level rank. Spend these tokens on loadout gear (over 100+ items, some unlocked at later levels).
- Must prestige to unlock all items.
- Earning Medals for "do something cool" gives you more EXP.
- No "quickscoping" (up for judgement).
- Observed weapons (not complete):
Assault Rifles
AN-94
SMR
M8A1
Type 25
SA58
Sig 556
SCAR-H
Shotguns
m1216
Seiga 12
R870-MCS
Light Machine Guns
LSAT
QBB-LSW
Mk 48
Sniper Rifles
DSR-50
SVU-AS
Ballista
Special
Assault Shield
Sub-Machine Guns
MP7
Chicom QCB
PDW-57
Skorpion EVO 3
MSMC
Launchers
SMAW
RPG
FJH-18AA
Pistols
KAP-40
Tac-45
Executioner
u23-R
No Weapon Equipped
Combat Knife
- Observed Lethal/Tactical Equipment:
Lethal
Grenade — Produces lethal radius damage upon detonation.
Semtex — Grenade that sticks to surfaces before detonating.
Combat Axe — Retrievable axe that causes instant death upon impact.
Claymore — Directional antipersonnel mine that triggers a proximity-based explosion.
C4 — Plastic explosive device that can be set and triggered remotely.
Bouncing Betty — Proximity mine that launches into the air before detonating. Can be avoided by crouching or going prone.
Tactical
Sensor Grenade
Flashbang
Concussion
Shock Charge — A charge which stuns enemies that enter its proximity.
EMP Grenade
Tactical Insertion
Smoke Grenade
Black Hat PDA — Hack equipment and care packages, or disable enemy vehicles.
- Observed attachments (not complete):
Primary
Reflex Scope
ACOG
Target Finder
Hybrid Optic
Suppressor
Fast Mag
Adjustable Stock
Quickdraw
Grenade Scanner
Millimeter Scanner
Grenade Launcher
Select Fire
FMJ
Extended Clip
Secondary
Reflex
Suppressor
Extended Clip
Fast Mag
FMJ
Dual Wield
Laser Sight
- Observed Perks:
Blue
Flak Jacket — Take less explosive damage.
Ghost — Cannot be detected by enemy UAVs while moving.
Blind Eye — Unaffected by AI-controlled perks.
Hardline — Receive bonus score points.
Lightweight — Move faster, take no damage from falling.
Green
Hard-wired — Immune to counter-UAV and enemy EMPs.
Scavenger — Replenish ammo and grenades from fallen enemies.
Cold-blooded — Resistance to targeting systems including Dual Band, Target Finder, Sensor Grenades and player-controlled aircraft.
Toughness — Flinch less when shot.
Fast Hands — Swap grenades faster, use grenades and equipment faster, and safely throw back frag grenades.
Yellow
Engineer — Show enemy equipment in the world, delay explosives and re-roll and booby trap care packages.
Dead Silence — Move silently.
Extreme Conditioning — Sprint for a longer duration.
Tactical Mask — Reduce the effect of flash, concussion and shock charges.
Awareness — Enemy movements are easier to hear.
Dexterity — Climb ladders and mantle over objects faster, recover from melee faster and aim faster after sprinting.
Wild Cards
Primary Gunfighter — Allows a 3rd attachment for the primary weapon.
Secondary Gunfighter — Allows a 2nd attachment for the secondary weapon.
Overkill — Take a primary weapon as your secondary weapon.
Danger Close — Take a second Lethal.
Perk 1 Greed — Take a second Perk 1.
Perk 2 Greed — Take a second Perk 2.
Perk 3 Greed — Take a second Perk 3.
Tactician — Take a Tactical grenade in place of your lethal Grenade.
Score Streaks
- Score Streaks are earned by getting kills and completing Scoring Events which give you points (and stacks a "score streak").
- Can earn multiple Score Streaks at once (if you maintain the streak).
- Score Streaks reset on each death.
- A normal kill nets you 100 points.
- Grabbing an enemy flag nets you 150 points.
- Scoring with an enemy flag nets you 200 points.
- Earn 25 extra points when you call in a UAV and your teammates get kills.
- Earn more points for capping a flag compared to killing or getting a headshot.
- Guardian (seen in trailer) is a turret that emits stun waves (which causes damage and slow movement).
- The A.G.R. is an AI controlled Score Streak, but you can take over control.
- Hellstorm missile is similar to a Predator missile except you can bust it into smaller projectiles.
- Hunter Killer drone is called in via your wrist control and dive bombs enemies.
- Escort Drone is an AI controlled air support that relays information back to you.
- Swarm delivers a pack of Hunter Killer drones which will dive bomb throughout the map (seen in trailer).
- MQ-27 Dragonfire (Quadrotor from the trailer).
- Gunship (returning from previous COD).
- Lightning Strike targets 3 locations on the map with deploys lightning.
- War Machine is a huge grenade launcher
- Ability to re-guide your air support if the battle moves to a different location on the map.
- All 22 confirmed Score Streaks (ordered cheapest to most expensive):
RCC (325 points) — A remote-controlled car packed with explosives.
UAV (375 points) — Shows enemies on the mini-map.
Hunter Killer (400 points) — Airborne drone that seeks out and destroys a nearby target.
Care Package (450 points) — Air drop a random Scorestreak.
Counter-UAV (475 points) — Temporarily disables enemy radar.
Guardian (500 points) — Projects microwave field which stuns and impairs enemies.
Hellstorm Missile (525 points) — An air-to-surface missile which can be scattered into a cluster bomb while falling.
Lightning Strike (550 points) — Launch a coordinated lightning strike on three locations.
Death Machine (600 points) — Your own personal handheld mini-gun.
Sentry Gun (650 points) — An automatic sentry gun which can be remote-controlled.
War Machine (700 points) — Grenade launcher with rapid, semi-automatic firing.
Dragonfire (725 points) — Remote-controlled quad-rotor with lightweight machine gun.
AGR (800 points) — Air drop an autonomous ground robot that searches for and destroys enemies and can be remote controlled.
Stealth Chopper (850 points) — Call in a stealth helicopter which does not appear on the enemy's mini-map.
Orbital VSAT (900 points) — Shows both enemy position and direction on the mini-map, cannot be shot down.
Escort Drone (1000 points) — Get personal air support from an escort drone.
Warthog (1025 points) — Jet aircraft that provides close air support with several strafe runs.
EMP Systems (1050 points) — Temporarily disables enemy electronics.
Lodestar (1150 points) — Lase missile targets remotely from the Lodestar.
VTOL Warship (1200 points) — Be the gunner of a powerful VTOL Warship.
Canine Unit (1275 points) — Attack dogs that hunt down the enemy.
Swarm (1400 points) — Call in a swarm of lethal Hunter Killer drones that search and destroy enemies.
http://digitalwarfare247.com/games/blackops2/519-50-bo2-mp-facts
To kick off the morning to a wonderful GamesCom week, loads of Black Ops 2 multiplayer info has been released! Tease yourself with new info, footage and a few screenshots.
Official Black Ops 2 coverage doesn't start until tomorrow (Aug. 15th), but a few lucky press outlets were able to get hands on with the game early! Not only do they have their own reviews and previews of the multiplayer, but there is also never before seen gameplay footage and screenshots now available. We've collected loads of confirmed facts about Black Ops 2 MP and also created a playlist for all the associated gameplay videos!
Info Recap:
New Features
- League Play is a new skill-based matchmaking system that sorts players into divisions (based on wins).
- Combat Training is confirmed to return.
- "Codcasting" allows players to shoutcast games with precise controls over camera, HUD, and additional UI features (heat maps, scoreboards, overhead views).
- Live streaming is confirmed and is a "work in progress". Easily stream your games to the web and mobile devices (use a USB camera to capture your face).
- Live stream is delayed by 15 seconds to prevent cheating.
- Supports PIP (picture in picture).
- Guaranteed 60 frames per second.
- Slightly slower movement and climb speed.
- Six team factions:
Seals
SDC
FBI
Mercs
ISA
Militia
- 55 levels of ranking with 10 prestige levels.
Game Mode and Maps
- 2 New confirmed modes: Multi Team (up to 6 teams with any configuration of 18 players) and HardPoint (like KoH) where you control map points.
- Class game types like Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search and Destroy are returning.
- Wager matches and custom gametypes confirmed.
- 4 maps have been officially revealed:
Aftermath (downtown destroyed LA)
Turbine (coastal cliffside)
Cargo (dense shipping yard with active cranes which move containers and change the map layout)
Yemen (back ally town map)
Create-A-Class
- Emblem editor confirmed.
- Create-a-class features a 10 point allocation system (as seen in the trailer).
- Create-a-class unlocks at Level 4 (with 4 tokens unlocked).
- Allowed 3 "wildcards" which all you to double up on perks, primaries, or triple up on attachments (6 Wildcards available).
- No perks modify the behavior of the gun (must use attachments to do that).
- The perk Ghost now only makes you invisible to UAVs if you are on the move (campers will light up).
- The perk Fast Hands lets you swap weapons faster.
- The perk Hard Wired makes you immune to Counter UAV.
- The perk Cold Blooded removes the benefits of an enemy’s Target Finder sight and some sniper scopes.
- Assault Shield (seen in trailer) can be deployed and provides mobile cover (defending your team will earn you score points).
- Shock Charge (seen in trailer) stuns enemies.
- Millimetre Scanner is a pulsing weapon attachment which helps you see targets through walls/smoke.
- Target Finder is a scope which highlights enemies with a red square (like an AC-130).
- Select Fire attachment allows you to change the fire rate (first few burst shots are more powerful)
- Raging Judge revolver fires shotgun shells.
- M1216 is a new semi-automatic shotgun that re-chambers every four rounds.
- Laser sigh attachment increases hip fire accuracy.
- A weapon attachment called Fast Mag lets you reload faster (only that weapon)
- Earn 1 "token" (not COD Points) for ever level rank. Spend these tokens on loadout gear (over 100+ items, some unlocked at later levels).
- Must prestige to unlock all items.
- Earning Medals for "do something cool" gives you more EXP.
- No "quickscoping" (up for judgement).
- Observed weapons (not complete):
Assault Rifles
AN-94
SMR
M8A1
Type 25
SA58
Sig 556
SCAR-H
Shotguns
m1216
Seiga 12
R870-MCS
Light Machine Guns
LSAT
QBB-LSW
Mk 48
Sniper Rifles
DSR-50
SVU-AS
Ballista
Special
Assault Shield
Sub-Machine Guns
MP7
Chicom QCB
PDW-57
Skorpion EVO 3
MSMC
Launchers
SMAW
RPG
FJH-18AA
Pistols
KAP-40
Tac-45
Executioner
u23-R
No Weapon Equipped
Combat Knife
- Observed Lethal/Tactical Equipment:
Lethal
Grenade — Produces lethal radius damage upon detonation.
Semtex — Grenade that sticks to surfaces before detonating.
Combat Axe — Retrievable axe that causes instant death upon impact.
Claymore — Directional antipersonnel mine that triggers a proximity-based explosion.
C4 — Plastic explosive device that can be set and triggered remotely.
Bouncing Betty — Proximity mine that launches into the air before detonating. Can be avoided by crouching or going prone.
Tactical
Sensor Grenade
Flashbang
Concussion
Shock Charge — A charge which stuns enemies that enter its proximity.
EMP Grenade
Tactical Insertion
Smoke Grenade
Black Hat PDA — Hack equipment and care packages, or disable enemy vehicles.
- Observed attachments (not complete):
Primary
Reflex Scope
ACOG
Target Finder
Hybrid Optic
Suppressor
Fast Mag
Adjustable Stock
Quickdraw
Grenade Scanner
Millimeter Scanner
Grenade Launcher
Select Fire
FMJ
Extended Clip
Secondary
Reflex
Suppressor
Extended Clip
Fast Mag
FMJ
Dual Wield
Laser Sight
- Observed Perks:
Blue
Flak Jacket — Take less explosive damage.
Ghost — Cannot be detected by enemy UAVs while moving.
Blind Eye — Unaffected by AI-controlled perks.
Hardline — Receive bonus score points.
Lightweight — Move faster, take no damage from falling.
Green
Hard-wired — Immune to counter-UAV and enemy EMPs.
Scavenger — Replenish ammo and grenades from fallen enemies.
Cold-blooded — Resistance to targeting systems including Dual Band, Target Finder, Sensor Grenades and player-controlled aircraft.
Toughness — Flinch less when shot.
Fast Hands — Swap grenades faster, use grenades and equipment faster, and safely throw back frag grenades.
Yellow
Engineer — Show enemy equipment in the world, delay explosives and re-roll and booby trap care packages.
Dead Silence — Move silently.
Extreme Conditioning — Sprint for a longer duration.
Tactical Mask — Reduce the effect of flash, concussion and shock charges.
Awareness — Enemy movements are easier to hear.
Dexterity — Climb ladders and mantle over objects faster, recover from melee faster and aim faster after sprinting.
Wild Cards
Primary Gunfighter — Allows a 3rd attachment for the primary weapon.
Secondary Gunfighter — Allows a 2nd attachment for the secondary weapon.
Overkill — Take a primary weapon as your secondary weapon.
Danger Close — Take a second Lethal.
Perk 1 Greed — Take a second Perk 1.
Perk 2 Greed — Take a second Perk 2.
Perk 3 Greed — Take a second Perk 3.
Tactician — Take a Tactical grenade in place of your lethal Grenade.
Score Streaks
- Score Streaks are earned by getting kills and completing Scoring Events which give you points (and stacks a "score streak").
- Can earn multiple Score Streaks at once (if you maintain the streak).
- Score Streaks reset on each death.
- A normal kill nets you 100 points.
- Grabbing an enemy flag nets you 150 points.
- Scoring with an enemy flag nets you 200 points.
- Earn 25 extra points when you call in a UAV and your teammates get kills.
- Earn more points for capping a flag compared to killing or getting a headshot.
- Guardian (seen in trailer) is a turret that emits stun waves (which causes damage and slow movement).
- The A.G.R. is an AI controlled Score Streak, but you can take over control.
- Hellstorm missile is similar to a Predator missile except you can bust it into smaller projectiles.
- Hunter Killer drone is called in via your wrist control and dive bombs enemies.
- Escort Drone is an AI controlled air support that relays information back to you.
- Swarm delivers a pack of Hunter Killer drones which will dive bomb throughout the map (seen in trailer).
- MQ-27 Dragonfire (Quadrotor from the trailer).
- Gunship (returning from previous COD).
- Lightning Strike targets 3 locations on the map with deploys lightning.
- War Machine is a huge grenade launcher
- Ability to re-guide your air support if the battle moves to a different location on the map.
- All 22 confirmed Score Streaks (ordered cheapest to most expensive):
RCC (325 points) — A remote-controlled car packed with explosives.
UAV (375 points) — Shows enemies on the mini-map.
Hunter Killer (400 points) — Airborne drone that seeks out and destroys a nearby target.
Care Package (450 points) — Air drop a random Scorestreak.
Counter-UAV (475 points) — Temporarily disables enemy radar.
Guardian (500 points) — Projects microwave field which stuns and impairs enemies.
Hellstorm Missile (525 points) — An air-to-surface missile which can be scattered into a cluster bomb while falling.
Lightning Strike (550 points) — Launch a coordinated lightning strike on three locations.
Death Machine (600 points) — Your own personal handheld mini-gun.
Sentry Gun (650 points) — An automatic sentry gun which can be remote-controlled.
War Machine (700 points) — Grenade launcher with rapid, semi-automatic firing.
Dragonfire (725 points) — Remote-controlled quad-rotor with lightweight machine gun.
AGR (800 points) — Air drop an autonomous ground robot that searches for and destroys enemies and can be remote controlled.
Stealth Chopper (850 points) — Call in a stealth helicopter which does not appear on the enemy's mini-map.
Orbital VSAT (900 points) — Shows both enemy position and direction on the mini-map, cannot be shot down.
Escort Drone (1000 points) — Get personal air support from an escort drone.
Warthog (1025 points) — Jet aircraft that provides close air support with several strafe runs.
EMP Systems (1050 points) — Temporarily disables enemy electronics.
Lodestar (1150 points) — Lase missile targets remotely from the Lodestar.
VTOL Warship (1200 points) — Be the gunner of a powerful VTOL Warship.
Canine Unit (1275 points) — Attack dogs that hunt down the enemy.
Swarm (1400 points) — Call in a swarm of lethal Hunter Killer drones that search and destroy enemies.
http://digitalwarfare247.com/games/blackops2/519-50-bo2-mp-facts
