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Is Black Ops 4 Good?

JacAttack87 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:19:59 +0000

For the last decade, Call of Duty has had the same approach when it came to their games: a single player campaign, online multiplayer, and typically some sort of third game mode (the Treyarch games featured zombies, while others had special ops missions).

Treyarch is taking a new approach this year by scrapping the single player campaign and adding in a brand-new battle royale mode.

Now that it’s been on the market for quite a while, it is officially time to rate Black Ops 4.

Multiplayer

Multiplayer gameplay, a definite positive for Black Ops 4.

Treyarch has a rich history when it comes to listening to their community and fixing problems in their games. They have been known to balance weapons early into a game’s life cycle, like the PDW in Black Ops 2. It appears Treyarch is one of the very few large gaming companies that truly listens to the gamers they make their games for. They’ve also increased health and added a healing system in multiplayer, which makes gameplay different from the past. In my opinion, these changes are for the best.

Positives

Plethora of weapons to use: from LMGs to SMGs to assault rifles
Maps are balanced–including classic old maps
Already two huge patches to fix broken aspects of the game
Addition of a healing system
Wide variety of specialists to use–including my favorite which uses a grapple gun (pictured below)

Grapple gun—the best way to travel.

Negatives

Certain specialists are overpowered
Spawn points are inconsistent
Weapon damage is unbalanced
Armor makes some gunfights unfair

Blackout

Call of Duty's first attempt at a battle royale mode: Bla

The newest feature to the classic Call of Duty series is the much anticipated battle royale mode: Blackout. Blackout is one of the most entertaining, and best parts of this new game. I especially love the incorporation of old multiplayer and zombie maps into the giant battle royale map.

Positives

Map layout is fantastic
Looting areas are everywhere
Addition of weapons attachments
New healing system
A large variety of balanced weapons

Negatives

Armor levels seem to be overpowered

Zombies

A delightful new friend to fight in Zombie mode. Or have nightmares about. Your choice.

A Call of Duty and Treyarch staple since Call of Duty: World at War, Zombies given players an escape from the stresses of multiplayer, and a great way to spend a few hours. At the beginning of most Call of Duty games there is only one zombie map available, this game introduces multiple, and all have different objectives and goals.

Positives

Multiple zombie maps
Ability to play solo or with AI teammates
Create-A-Class option
Multiple story modes
Private customization option

Negatives

Time consuming advancement
First Season Pass Map is an old, average zombie map

Graphics and Bugs

Black Ops 4 has excellent graphics.

With each installment, the graphics in Call of Duty get better and better. This sequel is no different. The mechanics of sliding and movement are as good as they have ever been. The old maps–such as Summit from Black Ops and Slums from Black Ops 2–look better than ever. Treyarch has already launched two massive update patches to balance weapons in multiplayer and apply fixes to Blackout, among other things.

Final Thoughts

Call of Duty has a rich history and is one of the highest selling gaming franchises of all time. Black Ops 4, while it has some tweaks, is still a Call of Duty game. It has the same controls and similar gameplay. Treyarch took a huge step with changes to the franchise, the biggest step since jetpacks were added in Advanced Warfare. For the most part, feedback for this game has been positive. But, of course, any changes made to a game with a huge cult following will displease some of the masses. For me, this is the best addition to the Call of Duty franchise since Black Ops 2. Everything flows well, the controls are classic with some positive improvements, and the healing systems are great. Blackout and Zombies are excellent additions, and I would pay full price for this game again.

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Black Ops 4 Zombies Guide for Beginners and Pros

rudepara — Tue, 28 May 2019 09:53:48 +0000

Black Ops 4 Zombies Guide for Beginners and Pros

Starting Out

In Black Ops 4 there are three zombie maps that all owners of the game can play (four with the Black Ops 4 Season Pass). We will start with the Walkthrough on the Roman Zombie Map “IX.”

On IX You and up to three others will join a game that takes place in a Roman Coliseum. Here you will defeat zombies and “champions” (this level’s version of stronger boss-type zombies). One of the first things you need to do on the map is find one of the flags around the starting arena (pictured below). Cut the rope that holds up the flag and then do the challenge it gives you. Every time you complete a challenge, go back to the starting square in the middle of the arena and go to the flame with the matching color of your flag. There you can redeem your challenge for a perk, which then gives you another challenge to accomplish.

(Here in the Roman Coliseum is where you will fight off zombies to redeem perks.)

How to Get the Shield There are three parts to the shield and they are all located in different “God Buildings” on the map. There are four exit points leading out from the beginning area and each lead to one of these God Buildings. These parts can be found in any order and can spawn in three different locations in each building, so just look along the walls of the God Buildings I name, and the part should be in there somewhere. The first part I will talk about is in the Zeus Tower. Like the rest of the parts, it can spawn in one of three areas in the tower (just keep poking around and searching the walls and you will find it). The second part is located in Ra Tower and can be found in any of the three levels of the building. The final part is in Odin’s Tower and you can spawn in different areas and levels of the building just search along the walls and it should be in the tower.

(Shield Part found in Odin’s Tower)

Following the finding of all three shield parts the next step is to locate the crafting table. The crafting table is located in The Pit, which is underneath of all the towers (once you get used to the map you will realize all the tunnels connect to one another underneath the map). Just go up to the table, hold the craft button (depends on your system) and after a quick animation you will have the IX Shield.

(Crafting table in the picture above located in the Pit.)

Pack-A-Punch To get Pack-A-Punch to work, your squad needs to kill the bosses on the map (called champions). With each champion that is killed, you just need to approach this altar and “sacrifice champion’s blood” and after a few of these, it will reveal itself to you in the exact spot pictured below. This is by far the easiest Pack-A-Punch to access on any of the three Black Ops 4 Zombie Maps.

(Pack-A-Punch in the Temple, the very bottom of the map)

Voyage of Despair Voyage of Despair is probably my favorite zombie map in Black Ops 4. It’s not too complicated and the map is designed really well in my opinion. It has the usual items we have come to expect in a zombie map, such as; Pack-A-Punch, wonder weapons, mystery boxes, and bosses.

How to Get the Shield The same as in IX, it takes three shield parts to put together a shield for the whole team. The first is located in the “State Rooms” area of the map (only one door up from the spawn area). It can spawn in three different locations, but they are all located in the State Rooms area. Another part is located in the bridge area and can also spawn in three different locations.

(One of the example parts located in the bridge area)

The final shield piece is located in the Provisions area of the map and once again can spawn in three different areas. After finding all the shield pieces you should make your way to the Poop Deck where you can put them all together and create the shield!

(Crafting Table located in the Poop Deck)

Pack-A-Punch To activate the Pack-A-Punch on Voyage of Despair, it will take a lot of door opening and running. The first step is to make your way across the ship and locate the Sentinel Artifact. It is located at the very opposite end of the boat and will open doors that otherwise are not accessible. Once the Artifact is retrieved, you need to activate four of the stones. These are located on the Poop Deck, the Cargo Hold, the Lower Grand Staircase, and the Turbine Room.

(Sentinal Artifact Located on the opposite end of the boat,)

Once all four of these are activated, the Pack-A-Punch will spawn in any of the four locations (Poop Deck, Cargo Hold, Lower Grand Staircase, and Turbine Room). The picture below is where the Pack-A-Punch will spawn near the Lower Grand Staircase.

(Lower Grand Staircase where the Pack-A-Punch will appear.)

Blood of the Dead

How to Get the Shield Once more, there are three steps to getting the shield except this time it involves killing the warden. The first part is actually an “essence” and is located on one of the power boxes in the cell block halls (From D-Block to Michigan Avenue). The second piece is located down the Spiral Staircase down in the Citadel Tunnels. The warden is the boss on this map and once killed, he drops a key which is the third part of the shield. There are multiple crafting benches on this map, but the easiest one to get to is at the Docks.

(Crafting bench at the Docks.)

Pack-A-Punch For the Pack-A-Punch you NEED the shield. The first step is to suck the soul out of the zombies with the gun that comes with the shield (pictured below).

(Doing this three times should move you onto the next step.)

After doing this three times, you have enough power to activate the voltage box (pictured on the right side in the photo below) on the roof. This will activate the Pack-A-Punch (on the left side on the photo below).

(On the rooftop you will Find the voltage box to activate the Pack-A-Punch

Tomahawk To get the tomahawk on Blood of the Dead, you need to activate all three of the dog head areas. One is in Eagle Plaza next to the Warden’s House. Another one is in the New Industries area of the map. The last is in Cell Block 2nd Floor. In order for the dog heads to activate and feed on the zombies, they need to be killed within range of the heads. After a certain number of zombies are fed to the dog, they will go back to the original state and glow.

(The doghead in the cellblock can be seen in the picture above)

After activating and completing all these dog head challenges make your way to the Warden’s House. Inside there will be a portal that takes you to an area called the Showers. (pictured below). Travel to this area and along the way, grab the tomahawk (it will automatically take you there, all you must do is press square or x and it will give it to you along the way).

(The Showers where they can be located inside the Wardens house in the picture above.)

Wonder Weapons If you’re a hardcore zombie fanatic, you may be wondering why I haven’t mentioned any of the wonder weapons yet. That’s because there are more than 16 (as of right now) in the game.The wonder weapons are found in the mystery boxes and It varies from map to map (aether and chaos maps). If you want to know more and get an in-depth look at the wonder weapons, check out the Call of Duty wiki page:

http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Wonder_Weapons.

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Top 5 Black Ops 4 Best SMGs That Wreak Havoc!

Jointron33 — Mon, 27 May 2019 23:36:55 +0000

NUMBER 5

MX9 (3 MAGS | 35 ROUNDS PER MAG)

1st in Damage
2nd Best Range
4th in Fire Rate
3rd Accuracy

MX9 Rating: 5/10

NUMBER 4

CORDITE (3 MAGS | 60 ROUNDS PER MAG)

2nd Highest Damage
3rd in Range
3rd in Fire Rate
4th in Accuracy

CORDITE – 6/10 RATING

NUMBER 3

GKS (3 MAGS | 38 ROUNDS PER MAG)

4th in Damage
1st Range
5th Fire Rate
1st Accuracy

GKS – 7/10 RATING

NUMBER 2

SPITFIRE

3rd Most Damage
5th in Range
1st Fire Rate
5th Accuracy

SPITFIRE – 7/10 RATING

I had a really difficult time deciding whether to put the Spitfire or the GKS at number two, as both are good, but for vastly different things. While the GKS is good at medium range, this gun is good for getting up close and personal. Anything that is farther than short distance with this gun could lose a gunfight, but, with the highest fire rate and average damage, the spitfire can win most up close fights.

NUMBER 1

SAUG 9MM (3 MAGS | 35 ROUNDS PER MAG)

Last in Damage
4th in Range
2nd highest fire rate
2nd highest accuracy

SAUG 9MM - 9/10 Rating

The SAUG 9MM is the best SMG in the game for a multitude of reasons. It has a crazy amount of fire rate (second only to the Spitfire) while having a reasonable amount of recoil at medium distance. It also has the second highest accuracy rating among all SMGs (behind the GKS). While it has the least amount of damage, the fire rate combined with the accuracy makes it deadly in close combat. It is used by the professionals purely because it is hands down the best SMG in the game.

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Kill More with These 10 Best Black Ops Guns

XoSammoX — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 03:16:15 +0000

Kill More with These 10 Best Black Ops Guns

Gaming research has concluded 10 best guns in Black Ops 4 for multi-player! The gun you decide to use will have a big impact on the performance for your gaming. Since Black Ops is such a competitive game, being the best is what it’s all about. To insure your gaming goes the way you want it to I have created a list of the top 10 guns for Black ops 4.

Auger DMR

Being the first unlocked tactical rifle as you first start, this weapon has very strong damage. It is a 3-shot kill from medium range, also perfect for long range and pretty accurate for close-quarters.

High shot damage

Low Recoil

Semi- auto

High damage

Mod Setting

With a 3 shot kill and long range shot this is the gun to go with especially with the right attachments FMJ, high caliber, high caliber 2, and fast mags can make this gun the best gun to pick off a sniper or long range sitter. With the MOD setting on this gun it becomes a 2 shot kill and pretty much a GOD weapon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t05trKssgZo

KN-57

Fully-auto assault rifle that can be unlocked at level 10 or available in level one on default classes. High damage with close to medium range and a moderate recoil.

Fully-Auto

Close range high damage

Rate of fire

This gun is best at aggressive play, especially if you run straight for the kills. With the right attachments hybrid mags, grip, and stock this gun would be it for you when you are go after those kills!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHqc-5QLzQM

Maddox RFB

This gun is a bullpop assault rifle that has a MOD setting called Echo Fire. With this gun is very accurate and best at close range.

Fast fire rate

Best for close range

Uses a big magazine

Has a Mod setting

This gun would be the best gun for any aggressive player especially those who are more accurate and precise with their kills. With the MOD setting this gun has the fastest fire rate in its class, making this gun deadly at close ranges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqWQnW6kjN4

ICR-7

Another assault rifle with low recoil and easy to use. With a good fire rate and hip fire this gun can be the best gun for those who enjoy close counters with their enemies.

Low recoil

Accuracy

Close-long range damage

As a player who would prefer to take cover in a particular spot in a map then ICR-7 is the gun for you. With grip, quick draw, and long barrel this gun would be a beast to get you top player in your game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZAQABmvJs

Vapr-XKG

Assault rifle that is highly mobile with a great fire rate can optimize your gaming skills. With this gun you have a fast fire rate and decent accuracy if you shoot with small bursts that way you get the most out of this weapon.

Fast fire rate

Low recoil

Accurate

This gun can be the best gun if you make the most of it, using the fire rate use this gun in bursts when close range enemies approach you which will help you be more accurate. Having the right set up that is for your style gaming this gun could end the game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEc522HbOo

Titan

Fully-auto light machine gun with the largest ammo pool, and reliable firepower this gun would take over. With these being more of a heavy duty gun this would be perfect for covering your teammates when they need it, as you spray your opponents with open fire and the feeling of unlimited ammo.

High damage

Long range

Minimal recoil

Large magazine capacity

With a gun like this you could be holding down the fort with your team, with a very high ammo count, powerful damage, accuracy, and effective from any range this gun would dominate your enemies. This gun is meant to reach those high score-streaks, as you let fire on the opposite team you could end up with your 3^rd score streak in an instant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0GNzip5JAk

Hades

A fully-Auto Light Machine Gun to accurately empower your opposing team, with special attachments and a high fire rate this can make sure to defeat anyone who gets near you. With a moderate recoil the accuracy of long range can take that sniper in an instant.

Special Attachments

High fire rate

Moderate recoil

Having the Hades can let you camp out in any map and protect your teammates from wherever you can see them, although this gun has a slow reloading rate the damage that can be done from any range is worth it. You could really do some damage with this gun, especially with the special attachment called Cross Bar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqoTkhEN1Q8

Rampart 17

As one of the highest damage guns in assault rifles this could bring you to the next level. This is the perfect gun for close range to medium range to get those enemies who try to sneak up on you or run into you in small spaces on the maps.

High damage

Moderate/High recoil

Attachment settings to upgrade the gun

Best for medium range play this gun can do you justice! It is best to use when enemies have swarmed into your zone, once you let it rip this gun will kill those players within 3-4 shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5RqfEGqXmQ

MX9

Submachine gun with a fast fire and moderate recoil this gun could destroy. This gun can kill quickly as you charge through any map and accurately outgun your enemies. It is a big gun for a big punch, allowing you to run any map with ease and high ratio kill/death.

Moderate recoil

Close range-long range

Fast firing rate

Reload speed

With these gun by itself could shred your opposing team, with the moderate recoil and fast firing rate this gun could demolish your enemies. With the highest damage statistics in its class this gun could make you untouchable when running into a player around the corner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNh-NpzAHa8

10. Swordfish

Tactical rife that is a 4 round burst, fast fire rate, and minimal recoil. Has an operator MOD: Penta Burst, with a long range precision.

Operator mod

Powerful bursts

Mid-long range accuracy

With the operator MOD setting it improves your damage in those 4 round bursts. If you aim right and shoot the shot you will save ammo by just hitting that shoot button once!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6xQ6qL_MCQ

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