Summary
- Players advised against purchasing Black Ops 6's IDEAD bundle due to intense visual effects that put them at a disadvantage.
- Players noted that the visual effect makes it hard to aim and that Activision won't refund the purchase as it is working as intended.
- Concerns have been raised about Black Ops 6's live service model, ranked mode infested with cheaters, and loss of original Zombies voice actors.
Players are now advising against purchasing some of the in-game items in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, warning that certain bundles actually hurt gameplay. New items like Black Ops 6's IDEAD bundle come with special versions of the game's base weapons, which feature their own unique model and effects. However, some of these effects can be quite intense, with one fan showing they may actually put Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players at a disadvantage.
Despite only releasing a few months ago, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has enjoyed an immense amount of both success and controversy, with the perception of the game quickly turning as gamers enter the new year. While the core gameplay remains as satisfying as ever, fans have voiced their concerns over the game's live service model as well as Black Ops 6's ranked mode, which remains infested with cheaters. Developer Treyarch attempted to solve this issue by updating Black Ops 6's anti-cheat system, but hacking and cheating still remain a problem. Couple these issues with the loss of original voice actors in Black Ops 6's Zombies mode, and it's not hard to see why Black Ops 6 has become controversial. This trend continues in a new post online, with a Black Ops 6 player warning others against spending real money on the game.
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Reddit user Fat_Stacks10 shared an image of the game's firing range, a special mode that allows players to get a feel for the various weapons featured in Black Ops 6. While this feature is intended to grant players a safe way to practice, the player warns that Black Ops 6's IDEAD bundle is "unusable" due to the visual effect present after firing. A significant number of effects, like fire and lightning, appear for a short time after the trigger is pulled on the weapon. While certainly cool-looking, these effects essentially put players at a disadvantage compared to Black Ops 6's regular arsenal.
Black Ops 6 Player Warns Against Buying Bundle Weapon
In-game purchases, including special Mastercraft variants of weapons, have long been part of the Call of Duty experience. A wide range of new weapons are featured in Black Ops 6's rotating in-game store, changing daily, weekly, and monthly. However, players are becoming increasingly wary of the intense effects often coupled with these special weapons in Black Ops 6, some of which make using the "premium" gun a worse choice than the base version.
Black Ops 6 is currently in the middle of its Season 1 content cycle, which added new things like maps, weapons, and more store bundles. Perhaps one of the most exciting pieces of Season 1 is Citadelle des Morts, Black Ops 6's newest Zombies map. This sprawling location takes place in a castle and its surrounding village, continuing the Black Ops 6 Zombies storyline. Season 1 is expected to end on January 28, with Season 2 set to launch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 shortly after.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
