Summary
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players call for the removal of the game's Winner's Circle feature.
- The Winner's Circle gives the top three players the opportunity to show off their emotes and operator skins.
- While many believe the feature should be removed, some think there are bigger issues with Black Ops 6 that need to be dealt with.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players are calling for developer Treyarch Studios to remove one of the game's most controversial features: the Winner's Circle. This divisive post-match victory screen has been present in a handful of other Call of Duty titles, such as Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare, and more, but its addition in Black Ops 6 has sparked a huge debate on whether or not it has a place in the series.
While the latest Call of Duty game has been a massive success for both publisher Activision and developer Treyarch, it hasn't been without its fair share of controversies. The Winner's Circle debacle has been a hot topic in the community ever since the shooter's first beta weekend earlier this year, but Treyarch found itself in hot water with fans once again earlier this month after removing players' Legacy XP tokens from Black Ops 6. Thankfully, after massive backlash from the community, the developer would go on to release a new update and return players' XP tokens.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Players Want Treyarch to Remove the Winner's Circle
Black Ops 6's Winner's Circle continues to divide the community, with players now calling for it to be completely removed from the game. In a new post on Reddit, which has garnered almost 7,000 upvotes at the time of writing, user vans_onmyfeet asked if Treyarch could just "get rid" of the Winner's Circle altogether. They then noted that, despite numerous updates for Black Ops 6, emotes are still broken during the Winner's Circle. They also said that the emotes are "stupid anyway" and that they would "rather not see a closeup of the ugly character design."
While the massive number of upvotes shows that the majority of people would like to see Black Ops 6's Winner's Circle removed, not everybody agrees. Reddit user Sufficient-Ad6516 says they "like the Winner's Circle" as well as the Best Play feature, which allows users to "show off" when they rack up plenty of kills. The user goes on to state that the Winner's Circle is a "weird thing to be upset by" when there are a plethora of other bugs and glitches that Treyarch should be focusing on fixing. Ecstatic-Compote-399 also agrees, saying that they've "always liked" the Winner's Circle, but does believe that Treyarch needs to add more emotes to avoid the infamous "Shhh" spam at the end of every single game.
Despite a large number of players calling for its removal, it's highly unlikely that Treyarch will remove the feature. However, the future of Call of Duty could see major elements, such as Black Ops 6's Winner's Circle and new Omnidirectional movement system, take a backseat in future installments. According to an industry insider, Microsoft has now chosen a committee of individuals to oversee any new features added to the series, meaning the franchise's core developers will no longer have the final say on any major innovations.
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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
