Wednesday
Mar282012

Will CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 2 Release on November 6th?

Yeah, yeah, yeah... we know! More Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 rumors, why even believe anything at this point? What we all know is that there will definitely be another Call of Duty game out this November, just like there always is. The question is, will it another Black Ops release or some other franchise altogether?

Keep in mind, earlier this year Activision bought the BlackOps2.com domain. Then to make matters worst, Amazon France outed the game on their site and removed it promptly. Then we had a Spanish retailer list the release date as November 12th on their site. On top of all of this nonsense, a Treyarch studio contractor then went out to list Black Ops 2 as one of his current projects

Whew, that's a lot isn't it?!

Well now it seems that someone posted all of the details of Black Ops 2 on the official forums for the game. Now of course this could have been anyone, but these details could hold true. I mean there is mention of Call of Duty Elite 2.0, which Activision has already confirmed will be happening. But still, there is no exact way to know if any of this is true, other than if it came from the source. But why would Activison remove it? People speculate all the time, so what does it matter. That is of course, unless it IS actually true and they didn't want the news out yet. 

Take a look at the list below and let us know what you think. Do you think any of these rumors will be true? What should Treyarch add/remove to the game?

Game Modes

Escort

  • Will be a new game mode
  • Similar to Search and Destroy however a live player must be escorted to one of three areas (or two depending on the map) without being killed.
  • The match will have rounds, consisting of one life only.

Drop Zone and Kill Confirmed will return
Team Defender and Infected will not return 

Pointstreaks

Will follow from Modern Warfare 3’s system
Larger emphasis on objectives

  • A bomb plant is worth 2 points
  • A neutral flag is worth 1, however an enemy flag is worth 2
  • A flag assist capture is worth 1, a capture is worth 2

The Specialist Pointstreak has be modified

  • 2 kills now gets you 1 perk
  • The 4th kill gets you 2 more perks
  • The 6th kill gets you 3 more perks
  • The 8th Kill gets you 4 more perks
  • You do not get every perk when you reach 8 kills
  • Perks only become “Pro” when you have them Pro

RC XD will not return
Heat vision

  • Is a new Pointstreak reward
  • When you get the required points, you can activate this Pointstreak and your player pulls out a scope and attaches it to your weapon.
  • This scopes main advantage is it’s ability to detect enemies through most walls.
  • Note, the scope can only be attached to primaries not including shotguns

Item Packages

  • Requires 5 points
  • Fall along side care packages and air drop traps.
  • Features a list of package items only
  • Including ammo, mini gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and body armour

Prestiges

There will be 15 prestiges

  • There will be 50 ranks
  • Every two prestiges there is a 5 rank increase
  • The final prestige has 90 levels

ELITE 2.0

ELITE is being fully incorporated into Black Ops 2
Combat record has been modified and re-named as ELITE Stats
There will be a specific lobby for clan matches (new way of leveling clans)
Clan Tournaments can now be implemented

Removed

No MOAB or Nuke
No last stand
No death streaks
No flame thrower attachment

Map Design

Map design and size will be following Black Ops not Modern Warfare 3

Sniper Rifles

Improved sniper rifle usage.
No aim assist for any sniper rifle.
Less sway

Customization

No longer just perk 1 chooses the players appearance
Appearance is a combination of all perks and type of Pointstreak being used.

Hardcore

Larger emphasis on hardcore than ever before

  • No grenade launchers
  • Only vehicle guided rocket launchers permitted
  • Respawn timings decreased (for most modes)
  • 1 bullet in the foot will no longer kill a person, a head or chest shot is usually required.
  • A person will now bleed out if severely injured.

Perk System 2.0

The Perk Pro system has been upgraded
There is now 2 options a perk can advance to.

  • Both require different challenges to unlock
  • Once the desired Pro version is unlocked, the player can select that as their "Perk Pro".
  • Once selected, the only way to choose the other option is by entering prestige mode.
  • For example Perk slot 1 has the perk called Speed
  • ----Speed – Reduces the time taken to aim down the sight
  • ----Pro I – Swaps weapons faster
  • ----Pro II – Throws equipment faster

Combat Training 

  • Will be returning with vast improvements.
  • Difficulty is no longer based on how long the bots take to start shooting.
  • Bots now have an advance AI system
  • Similar to the behaviour seen in the MW3 Spec Ops survival

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