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VIDEO The Reveal As of 10:36pm EST, the reveal so far has not told us anything that had not been "revealed" hours earlier on the net. Link
Tweets from the event are as insightful as: "Man I wish you could see what I'm seeing". Brilliant. That was the four year communications science degree.
Here are more live "insights":
Killstreaks/Carepackages
- Napalm and SR71 killstreak rewards
- Care packages are back: Death machine, Grim Reaper (mini-gun and grenade launcher), Napalm Strike, Gunship, Mortar Team, RC-XD (RC car), Surface to Air Missile.
- Level unlocks can now be paid for with CoD Points.
Perkage
1st perk:
Lightweight
Scavenger
Ghost (~Cold-Blooded)
FlakJacket (as found in CoD:WW...lowers explosive damage)
Hardline
2nd perk:
Hardened
Scout
Steady Aim
Sleight of Hand
Warlord
3rd perk:
Marathon
Ninja
Second Chance
Hacker
Tactical Mask
Offline training aids
- The bots are coming: Get combat training offline with a multiplayer training map replete with bots (AI players).
Customization
- Emblem Editor lets you customize your weapon.
- Reticles that come with :) faces etched names and ... wait for it, a flame thrower attachment.
- Multiple zoom lengths for snipers. Many CoD4 mods had this one.
- Your character gets a personalized motion sensor and a signal Jammer.
Bells and Whistles
- Game recorder: Theater Mode allows you to switch the player between any players perspective -- first or third person -- or free cam to move within a 3D space.
In game wagering
Four new game modes in "Wager matches": One in the Chamber, Gun Game, Sharpshooter and finally Sticks & Stones.
We discussed some of these modes in an earlier post and it is discussed in the YouTube vid above. Thanks to Beaknuke who pointed out the info in small print at the end: "The wager game mode depicted and discussed in this video is for entertainment purposes only. COD Points have no monetary value and may be used for in-game purposes only." at the end of the video!
They should have added that "All violence is virtual. No avatars were hurt in the making of this motion picture".
Weapons
- M14, AK47u, MP5K, Enfields and the Uzi can be seen in the MP.
PC-related- Josh Peckler has tweeted that dedicated servers will be rented from GameServers only. Unranked (Fully customisable) and ranked. There are no public server files.
- Bad news? CoD:Black Ops will be a Steam exclusive game using VAC. No PB, sadly. - Good news. /record will be in the PC SKU. PC will also have Theatre mode.
- We will have a Spectator mode.