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Written by The Sausage
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 22:54


Scans of UK gaming magazine Shortlist have been posted on the internet today, revealing some revolutionary changes to the Call of Duty multiplayer formula. The most notable addition is currency: earned by playing multiplayer matches, you can use it to buy weapons, uniforms and accessories for your player. There are also several brand new gametypes which are unlike anything seen in Call of Duty before.


Customization


Customization will also play a huge part in the new Call of Duty. David Vonderhaar, lead multiplayer designer at Treyarch, told the magazine: “You can create a tag and etch it onto your weapons, so they’re stamped as yours. The option is also there to alter your sights and clip on attachtments such as flame-throwers.”

These attachments, sights and tags can be bought with in-game cash and will help to make your character ‘unique’. However, it seems likely that some elements of the traditional rank system from previous Call of Duty games will remain, given that players in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer had ranks next to their names. It’s likely that we’ll find out more on this later tonight, at the Multiplayer Reveal Event.


‘Wager Match’


Another new addition is a Team Tactical gametype called ‘Wager Match’. When you choose to play Wager Match, you’ll be randomly placed in one of four modes: ‘One in the Chamber’, which sees players given one bullet to kill other players: miss, and they’re forced to use the knife, ‘Sharpshooter’, which sees players given a random weapon, ‘Sticks and Stones’, which involves the crossbow, ballistic knife and Tomahawk, and ‘Gun Game’ (formerly a mod for Call of Duty 4), which sees players vying to get kills with 20 different weapons: knife someone, and they move down a level.

“You gamble with your own currency, and the fear of loss is so incredibly great that it intensifies the action.” – David Vonderhaar

Team Deathmatch, the popular and ever-present gametype which pits teams of 6 against each other, will return in Black Ops. However, points for headshots and other bonuses will apparently add to the team score, encouraging players to be as accurate as possible.


Three maps were confirmed in the magazine extract: Launch and Summit have already been seen in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer, but Radiation, set in a power station, is brand new. It was also confirmed that the rocket seen on the map Launch will indeed lift off during gameplay and 'fry anyone underneath it'.

TheIMightyHutch:
New contract system replaces challenges, an entire system revolves around playing the objective, w00t [via Twitter]

Sharp Shooter - all players start with the same randomly selected weapon, which cycles. So everyone has the same weapon at the same time.

Now, on to Customization.
Weapon Customization is up first. "This is my gun."
Players have a special attachment to their weapons -- so they can place clan tags, decals and more on their weapons.
Differently painted guns with custom targeting reticules and decals on everything.
Flamethrowers, sniper rifles, shotguns... everything can be customized with stuff you've earned and unlocked.
Nice... a little smiley face targeting reticule.
There's also an emblem editor.
There are decals that you can rotate, scale, layer and be placed upon a background.
And a guided missile launcher... awesome.

# Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov (1914-1988), Soviet firearms designer

I was watching the video for callsigns, and I saw when the played pulled out the dual pistols, it said Makarov dual pistols. What does Makarov mean? Obviously he was from MW2, but does it mean something special in Russian?

I also kinda like how they brought back some guns like the MP5K and the WA200. I am interested in what they're doing, but I won't have an xbox. Looks like I better make friends with someone who has one in my dorm fast

Makarov Pistol: Soviet Union's standard issue military sidearm from 1951-1991.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg_8mPoloBo

Oddly enough this turns me on. Not literally. Comparing this to MW2 that ruined the CoD title to me this is somehow.. making me want to buy it.

+1
Looks AMAZING, but a bit too WaWish