Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Making Big Change to Sniper Rifles

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

By Sadat Paul

Published Jun 13, 2024

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

Highlights

Black Ops 6 multiplayer will shake things up with all sniper rifles being one shot torso up.
Treyarch aims for consistency but is willing to make gameplay changes for each game.
With a new rogue spy narrative in campaign mode, Black Ops 6 promises an exciting experience.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will launch with a big change to sniper rifles that will make its multiplayer gameplay significantly different from Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. Co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is set to launch on October 25, 2024.

Activision officially revealed Black Ops 6 at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 9. The game will feature multiplayer gameplay in a 6v6 format, with 12 core maps available at launch. There will also be four Strike Maps at launch, where players can team up for 2v2 matches or 6x6 Face Off matches that were introduced in the first season of Black Ops Cold War.

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In a recent interview with GamesBeat, Treyarch's Associate Design Director Matt Scronce and Senior Director of Production Yale Miller were asked about how snipers will play out in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. When asked whether there will be consistency across different Call of Duty games when it comes to snipers, the devs confirmed that the new title will have a different sniper mechanism than its predecessors. In Black Ops 6, each and every sniper rifle is one shot torso up. In Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, not all sniper rifles have enough power to kill enemies with one shot if they hit in the head or chest. Obviously, each rifle will have its own perks when it comes to fire rates, recoil, and other weapon specs.

How Snipers Will Work in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

According to Scronce and Miller, they do have a goal of consistency but want to do the right thing for each game. So, players might see different sniper mechanisms in different games. Sniper rifles went through several changes in MW3 and Warzone with nerfs and buffs over the years. Some players on Twitter think that this might become the case for BO6, too, if the devs make changes to the mechanics based on community feedback. All in all, after four years of development, it seems like Black Ops 6 may be a much bigger hit than MW3 or Warzone. The reveal trailer got 37 million views in just one day, while it took nine months for MW3 to get 49 million. BO6 is also one of the most pre-ordered games in many regions.

Aside from the multiplayer experience, fans have much more to look forward to with the release of BO6. In particular, the campaign mode in Black Ops 6 promises a rogue spy narrative set in the Gulf War era, featuring fan-favorite characters from previous games in the series alongside a new protagonist.

Players can expect eight hours' worth of rogue spy gameplay, as Miller confirmed in another interview that Black Ops 6's campaign will have a similar length to other CoD titles. Fans are quite curious about how the story and the new sniper mechanism in multiplayer will work out in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next entry in Activision's FPS franchise, and includes all the modes fans know and love - from an extensive campaign to 2v2 and 6v6 multiplayer, plus the popular Zombies mode.