
Although Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War looks set to be the most content-packed entry in the franchise so far, it appears to have hit a bit of a problem at the final hurdle. The game, out this Friday on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, seemingly contains just eight multiplayer maps at launch. The total does scrape into double digits as two more locations are tied to the new mode named Fireteam: Dirty Bomb, but that's still significantly less than what other recent instalments have shipped with at launch.
The worst part is that if you participated in the game's beta, just two of them will be new to you. Compare this to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, which had 14 maps on day one, and you start to understand how few it really is. Last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare wasn't far behind either with 12 maps from launch. Of course, Treyarch has already announced extensive post-launch plans that will at least double the number of maps Black Ops Cold War has when all is said and done, but at the moment when you hand over cash, the title cannot boast of a particularly impressive map count.
Are you disappointed by the initial set of maps coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source reddit.com, via resetera.com]
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Me as someone eagerly anticipating Street Fighter V: "First time?"
I still can't see this game on Amazon UK for preorder which seems a bit odd.
Just another reason I’m glad I’m skipping this game this year. I haven’t skipped a Call of Duty game since well I guess call of duty 2 when I was too young to play them lol
I own every COD since it began, but I'm skipping this one.
There is just something about it I don't like.
Can't put my finger on what it is, but will wait til next year's instalment.
It is enough for me to start.
Eight maps... That's still seven more than the Xbox and PC version of the game.
They are losing their time, just remake Black Ops 2 please.
8 maps and then they will rehash a load of the crapola maps from other black ops games that nobody wants but will be tagged with the "fan faves" line....and charge you £12..
Omg guys really? What is the issue having 8 maps? I know it might be a "small" number for fanboys but c'mon just play the game and wait for more content, what's the big deal? lol gaming community is SO intense.
Not to fussed be focusing more on the story ps4/5 and zombies for now
Rather have 8 good maps than 12 bad ones.
I mostly play these for the chuck norris simulation bit.
@darksoul77 Yeah, I agree. I don't play COD (played a little over ten years ago), but I loved the old Halo games, which only ever launched with around 8-10 maps.
And if old Halo taught me anything, it's that I'd rather than less content that was of a high quality, than the more content of poor quality like I've seen in other and more modern game releases.
On one hand you have people moaning about the size of the game’s footprint on your SSD/HDD, and on the other hand they’re moaning about lack of content!
I'm extremely disappointed with black ops cold war. it feels like an outdated COD especially when played side by side with MW19. since it's running on an outdated engine it just feels clunky to me. I'm disappointed because I would've loved to see treyarc build on the engine IW built for MW, that being said I will skip the initial Cold War release. I might pick it up at a later date because I absolutely LOVE playing zombies but other than that I'm not impressed with the multiplayer aspect of CW.
I thought this was par for the course these days. Release the game now but the add all the missing content later (sometimes free, sometimes not) and you’ll eventually get the game you payed for.
The Cold War setting did make me interested in the game, yet ironically what turned me off was actually the non-accurate aircraft designs (most likely to avoid licensing costs; although I doubt Antonov would have gotten in a huff over including an An-22).
Makes me wonder, how does the UH-60 look like in Modern Warfare (2019)?
Treyarch= "Call of Duty: Don't Buy"
Sad that Black Ops 3 from 5 years ago is better than Treyarch's latest trash COD
I give you a question: "And what else you want from 133GB game?" One more map and your PS5 won't be able to copy after update... 😂 😂 😂
Me and 3 friends bought the beta, played 3 rounds. Realised its awful and a step backwards so all took the refund
Really, I'm only in for the single player and zombies mode. Will dabble online but not overly fussed with the map count. Haven't played a cod for years!!
@God_of_Nowt to be fair, it was rushed. While I am slightly disappointed, the time they had to produce this game was quite smaller compared to the past several games
I'd rather them come out with less maps that can be added in later but smoother gameplay day 1 honestly. I definitely don't like only having 8 maps but if the gameplay is as smooth as it was during beta then I'd still say it's better than Modern Warfare's start!
That’s the issue with having so many modes to focus on, before Treyarch were simply known for Campaign, MP & Zombies. Now they have to try and balance content for:
-6v6 MP
-Zombies
-Warzone
-Ground War
-Fireteams
-Gunfight
I said it with MW (2019) & i’ll say it again, with so many modes of varying team sizes to juggle it overall leads to less maps for each mode and less emphasis placed on traditional 6v6, and by using the free season model they can get away with only offering 8 at launch and it’s actually defended by the community. Gone are the days of having many MP maps at launch and with each DLC Pack knowing you were getting 5 solid maps available upon release, a new weapon & new zombies map. Now it’s all over the place and they drip feed content to pad things out
Hopefully I don’t get reported for saying this but I don’t care what any biased hater says about call of duty black ops Cold War I’m going to enjoy it way better than modern warfare and warzone I mean I meant to say Modded Campfare Rehash🤮 I really don’t understand what’s with you people complaining just because it only has eight maps? Treyarch confirmed there will be more maps will be added so the list is going to be huge and the best part is you don’t have to pay for it since they are going towards the route of the new battle pass system instead of The season pass😉👍 I have always been a fan of The black ops series more than MW because at least Treyarch takes hacking very seriously and I hardly ever encounter a aimbot loser🤮 and yet MW reboot is infected with hackers? That is why I didn’t pre-order MW 2019 I pre-ordered black ops Cold War and it’s going to be better than MW reboot🤮
I feel sorry for Xbox players and zombie whatever mode it doesn't get for how long ps5 have it. Charging same price and blocking content out is a BS tactic for a game like this, you want to see cross play take off it this sort of practice blocks that off for a short time.
I also find it ironic that this current gen cross play was a massive issue but now isn't mentioned once next gen at all
I just find this hilarious that people are so mad when all they play on modern warfare is shipment and shoot house lol. I have friends who don't play any other map. There's a reason Infinity ward keeps brining back the shipment and shoothouse game modes.
They may aswell put the MW maps on this game since they are linking the progression too...doesnt the only thing that sets this game apart is going to be the campaign and the zombies mode 🤷🏽♂️
As someone who hasn't played CoD in a while, I'm okay with this. It takes a bit to learn all the maps, and having a light load to start gives a chance to learn the loop. Still can't stand Nuketown though.
@darksoul77 Yeah i know but if you dislike a few its quite a small amount.
@Commander91_YT I loved MW the megatransactions were quite bad tough €20 or more for a skinpack.😆
Loved the campaing i have nothing with the zombie mode byt i didn't try the Beta of BO so who knows what i Will like best.
@Commander91_YT - The irony of your entire comment; "I don't care what any biased hater says", you then proceed to basically show that you are purely biased towards Treyarch anyway by saying "I've always preferred the Black Ops series to the Mondern Warfare series."
Well at least Infinity Ward tried different IPs - even if they weren't as popular or as successful meanwhile, Treyarch have relied on the same IP 5 games running. Treyarch don't take hacking "very seriously". Blackout was known for a large number of hackers too and upon analysing your comment, you supposedly only like Black Ops more than Modern Warfare because Treyarch are (according to you) more serious when dealing with hackers. In my many hours across MW19, I've never encountered a hacker once yet since it first launched - from your way phrasing, it appears you've only ever encountered hackers/modders in your time playing MW19 (if you even did play it).
MW19 may not play like a traditional CoD (which as a credit to Cold War - does feel like a traditional CoD), Cold War as a game, graphically, animation wise and colour scheme wise, already looks very dated compared to even BO4 before it.
@graysoncharles
Its one zombie mode for a year and ***** one at that not exactly the best version
@cali_kush70 The game isnt supposed to be modern warfare. It's supposed to be a black ops game. And the reason why you think it's clunky is because the hand movements arent as stiff as in modern warfare. So stop complaining about a game you can't change. #buffsnipers
@Greenbasilisk55 bruh it's supposed to look dated. You're the dumb one
Agree with maps. Bigger issue is the sniper rifles way too strong.
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