Blackout really looks good. When is the beta open for the XBox?
I picked this up so I will be playing on PC. The only reason I did was because I am doing Origin Access Premiere for BFV, Anthem, and others so I had $ to spare
As you read this at the start of your week, itās hard to believe that the worldwide release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is just days away. Three years of development, five months since our May reveal event, and nowā¦ just days away. Itās a blend of exciting and surrealā¦ and weāre counting down the hours, too.
As we collectively prepare physically, mentally and spiritually for Friday, there are a few things that we wanted to put on your radar:
- Game Download Size: Weāre happy to report that we have made a ton of improvements to optimize the Day 1 experience ā the game download will be approximately 55 GB, and it will allow us to pack as much as we can into the game. A full list of details can be found here, and weāre happy to report that Blackout is fully playable once the download reaches about 30% completion (about 16-20 GB depending on platform). (A full download will be required to play Multiplayer, Zombies, and Specialist Headquarters).
- Game Pre-load Info: Youāve been asking when you can start pre-loading the game, and weāre here to help. Pre-loading on consoles will start at 12AM on October 10th in your local time , so if youāre up late tomorrow night, get ready to start that pre-load before bed. For PC users, pre-loading will begin worldwide at 9PM Pacific on Tuesday, October 9th .
- Special Update from the Studio: This week, weāll broadcast a beta post-mortem video that provides developer insight into a number of the specific updates made to Multiplayer and Blackout as a direct result of your beta feedback. When we talk about what weāve packed into that Day 1 update, this should help you get a better feel for what weāre talking about. This wonāt be the average Treyarch livestream ā think of it as a video version of a Reddit post. Weāre going to get in the weeds. Stay tuned to our Twitter feed and weāll let you know when it drops.
- Special Launch Streams: We are planning to participate in some special launch-timed livestreams ā as tune-in details become public, weāll be sure to amplify those.
Thanks again to everyone for your patience, feedback, and support, and stay tuned as we count down to launch on October 12th. We canāt wait to jump in and play with all of you.
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Treyarch
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LOL my stats could be for one Black Ops title.
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What are you playing? Iāve only been in Blackout. Itās a ton of fun. Itās a good cross between fortnite and pubg (except it works).
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Blackout is great. Once they get the lag knocked out on Xbox it is going to be a blast. I am sure they have record numbers playing so they is to be expected.
Blackout is a frigging blast. They just need to fix whatever is going on with the lag (network or FPS, Iām not sure what it is).
Blackout is really good. Only played normal multiplayer yesterday, jumped into Blackout solos this morning, got a win on my 10th match, itās a lot of fun. If you see me online Iād be down to do some Blackout squads. Solo is fun but too stressful.
EDIT: On Xbox.
Yeah, I agree. I donāt like to do solos in any BR game. I prefer duos or quads.
Got some MP in tried KB&M then tried controller. I decided to stay with KB&M even though I am a noob with it after a couple games it got a bit easier (and it didnāt hurt that I mapped a lot of buttons to the many buttons on my G600)
Best CoD in a looong time. Got it for BR, but so far multiplayer, zombies and BR are all tight. Fast, but not moon shoes crack addict mirrors edge bull shitty.
I havenāt felt this good about a CoD since Modem Warfare 1/2. Ymmv but I highly recommend it.
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What platform are you playing it on?
Tried Blackout for the first time the other night and came in #3ā¦well what do you know I may have skillz after all
Lots of controversy about the server lag. Apparently the server tick rate was 60hz during beta and it is 20hz now. I read that it has been lowered every patch.
20hz. Wow. Cant go much lower.
20 hz and funky hit boxes.
I hadnāt played a COD game in years, Iām glad to know it isnāt entirely my imagination that things felt weird.
They really need to fix Quads in Blackout. Blackout works great in Solo and Duos but is a shit show in Quads for whatever reason. Laggy as all hell, the gameplay is so choppy.