Competition

• Compete, Customize and Create is the slogan they are going with for Black Ops multiplayer
• Spy Plane killstreak reward
• Combat training, multiplayer training map with AI. Different rank progression. Aimed at players who don’t go online
• Character model shows up in menus, so you can see customization effects.
• Ghost guys = stealthy, Flak guy = armored
• Basic appearance determined by teir 1
• All things that are Lethal are on right bumper, all Tactical items go left bumper, and there’s now an equipment category for deploy-ables.
• Motion Sensors (a personal UAV) and a signal Jammer.
• you need in game currency to buy “things”
• batch of special weapons that players will get in Care Packages — including the Death machine and Grim Reaper (mini-gun and grenade launcher)
• Napalm Strike, Gunship, Mortar Team, the Radio Controlled Car, SAM Turret (it takes down a chopper)
• Every time you play, you earn money (COD points)
• What you used to unlock by level is now for sale — if you can afford it, you can buy it
• Contracts: time limited challenges that you purchase with COD Points (CP). Categories = Mercenaries, Operations, Specialist. Each is attached to certain play styles and in-game achievements.
• Gambling: Wager Match – you ante up and put your COD Points on the line and wager on matches. The top three players split the pot.

Gamemodes

• Four  new game modes, separate from your standard rank progression in multiplayer competitive modes.
• Take CP, wager them, and bet whether you are in the top three in the scoreboard for the specific match…
• First mode: one in the chamber, and everyone just has a pistol with one bullet and three lives.
• Second mode: sticks and stones where yo have crossbows and ballistic knives plus a tomahawk.
• Third mode: Gun Game – A series of progressive weapons, from pistol to shotgun to sniper rifle, granted to the player after kills.
• Fourth: Sharpshooter is where everyone uses the same weapon and unlocks perks per kill. Unlock a better gun with each kill…and lose a “level” with death instead of starting from the beginning

Customization

• Players have a special attachment to their weapons — so they can place clan tags, decals and smiley red dots on their weapons.
• Flamethrowers, sniper rifles, shotguns… everything can be customized
• Emblem editor

Theater

• Trailer coming in a few days
• All recent games played on live can be tagged, edited, and searched with Theater.

Good work however you missed one important thing.

Lmao, "If you hatin' - stop."

They've either gone way too far along the path of the ridiculous, or they've added so much variety that the game will provide a huge amount of entertainment for a long, long time. It all depends on balancing.

I wasn't really looking forward to the multiplayer of this game but after the announcement of the 4 wage matches, especially Gun game, I am so insanely excited!

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The wager matches look interesting, but I don't really like playing FFA at all. Maybe this will get me playing it..

Basically a whole lot of game modes that give better players more power and weaken lesser players.  Great!  Maybe your health points should be based on your K:D ratio too!

I'm so burnt out on Call of Duty, but I have to be honest, all of this sounds pretty cool. I like the One in the Chamber idea.

Honestly, I was only going to rent Black Ops for the campaign, but after seeing wager match I just might buy it. That alone seems more fun that the regular multiplayer, reminds me of Goldeneye a little bit. All of the wager matches seem awesome, and am really impressed with what treyarch has done.

" They've either gone way too far along the path of the ridiculous, or they've added so much variety that the game will provide a huge amount of entertainment for a long, long time. It all depends on balancing.

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It looks fun, but part of me thinks it looks too crazy. Definitely looks like there could be some major balancing issues and lots of stuff that could piss people off. Can't wait to give it try though.

Black Ops is turning out to be a pretty large upgrade from MW2. Looks like Treyarch is finally stepping their game up. Pretty stoked, not sure if I want to get this on the console or PC. 
 
Probably PC to avoid all the potheads.

i wish they would just admit they took gun game from cs. 
  
but what ever. i guess ill buy it just because it looks better than mw2... not saying much tho

This game looks ridiculous.  In a bad way.
 
I'm sorry, but if I want to customize my character and pick up a weapon called the "Death Machine" I'll go play Halo.  CoD has always been (loosely as of late) rooted in reality, and I don't want any of these stupid gimmicks in the game.  The fact that they have tomahawks, RC cars, and dumb shit like customization just means they are catering even moretowards the 12 year old crowd, and I'm not digging it this time around.  I was hoping Treyarch would go the opposite route and return to form -  a pure, lengthy, realistic story and traditional multiplayer with no gimmicks.  Guess that isn't happening.

sounds like they took more ideas from killzone 2 again

The money system kind of seemed an arbitrary change until I read the thing about wager matches. Then, at that point, I thought, "That's a cool fucking way to add something to the multiplayer."

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. Wager matches? What is this, Call of Duty: Poker? I like the customizable stuff and I guess the money (Cod points) sounds cool, since I get to pick what I unlock.  Emblem editor sounds neat.  "

Dude this sound Fcking awesome!

I'm glad they're changing shit and it's not like MW2.

" @TwoOneFive: I'd bet there'll be some wager playlist predominantly populated by dudes who want to team up and get their CoD cash.   Totally unaware that it's a Killzone thing. From the sounds of it, though, it's worth taking.  "

But yeah, I think I'm gonna go with Halo and MW2 still.  Treyarch has good ideas, but I still don't believe the actual act of shooting a dude in the face will be as good.

Gun Game? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
 
Now I HAVE to buy this game.  GG is so much fucking fun in CS:S it's ridiculous.

I'm actually getting excited about a Treyarch made Call of Duty game.
 
Black Ops looks fantastic.

its all great though till we play it and find out its got the same shitty spawning code as world at war. it was horrible. constantly spawning in front of each other. 

Hey I figured there's no need to make a whole new post for this so here's some stuff about Create-A-Class I wrote down from the videos.
 
First off, under the player's name in the lobby it says  'Add Controller For Splitscreen'  so I'm guessing there will be 2 player split online finally! Loved this about COD3. 
 
Here's all of the Assault Rifle attachments shown: 
Extended Mag
Dual Mag
ACOG Sight
Red Dot Sight
Reflex (Not sure what this is but I'm guess it reduces recoil?)
Masterkey
Flamethrower (Yes!)
Infrared Scope
Grenade Launcher
Supressor
 
And here are the ones for Handguns:
ACOG Scope (Not sure why?)
Snub Nose
Speed Reloader
Dual Wield
 
Haven't seen other weapons so that's all I have for attachments.
 
Last are the Killstreak rewards:
3 Kills:
Spy Plane (UAV)
RC-XD

4 Kills:
Counter-Spy Plane
SAM Turret (Takes down air support)

5 Kills:
Care Package
Napalm Strike

6 Kills:
Sentry Gun
Mortar Team (Mark 3 areas on the map to call in mortars.)

7 Kills:
Attack Helicopter
Valkrie Rockets (Controllable rockets shown in first trailer, like Predator but fully controllable.)

8 Kills:
Blackbird (Not really sure?)
Rolling Thunder (Not really sure?)

9 Kills:
Chopper Gunner

11 Kills:
Attack Dogs (I was hoping for this!)
Gunship (Control a minigun from a chopper)
 
That's pretty much it I guess. I'm sure there will be better updates in the coming days.

Looks like this is shaping up to be one of the finer Shooters released in awhile. The inclusion of fan made modes such as Gun Game is absolutely brilliant. 

Very impressed with Treyarch, they have thrown everything but the kitchen sink.  Very happy also with the BETA coming so they will fix those glitches.  Treyarch has stepped up their game big time

" i wish they would just admit they took gun game from cs.   but what ever. i guess ill buy it just because it looks better than mw2... not saying much tho "

I got burned last time with MW2. I'll pick this up when it drops to $20.

I think the fact that someone other than Robert Bowling has taken the time to sit down and actually explain whats in the game rather than just giving gameplay/teasers is a good sign that this game will be alot better than MW2 was, and I loved the hell out of some MW2. 
 
Anyone else worried about how they are branding the money system? Call of Duty Points sounds like an easy way to introduce, "pay 5 bucks to use this Machine gun for a week! Isnt that Great! Call of Duty online, Bobby Kotick said it was a good idea!!"
 

@Ryax

" i wish they would just admit they took gun game from cs.   but what ever. i guess ill buy it just because it looks better than mw2... not saying much tho "

Dude, I'm getting more and more hyped for this.  Definitely not just rehash of MW2.  I was hoping for a Zombie official announcement as well.  I REALLY hope that's in there.  It has to be... right?