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How to Customize in Call of Duty: Black Ops

Actually, that guy has done all the customizing he needs to do.

Oct. 1 2010

Posted by: Brad

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Call of Duty: Black Ops

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Fucking magnets, how do they work?

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@Xeiphyer said:
" @FunExplosions said:
" Holy shit, Gun Pony. That just sold me, to be honest. "
It was just a picture, calm down! "
Just a picture? Must I remind you of its hands MADE OUT OF GUNS!?
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@Berezov said:
" I wonder if they'll ever charge real money to buy in-game credits... "
gasp. maybe.
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I am looking forward to this. To say the least. -.-"

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@baconbits33 said:
" @Allison said:
" I literally can't care. Halo Reach has a much more interesting customization scheme because, GASP, you can actually create a woman for your identity. What is so hard about this for all the other smaller studios to grasp? "
Well.... Hate to throw reality at ya but considering the fact that women weren't allowed to be in any combat roles in the military then (and still aren't)..... As a matter of fact a large part in that time period was a push for more equality towards Women..... "
Where do you live? Women can have combat roles in the military...
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haha horse with guns

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HORSES WITH GUNZZZZZZZZZZZ

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so many people sound so pissed off at Call of Duty, even if it looks good

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I request a new Die by the Sword game! "Taste steel!", "I run you through!", "That's gotta hurt!"

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this looks neat but at the same time it's got the same game behind all the customization that i'm not too interested in

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@baconbits33 said:
" @Allison said:
" I literally can't care. Halo Reach has a much more interesting customization scheme because, GASP, you can actually create a woman for your identity. What is so hard about this for all the other smaller studios to grasp? "
Well.... Hate to throw reality at ya but considering the fact that women weren't allowed to be in any combat roles in the military then (and still aren't)..... As a matter of fact a large part in that time period was a push for more equality towards Women..... "
I thought this was Giantbomb, not some NeoGAF/Gamefaqs refuge. :(
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@FunExplosions said:
" Holy shit, Gun Pony. That just sold me, to be honest. "
It was just a picture, calm down!
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Quit trying to make me buy this! You know i have a customization addiction!

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I'm so NOT buying this game.

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anybody killa!

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Finally

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Limitless customization, blocked off by an in-game currency system.

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Wow... there really isn't any recoil. Realism!!!

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Not sold on this game yet, and I don't trust Activision not to try some nefarious micro-transaction based shenanigans with the currency system.  
 
But, that being said, I like the fact you can customize the look of your dude. The generic nature of all the characters in MW2 is dull.  R6V2 is an old game that had a cool customization system where you could change the look of your guy and the armor you take into battle. That was a nice feature and I'm glad to see something similar being rolled into this game.

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ABK.

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Holy shit, Gun Pony. That just sold me, to be honest.

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@Allison said:
" I literally can't care. Halo Reach has a much more interesting customization scheme because, GASP, you can actually create a woman for your identity. What is so hard about this for all the other smaller studios to grasp? "
Well.... Hate to throw reality at ya but considering the fact that women weren't allowed to be in any combat roles in the military then (and still aren't)..... As a matter of fact a large part in that time period was a push for more equality towards Women.....
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AWESOME.

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Love it

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@Allison said:
" I literally can't care. Halo Reach has a much more interesting customization scheme because, GASP, you can actually create a woman for your identity. What is so hard about this for all the other smaller studios to grasp? "
Because GASP with Halo you only have to change the voice actor because of the spartan armor.
Most games don't have female options because that requires a new model along with rigging the animations and modeling armor etc. to the female model. Plus, the cost for creating it outweighs the demographic of teenage boys playing the games who have no interest in making their player female.
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@S0ndor said:
" Why does it look worse than MW2 (graphics-wise)? "
They're using a modified version of the engine that powered Call of Duty 4 and World At War.
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i'm gonna put a weed leaf on my dude because i love smoking pot and i love telling people i smoke pot even more so 420 bro

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This visual customization looks pretty tacked on.
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Seems interesting, though I'm still curious about the whole in game economy system they're running on.

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I don't even sort of care about this.

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I just hope the ghillie suits work. But this looks pretty cool I might have to pick this up now.

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Why does it look worse than MW2 (graphics-wise)?

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All I want to know is, when can I make a giant codpiece?

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@Skogen said:
" Is it just me or do these customization options make the game look cheap?  I'm all for customization if it's kept classy. That isn't the case when you're able to place hot pink nautical stars on your gun... "
Halo did it.  Is that also cheap?
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I kind of want this now.

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@Zatoichi_Sanjuro said:
" Terminator music at the beginning? 
It doesn't have any boundaries, huh? "
Damn.
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Is it just me or do these customization options make the game look cheap?
 
I'm all for customization if it's kept classy. That isn't the case when you're able to place hot pink nautical stars on your gun...

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gun hooves badass.

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Terminator music at the beginning? 

It doesn't have any boundaries, huh?
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This just makes me excited for MW3. Not because i care about the multiplayer it just reminded me of the ending of MW2 and how bad things are for those 2 dudes.

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@swamplord666 said:
" is it just me or does it grate other people when devs talk about things that have been around for  ages (like customization) like they invented it? "
oh yeah dude.  (i'm looking at you, apple) 
it's annoying as hell, but this customization looks pretty good, so i'll let it slide.  i really like the currency concept instead of leveling up, so i can just pick what i want instead of settling with crappy guns until i level up enough.  plus all the neato clan stuff and icon stuff and extra stuff is fun.
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I wonder if they'll ever charge real money to buy in-game credits...

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Can you throw shoes in it?

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can i do a custom decal on my face or where does it go? looks like yer just creating a little sticker, i wanna paint the whole gun.

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@Anwar said:
" how do fucking magnets work is all I can think right now "
First thing that came to mind when I saw the thumbnail. xD
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I literally can't care. Halo Reach has a much more interesting customization scheme because, GASP, you can actually create a woman for your identity. What is so hard about this for all the other smaller studios to grasp?

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That gunhorse looks sick.