Black Ops 6 Zombies New Features, Upcoming Quality-of-Life Features Revealed
With Treyarch spearheading this year’s Call of Duty, you just know this year’s iteration of Zombies will be special. I mean, Treyarch is the studio that created the mode, and it seems for Black Ops 6, the studio is pulling no punches! First off, Black Ops 6 Zombies will once again be round-based! There will be two launch maps for players, with more features listed below.
Black Ops 6 Zombies New Features:
Here’s the condensed (tl;dr) version:
- Round-based Zombies action is back, allowing 1-4 players to squad up to take down hordes of the undead.
- The two launch maps include Terminus, set in the Philippine Sea, and Liberty Falls, set in West Virginia.
- While Treyarch is focused on making Main Quests more challenging, they also adding an all-new Guided Mode in-season after each map’s launch to welcome more players into the world of Zombies.
- Omnimovement is across all Black Ops 6 game modes, allowing players to sprint, slide and dive in any direction.
- Fan-favorite Zombies features return, including GobbleGums, deep weapon customization, global progression and mode-specific systems.
- Players will encounter various types of Zombies and grotesque evolving enemies like the new Vermin and Parasites.
- Zombies players can also choose to play in third-person perspective and toggle HUD elements such as enemy health bars and zombie damage numbers in Settings for the first time in a Black Ops Zombies game.
- And much more!
There’s a lot to take in, and you can read the in-depth version of it on the official Call of Duty blog.
In addition to the stuff mentioned above, Treyarch even revealed some of the quality-of-life features planned for the mode:
- Join a friend’s match in-progress, even if you disconnect
- Toggle Pack-a-Punch camos in Settings
- Change your Field Upgrade mid-match
- Switch GobbleGum packs at any time
- Option to keep playing after completing the Main Quest
- Rampage Inducer available at launch + more
In case you didn’t know, a ton of gameplay footage from the multiplayer of Black Ops 6 has surfaced, and it’s due to Activision’s upcoming patch for Call of Duty HQ! Read up on that here alongside footage of the “human meat shield” gameplay mechanic.
