The Black Ops Cold War Beta is quite an upgrade over the Alpha. I don't think anyone quite realizes what this team can do in a short amount of time. From new features to the core feel, nearly everything has taken leaps forward.
My favorite part tho: the new lobby music kicks it
Tony Flame
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Tony Flame
@Tony_Flame
Hubby Dad - Game Designer - Philosopher
Los Angeles
Joined August 2013
Damage Flinch has been redesigned in Black Ops Cold War. Flinch is now primarily a feedback mechanism to help you understand you’re taking damage, without affecting the aim position of your weapon. Your weapon will move with your screen to stay on target. No more flinch headshots- How would you like an FOV Slider on console? How about on all platforms? Ok. Done. #BlackOpsColdWar
- 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 and 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 games I've worked on. You might say I like what I do.
- Early feedback on our Alpha has been great! I'm hearing about slide cancelling from the pros. Please know that just after this build was made, we fixed the slide cancelling abuse case that is being discussed. Beta will have appropriate slide cancel penalties, and oh so much more.
- Wow, data says ALOT of you are playing the Black Ops Cold War Alpha. Thank you! This is truly an early Alpha build, with multiple structural improvements, tons of polish and features yet to come. It's an early peak of where we're going. We'll get to the final product together.
- Bullet Penetration will be consistent per weapon in Black Ops Cold War. While past titles had Attachments like FMJ, we found these to be inconsistent and unreadable on the receiving end. It's solely class based: LMG's have more penetration than AR's which have more than SMG's.
- The Black Ops Cold War Alpha will feature a limited set of content, but if it’s in the Alpha, you can use it from game 1. There are still a ton of Weapons, Attachments, Scorestreaks and more being saved for Beta, and even more for Launch after that. The Alpha is your appetizer.
- After 17 years designing 5 Black Ops games + World at War, I’m leaving Activision today. Thank you for every minute of our journey together. From Pubs to Champs, the Wonders, The Numbers! Grateful to share these memories with you. This community is incredible. See you soon!
- Ok let's talk Sniping in Cold War. Crossplay is coming, but we knew it wouldn't be in Alpha. We buffed Snipers to evaluate their performance in this Alpha specifically. Sniper Rifles WILL have balance changes for the upcoming Beta based on our analytics data this weekend.
- Happy 10 year birthday to the first DLC gun I had the pleasure to work on, PEACEKEEPER! Launching a post-ship gun back in 2013 was quite a thrill and even a new concept! Now it's expected consistently. What will we look back on 10 years from now that is not on the radar yet?
- Do you stay up late at night thinking “But how long will it take to level up in the Cold War Alpha? What if Ninja Perk is locked at max rank? What’s the Time 2 Play for AK47u?” Your time is valuable, so everything in Alpha from CaC to Scorestreaks is unlocked and yours to enjoy
- SURPRISE - IT’S ALPHA TIME!!! THIS weekend only, PLAYSTATION only, YOU’RE invited! See you out there, I’ll be the one farming streaks while I still have a leg up. We’ve been waiting a long time for this. BLACK OPS COLD WAR ALPHA THIS WEEKEND LETS GO!!!
