The latest title in the Call of Duty series, Black Ops 7, has just been released, and players are complaining about the campaign mode. As reported IGNThe “innovative co-op campaign” that Activision is working on means an online experience. So even if you’re playing solo, you still need to be connected to the internet.
While you can run missions solo, they are designed from the ground up with cooperative multiplayer in mind. This means that those who don’t have friends or even random strangers with them will feel like they’re playing in an abandoned online lobby. Some of the tasks that are meant to be completed by four players simultaneously would also feel repetitive if you’re a lone wolf in the world of Black Ops 7. One Steam review even stated that they can still hear dialogue from your supposed allies even when you’re alone, which makes the experience seem strange.
Another side effect of playing online is that you can’t pause the game, not even the campaign. So if you want to leave for a while, hide in a place where enemies can’t reach you. Also remember that if you AFK for too long, the game will kick you out of your session, forcing you to restart the mission. Other sticking points include the lack of checkpoints in each level, so if you struggled through a level and got killed at the end, you’d have to go through it all over again, and the inability to set the campaign difficulty.
As a result, the game received mixed reviews on Steam, with only 41% of reviewers giving it a positive rating. Other complaints include a bizarre plot, too many cutscenes, and a $70 price tag that some say isn’t worth it. At the time of Black Ops 7’s launch, the Call of Duty franchise had over 87,000 concurrent players, which was significantly lower than the 300,000-plus that Black Ops 6 achieved on its first day. This is also just a miniature fraction of the 747,000 players that Battlefield 6 reached when it launched on Steam on October 10. However, please note that this does not include Xbox Game Pass players as the title is in its library for paid subscribers.
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