Does the Black Ops II New Prestige System Give the Game New Life or Bring on New Flaws?

Anyone that has ever played multiplayer on Call of Duty would know that despite the games popularity it has always been flawed. After progressing to the top level the plays has been ‘awarded’ with the option to gain access to a new icon but loose all progress they have made on. After the player got themselves to a point where they have everything just the way they wanted; all of that progress was taken away from them if they wished to show off their skills and playtime with a new prestige icon. In other words, once you’ve reached the top, you are kicked straight back down to the bottom to do it all over again. Now that’s the kind of repetitive gameplay that gets a little old year after year; players can only get to the top spot so many times to have all their rewards taken away and it gets boring. Now, that old prestige system has been gutted and replaced with a system that won’t penalize players for reaching the top in the upcoming release, Black Ops II. Sounds great doesn’t it?

[TheSuperior]

I think it could go both ways. I am a good player and prefer to keep my rewards however i do beleive it will be a lot though for players that may not play the game everyday. i guess its a keep up or get left behind kind of deal now lol

[Tvensky]

I think when people will unlock all stuff they just will play less, and stop play eventually, its better for gamers and worse for developers..

[SheaHoff]

I never really got into this type of game...I know that probably puts me in the minority of gamers haha

[TheGrimBunny]

I think this franchise is slowly dying.

[CerebralAssassin]

Kinda hard to say something like that when we all know its going to beat its own records in sales... Again.

[doogiebear]

No i dont think so. Cod has not had that much buzz this year. Well, we all know xbox guys will buy it since all they play is mindless fps games, but ps3 and wii U owners dont care that much this year. We have too many other games to play, unlike those poor unfortunate xbox guys who barely saw any exclusives in the last 3 years (kinect games dont count)

[Tvensky]

I doubt this will beat records.. since this game is mega fake with fake everything including weapons in some random future! People mostly played COD for its weapons from real world and environments, close quarters combat etc... if they make it all fake its going to see different fan base, and current fan base may step away... like me!

EDIT: I got tired from cod after MW2, I still buyed BO after half a year (used), and then MW3 brand new, and I sold it after a month.. I think BO2 I will not even look into.. (that far I did play COD a lot and was a fanboy with max prestige and played well one of those who spend countless hours with him and kicked your ass..) now I dislike it and want something fresh, new gameplay mechanics more, bigger maps.. less automated stuff, more mature!

[DOMination-]

I know you're ttrolling and i shouldn't bite back but...Isn't the five best selling games on ps3 cod games?

[CerebralAssassin]

Well, looking at the numbers at GameStop across all locations (where I work) we are on schedule to beat all goals in preorders. People loved black ops and it will sell just because black ops is in the title. I know many people that came in to GameStop and preordered well before they looked at any footage. Once people saw the multiplayer footage, preorders sky rocketed through the roof.

@donbear ps3 owners only play 3 games as a majority. That's football, basketball, CoD. Of course there are other games in the mix but if u look at the top games played on ps3, it will be madden, CoD, NBA.

@Tvensky, people play CoD for the upbeat tempo of the game and easy pickup for novice players. It caters to everyone that likes action games. Not for authenticity. CoD is the present day unreal tournament. Yesterday's counter strike. People play it for competition and for the enjoyment of a great game in your hands. You can be tired of it all you want. A lot of people didn't get into CoD until black ops. So it's still pretty fresh. I've played every CoD game that's come out. The franchise has had it's ups and downs but its on the rise. Whether you compare it's success by sales, quality or innovation, it will succeed. CoD is very comparable to Apple. It has its haters but they do NOT outweigh the fans that love the Seires.

[WeskerChildReborned]

I'm guessing they will start dying after a couple more games come out.

[Bobertt]

I disagree, a really good player can still beat a casual gamer with guns that they start out with. Plus treyarch is supposed to have the new league system which places you in matches with people of similar level. They will have similar win/loss and probably kdr so it should work out. Sure a few might get paired incorrectly but you shouldn't just keep it the same way because of a few bad matches. Besides what about when you get a team of complete shit players. That takes the fun out of it because your going to constantly get rushed and die because your team mates can't do their part.

[Swiftcricket]

Isn't this article actually a bit mistaken? I could be wrong but the way I understood it you do get to keep your gun levels when you prestige but you still have to get to the appropriate level again to use it.

Still on the fence with this game but I have to give them credit for even getting me to that point. Zombies look interesting and I did get a lot out of combat training on the first Black Ops when friends and family are over so that being expanded is nice for me.

[3-4-5]

It's only better though. You keep your guns how they are always. Whenever you earn the rank/gun, it's as it was before.

[Decaf_PIxel_Kat]

I actually like the idea of losing everything when you prestige. It gave me a reason to keep playing the game and actually made me a better player. For me, that was the replay value of COD. Though it is a bit overdone. I hope the new systems they implement actually do add some freshness to the series, but it may be too little too late.