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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Prestige Mode is time-bound

The Prestige Mode is in the Call of Duty series an unlockable online multi-player mode that becomes available once you reach a certain level. It rewards players with a special icon next to their name that signifies them as a "prestige" player.

Ten different special level icons will be awarded for gameplay accomplishments! Treyarch now decided in a survey that one level at least will need 24 hours - more through the link.

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jazzking20015425d ago

hmmm that does not sound like such a bad idea

jjohan355425d ago

Is it forced prestige or can the player choose not to prestige? If it's forced then I think it's a stupid idea. I don't know why everyone is so in love with Treyarch. They're still owned by Activision and all they do is reuse the COD engine. I think Activision destroys everything it touches, including Treyarch.

Sm0k3y_Bac0n5425d ago

Yep, treyarch are pretty bad developers. WaW was just CoD4 but a lot worse. The only thing it had going for it was the zombie mode, which was meant to be a tacked on feature rather than the main selling point of the game.

newhumanbreed5425d ago

Don't be so negative about Treyarch. They did good since their development team was working on two games, Spiderman: Web of Shadows and Call of Duty: World at War. Now that Activision assigned them the Call of Duty franchise, they should have their whole development team present for this one, and therefore this one should be a lot better than World at War.

Masta_fro5425d ago

this is just stupid. Id rather keep the actual score based prestige scheme of things.

Why in the world should a shitty player who gets 3 kills and 20death in a match have the same prestige level as a great player when they play for the same amount of time?

Or is it still score based but you can only upgrade once the timer reaches a certain time period??

I mean whats the point of this?

need more info.

Imperator5425d ago

Personally, I thought WaW was better than MW2. Sure, not better than CoD4, but still a good game.

cleanhealthy125424d ago (Edited 5424d ago )

prestige doesnt determine your skill. its how much you play anyway. eventually that 3-20 guy would be a 10th prestige if he played long enough, you get xp for a lot of things.

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Jamrock32925425d ago

Try n boost now motha f*kas..This is a great idea..keeps the hackers a step behind

Skynetone5425d ago (Edited 5425d ago )

id prefer if it wasnt in the game, its long boring and pointless

the only thing it does is show how "sad" you are, wheres the Prestige in that

theres no way devolpers actually play there own games, im convinced of that, the fact that there thinging about prestige mode at all, makes me believe they have zero ideas for there game

lets have it time based, lets have it with cherrys on top with a big gold star and some ice cream on top, sad devolpers with there sad ideas

if you Prestiged and it gave you new kill streaks/new weapons/new camouflage this would be better place to start

i dont under stand the whole camouflage part, if i pick winter camouflage, and im playing in the desert im not wearing winter camouflage, so the whole camouflage part means nothing, what genius came up with that idea,

can we please get an option to turn off auto aim,

thisguywithhair5424d ago

I wouldn't be surprised that prestige is going to be in every COD game from now on because of how much it was praised in COD4. ACTIVISION just seems to be that kind of developer to me lol.

jeseth5424d ago (Edited 5424d ago )

How is a level 70 person that has logged in 15 days but didn't prestige and less "sad", in your words, than a person who has 15 days in but is on the 8th prestige?

At least prestige modes give you something to keep playing for.

And at least people that prestige have some balls, the people I know that don't prestige don't want to lose their gund, etc. Talk about "sad".

Get over yourself.

P.S. Its your gun camo, genius.

Brewski0075424d ago

Think something different is always welcome. Looking forward to seeing how it works out.

jeseth5424d ago

And include online trophies please!

Prestige mode should be based on how good a player is, not just how long they have played. By making it a time based prestige mode, there is no skill required . . . just sit there and play long enough and you'll get to the top prestige.

theEx1Le5424d ago (Edited 5424d ago )

i like the fact that you can platinum or get max gs from a call of duty without ever having to go online. its pretty smart on the developers side as it means even people who prefer single player only might buy it to max it out

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xYLeinen5425d ago (Edited 5425d ago )

Interesting.

Can't really make up my mind if I think this is better or not.

Might perhaps be a good idea.. I know for certain that some of my friends did stress themselves to achieve many a prestige.

nikkisixx25425d ago

I have a gut feeling Treyarch is gonna turn the COD franchise right around. They have taken nothing from MW2 (which is a good thing) they are, most likely, taking the good elements from their last games and COD4. And now with good ideas like this, I'm having hope once again.

CarlosX3605425d ago

Yeeeeeap, and I'm not liking it. Everyone would look like first prestige all over the place. Meaning, that millions of people are going to in 1st prestige for a while.

HarryM5425d ago

I can already see the boosters finding a way to trick the system into thinking they're online. :/

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10 Classic Games That Are Desperate for Remasters

Licensing issues often leave many games forgotten. But all that aside, here are 10 classic games desperate for remasters.

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Iceball200090d ago

The getaway
Smugglers run
Dead to rights
Worlds scariest police chases
Sure I’m missing a few.

FPS_D3TH89d ago

Mannn… worlds scaries police chases… that took me back lol

Knushwood Butt90d ago

Ape Escape.
Fun game but, wow, you need a college degree to understand the controls.
A remaster would also save you from having to constantly fight the camera.
Keep the music though. Those drum and bass tracks fit really well and haven't aged. Made me think that more games could work well with drum and bass tracks, but unfortunately it's a somewhat niche genre now.

Abear2190d ago

Max Payne Series
Infamous 1 & 2
NBA Street Vol 2
SSX
Skate

M_Prime89d ago

i could have sworn i read somewhere that Remedy is remaking May Payne 1 but things have been quiet lately

YourMommySpoils89d ago

They are making the first one, as we speak.

jznrpg90d ago (Edited 90d ago )

One of the few Xbox games I own. I have 3 copies of it because of the many discs it has, for just in case reasons

jznrpg90d ago (Edited 90d ago )

Xenogears, Xenosaga trilogy, Vagrant Story, Drakengards, Parasite Eve and many more but I’ll start with those

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Best Classic Call of Duty Black Ops Maps, Ranked

The Black Ops series has featured some of the best and classic multiplayer maps in the Call of Duty franchise, and here's the top of them.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Rynxie344d ago (Edited 344d ago )

Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.

And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.

I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.