Treyarch’s Black Ops 2 will convince you to play online again

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An interesting interview from Kotaku was posted earlier today which featured Treyarch’s Director of Communications John Rafacz.

He starts by explaining Boot Camp: “There are three components to it,” he explains. “There’s a thing we call boot camp.

“Boot Camp is a mix of human and AI players versus a mix of human and AI players for full XP credit for the first ten levels. You are actually ranking up. Beyond level 10, once you pass that threshold, you start earning half XP. Then there’s bot stomp which is just you and your buddies wailing on the AI.”

Rafacz goes onto to discuss why Black Ops 2′s matchmaking will deliver on what they have said:
“That’s what gave rise to the thing we’re calling league play. This is a more robust matchmaking system. On day one you start playing and after a short while it starts to rank you. This is where we start matching you with people of like skill. Hopefully someone new to the game won’t be matched up against a true master.”

Rafacz continues on how they try to ‘control players’ from being offensive:
“The ability to report players for offensive language, offensive emblems, all of that will be in place. There’s a certain extent to which we hope people will be able to police themselves, and there’s no way we can personally account for bad apples, so we try and give people the tools to help people help themselves.”

“We’re trying to make sure people are focusing toward a more co-operative style of game.”

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Source: http://www.charlieintel.com/2012/10/18/treyarchs-black-ops-2-will-convince-you-to-play-online-again/

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mrskeptizPosted:

i prefered good old simple call of duty, cod 4 and WaW thats call of duty's prime!

BLACKMAMBACVPosted:

So halo4 and assassins creed 3 ftw ya feel me?lol

RMYGrownManPosted:

assassin's creed III is going to be better.

IxdiePosted:

Dumb_Modz I'm still a fan of mw2 multiplayer because it was fast pace kept you looking they just don't make them like that any more.


That and Cod 4, That's COD at it's prime.

KnicksPosted:

i love the idea, of matching up players by skill, so i dont get stuck playing with no lifes and the kids who buy $500 headsets....

Dumb_ModzPosted:

I'm still a fan of mw2 multiplayer because it was fast pace kept you looking they just don't make them like that any more.

gtapro151Posted:

wow thats dum changing to much now wayyy to much change i just cancelled my preorder and will just play zombies when i can get a used copy

VenenoPosted:

hopefully online doesnt get boring after the first few weeks

Third_EyePosted:

Stay_Fresh Yeah the game is rated M for MATURE.

They swear during the single player.
And yet they have a system of reporting offensive language. Makes no sense.


Swearing isn't offensive language. Offensive language is, simply put, verbal abuse. Swears are used to express anger most of the time. You can swear offensively, but not everything offensive has to do with swearing.

VisionaryMGMTPosted:

I've already decided that I'm playing BO2 before I buy it.

My money is going to Halo4 this year instead of CoD.