This is it guys we have come to the end of the call of duty truth
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Revisited every Call of Duty and finishing off. Our list is the latest Call of Duty game the very
Polarizing black ops 4 now Bo4 was Treyarchs 6 outing in the cod franchise and it took a very different turn
Than many people were probably expecting but what got it here what really happened behind the scenes that ended up making the game?
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Now there are very different stories when it comes to black ops 4's development two
Actually one from Treyarch and one from a few different leaks that came out prior to the games launch
So I'm gonna try to go over them individually starting with Treyarch side of the story
according to Treyarch development on black ops 4 began in 2015 shortly after the release of black ops 3 and
That it was always going to be something a little different
it was never going to have a
Campaign now Dan Bunting stated during an interview going back to the very beginning of black ops 4 development
We had never set out to make a traditional campaign
we always started from the place of we were gonna make something different with the game that was going to be inspired by how our
Community was interacting with bo3 in the games over the years
We see more and more players spending more time with multiplayer and zombies not just in the game
But out of the game streaming and talking about it in forums. It's generated a really huge crowd response
And the decision was we wanted to make a different style of game this time throughout the course of the development
We tried a lot of ideas a lot of things that challenge
convention that might be different kind of twist on how we might think a Call of Duty game was in the
past or a black ops game in the general
so as we did it some things made it some things didn't what we're
Representing today really represents the best ideas that have run through the gauntlet of game development
which is a pretty typical thing for how we do it now Treyarch also reportedly started working on the battle royale mode after the
Explosion of games like pubg and fortnite in 2017 and 2018 implying the part of the game was in development for less than a year
before launch
Dan bunting also talked a bit about the blackout battle royale mode in an interview where he talked about how the blackout map was built
around the idea of using black ops maps as
hotspots to create a really fast-paced battle royale mode with each of the maps being reworked to fit the gameplay of a br as
opposed to a standard cod multiplayer experience
however
all of this conflicts pretty hard with what the leaks were saying about black ops 4 in early 2018
So on the other side of the story around February of last year
there were reportedly some play testers of the black ops 4 multiplayer and
There's a lot of people that said they didn't like it if the sources are to be believed
It was completely different from what is now and completely different from traditional cod multiplayer. It had advanced movement
There were no kill streaks with many of the play testers comparing it to a game like lawbreakers
which was a
failed hero shooter from bosky productions this
Sent Treyarch into a panic as a desperate tried to save the multiplayer by reworking the gameplay and making it more grounded while adding things
Like killstreaks and perks to make it more like a Call of Duty game now Treyarch never confirmed nor denied
If these leaks were true and it would definitely explain why Bo4's multiplayer was pretty buggy at release
No
Seriously
Come on now
it's although most multiplayers come out buggy now and also why Treyarch is pretty slow to fix the problems with it as
It was kind of a thrown together
Deal now after all the studio is clearly passionate about blackout and they're updating it and keeping it
Keeping it going. But if you've been following the multiplayer, you probably know that it's been a little neglected this year
Which would make sense if the studio
Didn't really care as much about it since it's been stitched together
so quickly before launch the leaks also suggested that the zombies team at Treyarch were
Extremely overworked in order to hit the deadlines which would explain why
Zombies mode was an absolute horrendous mess at release full of bugs the blue screen crashes. I mean it made the mode borderline unplayable
Past a certain level, but perhaps the most
Interesting aspect of the leaks was about the campaign as the leak suggested that there was going to be a campaign
But it had been canceled by activision because it was too big and it wasn't going to be done in time as you probably know
Bo3's campaign was not received very well and much of that was reportedly due to Activision
Yanking on treyarchs chain a bit in order to get the game done in time
But apparently they yanked it even harder this time around and they cut the campaign entirely when it wasn't really coming together
Now the black ops 4 campaign was gonna follow him bo3's footsteps and have another very complicated and trippy campaign
But after Activision was unimpressed with how it was coming along and due to how poorly bo3's campaign was received
They pulled the plug now another leak from a fired QA tester
Also suggested that there was a separate co-op campaign in development, but it was cancelled in mid
2017 when the decision was made to focus entirely on multiplayer in zombies
It was also allegedly around the time that work on blackout began. So it's possible that
This was one of the prizes Treyarch had to pay
To get a battle royale mode done in time for release this fired QA tester also stated on reddit that nuketown zombies
Was going to be released post launch and that there is eventually going to be some kind of 4v4 zombies mode
Although they weren't sure if it was still happening or if it had been scrapped
So now that you've heard both sides black ops 4 was officially revealed on March 8 with a teaser trailer
But just like every other Call of Duty game it was leaked way before that in early February of last year
Eurogamer ran an article that stated that Cod 2018 would be a black ops game
We all knew this and then on March 5th Game Stop revealed to have black ops 4 listed in its internal database then
on March seventh NBA
player James Harden was seen wearing a hat with the black ops 4 logo on it which sent the internet into a
Massive frenzy and guess what the next day the game was announced while there was a lot of anticipation for Bo4
There were a ton of bad news leading up to its release fans were definitely upset about the cutting of the campaign
They were even more upset about the black ops pass which was a $50 season pass
It would contain a bunch of maps and zombies content that could not be purchased separately
and this came around the same time that battlefield 5 was confirmed to have free DLC maps and updates post-launch now when release date came
black ops 4 got some good reviews from critics scoring in the mid to high 80s from critics with black out being considered to be
the best part of the game
fans were less impressed though due to the lack of content the numerous bugs the poor server quality and the
Unacceptable state of zombies Activision also got into some hot water post release when they decided to resell various preorder bonus
skins as
Microtransactions and even tried to resell things like gun reticles for $2
Many people thought the removal of supply drops would lead to a much better
Microtransaction system for bo4 but so far that hasn't been the case and now now supply drops are in the game
So as you guys know, I like to end these videos with some cut content
But weirdly enough there really isn't that much in black ops for at least that that I could dig up
So far only three things
Have been confirmed to be cut out of the game in the multiplayer beta there was an attachment called the tritiem sight
But it was removed and replaced with the elo sight in the final build also in the various zombies trailers
There were a couple sightings of the Drakon and the 205 brecci from black ops 3
But neither of those guns are present in the game at the time recording this video
So they were either cut during development or they were simply used as placeholders for the trailer now compared to other Cod games there isn't
Much cut content that has been
Discovered in BO4 and I'm not sure if I attribute this to the game being new and people not having dug into the game
Files enough or if there simply isn't any unused data in the game files
however
One possibility is the Treyarch really put a lot of effort into getting rid of any unused game files before launch so that way there
wouldn't be any evidence of the early failed versions of the multiplayer if that would if that leak is true and
also
They wouldn't have repeats of cod World War 2 and modern warfare
Remastered where data miners found all the DLC maps and all the weapons way before they released it to the public
So there you have it my friends
That's a deeper dive into the current Call of Duty, which is black ops 4 now. I think it's safe to
The Treyarch at one point was the pinnacle of the developing studios
But I don't think it's that case anymore and nothing lasts forever. It's an ever evolving thing
So now stepping up to the plate is Infinity Ward to see if they can bring Call of Duty back in there
I guess make it great again
There are people that love black ops 4 but there are people that are super critical of it as well
But then again, that's how it is with every Call of Duty. So I'll leave it up to you guys
Do you enjoy black ops 4 what if you do? What do you enjoy about it?
And what don't you enjoy about it? Everybody? This is the culmination of the end of the Call of Duty truth series
I hope you guys enjoyed a look back in all of the Call of Duty titles a rich
Rich history that I've been a part of for a long long time and it was truly truly fun
to dig deeper into these titles
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Damn it. Just want to play the beta