“Leaked” Black Ops 2 information blow-out

Although Activision and Treyarch have not made any mention of this year’s  inevitable Call of Duty release, a stream of supposed details have emerged from the official Black Ops 2 forums. The details were then removed, and reposted to various different forums.

MP1st managed to secure a cached copy of one of the forum posts, and it contains a wide variety of details about the unannounced game, which is in all probability going to be Black Ops 2.

Bear in mind that the following information is unconfirmed.

• Black Ops 2 will be released on 6 November, 2012.
• Escort, a new game mode similar to Search and Destroy however a live player must be escorted to one of three areas (or two depending on the map) without being killed. The match will have rounds, consisting of one life only.
• Drop Zone and Kill Confirmed will return
• Team Defender and Infected will not return

Pointstreaks

• Will follow from Modern Warfare 3’s system.
• Larger emphasis on objectives.
• A bomb plant is worth 2 points.
• A neutral flag is worth 1, however an enemy flag is worth 2.
• A flag assist capture is worth 1, a capture is worth 2.
• The Specialist Pointstreak has be modified.
• 2 kills now gets you 1 perk.
• The 4th kill gets you 2 more perks.
• The 6th kill gets you 3 more perks.
• The 8th Kill gets you 4 more perks.
• You do not get every perk when you reach 8 kills.
• Perks only become “Pro” when you have them Pro.
• RC XD will not return.

Heat vision

• Is a new Pointstreak reward.
• When you get the required points, you can activate this Pointstreak and your player pulls out a scope and attaches it to your weapon.
• This scopes main advantage is it’s ability to detect enemies through most walls.
• Note, the scope can only be attached to primaries not including shotguns.

Item Packages

• Requires 5 points.
• Fall along side care packages and air drop traps.
• Features a list of package items only.
• Including ammo, mini gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, and body armor.

Prestiges

• There will be 15 prestiges.
• There will be 50 ranks.
• Every two prestiges there is a 5 rank increase.
• The final prestige has 90 levels.

ELITE 2.0

• ELITE is being fully incorporated into Black Ops 2.
• Combat record has been modified and re-named as ELITE Stats.
• There will be a specific lobby for clan matches (new way of leveling clans).
• Clan Tournaments can now be implemented.

Removed

• No MOAB or Nuke.
• No last stand.
• No death streaks.
• No flame thrower attachment.

Map Design

• Map design and size will be following Black Ops not Modern Warfare 3.

Sniper Rifles

• Improved sniper rifle usage.
• No aim assist for any sniper rifle.
• Less sway.

Customization

• No longer just perk 1 chooses the players appearance.
• Appearance is a combination of all perks and type of Pointstreak being used.

Hardcore

• Larger emphasis on hardcore than ever before.
• No grenade launchers.
• Only vehicle guided rocket launchers permitted.
• Respawn timings decreased (for most modes).
• 1 bullet in the foot will no longer kill a person, a head or chest shot is usually required.
• A person will now bleed out if severely injured.

Perk System 2.0

• The Perk Pro system has been upgraded.
• There is now 2 options a perk can advance to.
• Both require different challenges to unlock.
• Once the desired Pro version is unlocked, the player can select that as their “Perk Pro”.
• Once selected, the only way to choose the other option is by entering prestige mode.
• For example Perk slot 1 has the perk called Speed.
• Speed – Reduces the time taken to aim down the sight.
• Pro I – Swaps weapons faster.
• Pro II – Throws equipment faster.

Combat Training

• Will be returning with vast improvements.
• Difficulty is no longer based on how long the bots take to start shooting.
• Bots now have an advance AI system.
• Similar to the behavior seen in the MW3 Spec Ops survival.

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