Summary
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 player does rigorous testing to show the difference in aim assist when compared to 2023's Modern Warfare 3.
- Black Ops 6's aim assist is similar to Modern Warfare 3's at long range, but there is a drastic drop off when within 6 meters of an opponent.
- Some players believe this is a positive change, while others think aim assist has been nerfed too heavily in Black Ops 6.
A Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 player has shown the drastic aim assist nerf in this year's shooter when compared to 2023's Modern Warfare 3, highlighting just how little controller assist there is at close range. Although Black Ops 6 and Modern Warfare 3 are developed by two completely different studios, aim assist is a divisive subject when it comes to first-person shooters, and this year's Call of Duty title has made some major adjustments to the feature.
After players had the opportunity to go hands-on with the latest Call of Duty title earlier this year, Treyarch confirmed it would be making some major aim assist changes to Black Ops 6. Now, with the full release taking place last week, fans are getting to experience what those adjustments feel like in-game. While some players are loving the changes, others feel as though the feature has been nerfed too heavily.
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Call of Duty Player Compares Black Ops 6 and Modern Warfare 3 Aim Assist
Call of Duty's aim assist has always been incredibly strong, and one player is showing just how overpowered the feature was in last year's Modern Warfare 3 when compared to Black Ops 6. Over on Reddit, user HeckingtonSmythe has done some rigorous testing and put together a short clip that compares the two shooter's aim assist. While distances from 18 to 6.5 meters show identical results, closer range engagements reveal that Black Ops 6's aim assist drops off drastically, meaning players are required to do more work when it comes to aiming. Whether or not this is a good or bad thing ultimately comes down to personal preference.
The response to the user's results has been mostly positive, with one user saying, "Nerfing point blank aim assist like that is a really good change, I can't find any good justification as to why it should track this much up close." Others speculate that close-range aim assist was nerfed to compensate for Black Ops 6's new omnidirectional movement system, as a heavier aim assist feature would give players attempting to make the most of omnimovement no chance at all.
Aim assist isn't the only divisive change made in the latest Call of Duty title either, as some players have recently started to call for the removal of Black Ops 6's Recon perk. This Combat Specialist perk allows players to see the enemy team through walls for a short period of time after respawning, and while some players believe it simply needs a counter perk to balance things out, others want it removed from the game completely.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 25, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Treyarch, Raven Software
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- IW 9.0
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
WHERE TO PLAY
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
- Cross Save
- Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Prequel(s)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War
- Franchise
- Call of Duty
- Number of Players
- 1-4
- Split Screen Orientation
- Vertical or Horizontal
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- Genre(s)
- FPS
- How Long To Beat
- 8 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- File Size Xbox Series
- 216 GB (October 2024)
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 Players
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
