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Black Ops 6 Free for All Mode is score-based, not kill-based, sparking feedback from the community. Redditor AidenT06 highlighted the oversight where assists and flashbangs accumulate points. The sentiment in the discussion surrounds disappointment in changing the core essence of the popular mode.
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A gamer online has noticed what appears to be an oversight in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Free for All game mode, after winning a match in a unique way. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has only just been released, but this gamer has already found an issue with one of the game's most popular modes.
Free for All has been a staple of the Call of Duty series for many years now. With no teams and often small maps, it can prove to be one of the most hectic Call of Duty game modes, where individual skill matters above all else. There are no teammates to carry the worst player here - the cream of the crop will rise to the top. While Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was missing some fan-favorite modes from launch, Free for All was never going to be one of them. It's simply far too popular among the franchise's community to go anywhere.
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Despite how long Free for All has been a series staple, the Black Ops 6 iteration of the mode has one big oversight, as pointed out by Redditor AidenT06 after one of their games: the match rankings are score-based, not kill-based. This means that getting the most kills in a Free for All lobby doesn't necessarily guarantee the win. Assists still gather points in Free for All, as does flashbanging an enemy. One player pointed out in the thread that this could be done to offset the impact of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 killstreaks, which usually give fewer points per kill.
Black Ops 6's Free for All Mode is Score-Based and Not Kill-Based
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Overall, the sentiment in this particular discussion was pretty negative about the change to the popular Black Ops 6 game mode. One user put it simply, saying, "Free for all should be pure kills, don't "fix" what ain't broken." A glance at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's pre-release material about Free for All confirms the choice as intentional, with Treyarch referring to the mode as the "first player to reach a specific number of points" wins the match. It'll be interesting to see if the studio responds to any of the discourse about Free for All, although it's very possible it just remains as it currently is.
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Black Ops 6's multiplayer offering is just getting started. There's no doubt that there will be plenty of new content and changes to existing modes that cause tons of debate in the community. Season 1 of the game doesn't currently have a release date, so gamers will have to wait and see when Treyarch reveals this. For now, gamers have Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's version of Nuketown to look forward to on November 1, which will be a remaster of the original iteration of the map.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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.
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Franchise Call of Duty
Platform(s) PlayStation 5 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One , PC
Released October 25, 2024
Developer(s) Treyarch , Raven Software
Publisher(s) Activision
Multiplayer Online Multiplayer , Online Co-Op
Engine IW 9.0
ESRB Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
How Long To Beat 8 Hours
Steam Deck Compatibility Unknown
X|S Optimized Yes
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
File Size Xbox Series 216 GB (October 2024)
Number of Players 1-4
Cross Save Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
Cross-Platform Play Yes - PlayStation, Xbox, PC
PC Release Date October 25, 2024
PS5 Release Date October 25, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date October 25, 2024
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