Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is now just days away, and Activision is only just now revealing some more information about the franchise's newest addition.
Unlocked once the main campaign is finished, Endgame is a co-op PvE mode for up to 32 players based on a large map called Avalon, which will be familiar to anyone who played Black Ops 6's campaign. The Mediterranean-inspired locale will play home to something new for CoD, as Activision highlighted today in a new blog post.
In Endgame, players pick a loadout and then deploy into the map, which is split into danger zones with difficulties ranging from levels one to four, with enemy difficulty increasing as the zones change, similarly to Modern Warfare III's MWZ zombies mode.
Players can equip one Major and one Minor ability before dropping in, ranging from an Active Camo for invisibility to a Grappling Hook that allows you to reach higher levels. But the catch here is that if you die with your operator in Endgame, your progress is lost. You need to kill enemies and complete tasks, level up, and exfil before dying, and then drop back in with your level (Combat Rating) to reach the higher difficulty areas and find whatever lies within as the challenge increases.
"Gain power in a match by completing objectives, uncovering intel, and defeating enemies to raise your operator’s Combat Rating and unlock Skills that amplify your combat effectiveness," Activision explained, highlighting skill tracks that will allow you to increase and focus your abilities further. But again, if that operator dies, you start from scratch.
"Time is of the essence in Endgame matches," Activision said. "Before the match timer runs out, operators must seek out a friendly VTOL exfil. Get to a pick-up zone, clear the landing area, and get out. A successful exfil lets you keep your current Loadout and Combat Rating. Make sure you get out every time, so you can push into harder locations and reap the greater rewards that await you."
This makes Endgame sound a bit like a hybrid between an extraction mode (like CoD DMZ or ARC Raiders, for example) and a roguelike game where each time you deploy, you fight different mobs and complete different objectives to level up and try and reach an overall goal.
It's hard to tell what Endgame's potential is in the long run without playing it first, but it does sound like something new and interesting for players to sink their teeth into when BO7 launches this Friday, Nov. 14.
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