Treyarch’s Matt Scronce has explained why the Black Ops 6 devs hadn’t totally dumped an issue that Call of Duty fans have been complaining about for a while. Though it has been “drastically reduced” for Black Ops 7.
Since Call of Duty started molding into one with the launch of the CoD hub, there have been a few issues that have lingered from game to game. Players have voiced their complaints on big collabs, devs seemingly not focusing on the realism side of CoD, and even the in-game performance of guns.
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On the latter part of that, fans have complained for a while about visual clutter when firing. Wacky scopes, some filling too much of the screen, and gun smoke flying up after shots have all caused players headaches at some point.
The visual smoke has, at times, been toned down, but the developers have accepted that they’ve not gone too far enough at times. However, that should change with Black Ops 7.
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CoD devs reducing visual noise in Black Ops 7
Ahead of the Black Ops 7 multiplayer beta, Treyarch’s Matt Scronce announced that “drastically reduced visual noise” when firing weapons in the upcoming release.
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The design director noted that it “is a common piece of feedback across the board but also specifically from our keyboard and mouse players.” Though, he was quizzed on why it’s not been eradicated before, given it is a common complaint.
“Will only speak for us, but we pulled back considerably over the course of Black Ops 6,” he added. “It’s a balance between visual flavor and gameplay. Want to make sure gameplay is prioritized on day 1 for Black Ops 7.”
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Will only speak for us, but we pulled back considerably over the course of Black Ops 6. It’s a balance between visual flavor and gameplay. Want to make sure gameplay is prioritized on day 1 for Black Ops 7.
— Matt Scronce (@MaTtKs) September 26, 2025
Scornce has also revealed that Treyarch would love to bring back Pick 10 as a create-a-class system at some point, but they’d like to make changes to it as well.
He also announced that three perks have had their slots switched up ahead of the multiplayer beta. So, Tryarch are taking feedback on board.
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