Ahead of Black Ops 7’s November release, Treyarch dropped a brief video to answer some questions about the game’s multiplayer. The developer discussed some of the movement changes coming to Call of Duty in Black Ops 7 as well as teased more remastered maps from 2012’s Black Ops 2.
A lot of popular Call of Duty maps have been remastered over the years, and Black Ops 7 is already confirmed to have three at launch. Raid, Hijacked, and Express return this year, but they’ve all been remastered in previous Black Ops games, leaving fans eager for different maps to appear.
When asked if players can get some Black Ops 2 remasters that have never been seen before, Treyarch design director Matt Scronce simply answered, “Yes, you can.”
Maps like Yemen and Plaza have been highly requested over the years, so hopefully these locations will finally return to Call of Duty as remastered maps in Black Ops 7.
Scronce also discussed the movement for Black Ops 7 multiplayer. The developer re-confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 doesn’t feature jet packs or wall-running mechanics. Instead, the game includes redefined omnimovement with a wall-jump ability, which can be chained together for up to three jumps.
“On that second and third jump, you’re going to lose a little bit of momentum,” Scronce explained. “We honestly want to make sure people aren’t ping ponging around the maps.”
Activision recently revealed that the previously announced Carry Forward program for Black Ops 7 has been cancelled, mostly. Weapons, operator skins, and other cosmetics from Black Ops 6 will no longer transfer to Black Ops 7. Only double XP tokens and GobbleGums will continue to carry forward.
You’ll be able to try out the game’s multiplayer next month, as detailed in our guide on how to get access to the Black Ops 7 beta.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches on November 14 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. You can find highlights of all major Black Ops 7 announcements here, which includes details on an endgame for the campaign, a massive round-based Zombies map, and a futuristic design for multiplayer.
