The controversial Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak system changes have been defended by lead game designer Tony Flame on Twitter, who took to the social media platform to help better explain what fans can expect from the switch and why it's being made now. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer has been a hotly debated topic ever since the game unveiled a first-look at some of its online modes in a world premiere earlier this month, as invested fans argue over whether or not the game looks promising.
While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War publisher Activision removed the clip in a re-ed trailer to appease that government body.
When it comes to more recent Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War controversy, however, it's been located squarely in-game. When Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak system changes were first announced alongside its multiplayer reveal, fans were critical, which prompted a response from Tony Flame on his Twitter . Flame stated that the Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak change was being made because it "incentivizes a greater range of play," and would help players have reasons to pursue both low-tier and high-tier streaks.
Flame then took the time to respond to a fan who insinuated that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak system change was going to benefit "bad" players more. Flame stated that the team had a lot of internal that suggested otherwise, and instead posited that the player archetype that would most benefit from the Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak change would be middle-tier players who "invest so much time in our game" but don't often get to participate in streak-based fun.
Truth be told, it sounds like the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Scorestreak changes will be well-received once players actually get a chance to go hands-on with them. One issue that persists in all online competition is the fact that many players believe they are significantly better than they are. This in turn makes it so that changes that benefit low-to-mid-tier players are more widely criticized because many consumers who fall into that range don't actually believe they do. In practice, however, it should benefit the widest portion of the Call of Duty playerbase - something that should make for more exciting gameplay and, perhaps even more crucially, more interesting viewing while content creators dive in.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War releases on November 13, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PC. It will also release on PlayStation 5.
Source: Tony Flame