RETIRED: Official Call of Duty: Black Ops Thread

Hate them or love them, customizable killstreak rewards has been the most game-changing alteration to Modern Warfare 2 from the previous CoD Games. With a choice of 15 different rewards, players can now customize their killstreaks to them. Some choose to pick up lots of 3, 4 and 5 killstreaks, others work their way up to the bigger 11 killstreaks, and still others gun for the big 25 killstreak, the Tactical Nuke.

With the rumours that Call of Duty: Vietnam will be heavily based on the Modern Warfare 2 engine, we can look forward to a whole new range of killstreaks. Ideas over in the Treyarch forums include Napalm strikes, B-52 bombers and teammate-assisted mortar. However, old suggestions such as artillery and dogs are still around.

What�s different about the Treyarch forums is that the developers actually come and speak to their players, get feedback, and let them know about their progress. For example, here�s what Vahn, a Treyarch dev, had to say on the subject of having different killstreak rewards for each class:

Quote : We tried this and didn�t like it. That doesn�t mean we won�t try it again. At least one of my co-workers LOVED IT and he cried a little when I removed it. It complicates the purity and speed of Create a Class, which by itself has to evolve and thus gets more complicated. More directly, I�m listening to all the feedback about not having as many / complex / deadly killstreaks. That feedback means that most classes, most of the time, have the same Killstreaks available in each of them by nature of not having as many killstreaks available at each of the key levels. Vahn

Also, particularly interesting is the suggestion from Vahn that killstreaks would no longer contribute to further killstreaks in Call of Duty 7:

Quote : We love the stacking as well as the fact that it can carry between lives. What I don�t love is the fact that kills from killstreaks count towards your next killstreak. That�s how you get the guys who rack up insane K: D ratios. If those guys had to go out into the field and shoot people, you wouldn�t see as much killstreak spam. A great topic worthy of it�s own thread, really. We talk about those 3 things a lot. Should kills from killstreaks count towards your next killstreak? Should killstreaks continue to stack? Should killstreaks you earned survive your death? Our current implementation is: No, Yes, Yes. But anything can change during development. Vahn

It�s certainly refreshing to see a game developer taking an active role in the community, and working to address problems from previous games. Fans will also be relieved to see that Treyarch are not fans of Commando (the MW2 perk) either, and it appears that they have no plans to implement that.

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