Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is doing some new things in all its modes, from a new scorestreak system in multiplayer to an exfil option in Zombies. One change, however, deals with a perk and has been noticed by multiple professional Call of Duty players, none of which are happy with what Black Ops Cold War is doing.
One of the perks players will see being used often in every mode of the Black Ops Cold War beta is Ninja, another name for the classic Call of Duty perk Dead Silence. First introduced in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over a decade ago, the classic perk originally allowed for players to be completely silent when sprinting. Like other modern CoD games, Black Ops Cold War’s version of Ninja only offers quieter footsteps as opposed to silent ones.
Professional Call of Duty players took issue with this kind of change, voicing their frustrations on Twitter. One of these pro players, Austin Liddicoat from OpTic Gaming, made it clear what his problems with a nerfed Ninja are. He believes that “complete dead silence allows for more plays to be made in SND and higher game knowledge in respawn,” going on to say that “footstep volume is for scrubs.” Much like the controversial skill-based matchmaking in Black Ops Cold War, more skilled players believe this is a crutch to give less-skilled players an advantage.
Team Summertime’s Davis Edwards shares this belief, saying that Ninja functions too much like Modern Warfare’s Dead Silence and makes the game too slow. He then goes on to say that the best CoD games featured complete Dead Silence, getting a reply from the two-time himself. Supposedly, Dr. Disrespect will have a big role in the CoD League, which could explain why he got involved in the discussion.
Dr. Disrespect believes that “Blops 1 sound design was the best,” and he offers ideas on how to improve the sound system in the series. The doc calls for “sound design indications for specific actions,” giving the example of how a “belt buckle would make a quick faint sound” when reaching the top of a ladder. Whether the developers at Treyarch give in to these requests for change is unclear, though they have already promised adjustments to the broken snipers from Black Ops Cold War’s alpha.
Black Ops Cold War’s beta is only days away, and even with pro complaints that Ninja is not as strong as it was in older games, it will likely still be joining the best weapons in Black Ops Cold War within many player loadouts.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be available November 13th on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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