Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is just five days away from release, and the hype is at an all-time high. On the other hand, the pre-loading process that will commence tomorrow has already caused a lot of confusion among the gamers, resulting in different opinions of the game and even some fights. The Twitter account of the official Call of Duty game broke the news and, on top of that, released the countdown, which made the community very happy but also started a lot of arguing.
A really big question that has to be answered is what pre-loading really is. It seems to be a quite complicated matter. Some people claim that they are limited to the campaign while others boast of having the multiplayer and even zombies parts ready to play. A user by the name of Swytchers went as far as to make the statement “I have my preloads already 😂 and says all of it is playable on the 10th” which was immediately countered by YallMadOrNah who asked “You only have the campaign nothing else has been ready to pre downloaded stop lieing.” The two have been going back and forth with their arguments for a few replies now, with Swytchers still saying “I have MP & zombies preloaded already lmao” and YallMadOrNah asking for proof with “What console and send a picture? I am on PlayStation it only allowed me to download the campaign.” The whole pre-load situation can be a real headache depending on your platform, and that is, in fact, the case with every Call of Duty release.
At the same time, the weapon count has already begun to raise a storm of protest. TMHounds made it all clear with their comment on “Only 28 weapons… 2 LMGs… 3 pistols… only one bolt-action sniper rifle… all the guns look AI generated… pathetic as fk”. This seems to be a very strong opinion, especially considering that Modern Warfare 3 supposedly had far more secondaries at the start. But content diversity is a major issue for the players right from the very beginning.
Nevertheless, the biggest uproar surrounding Black Ops 7 is not caused by the pre-load misunderstanding or weapon counts—it’s about carry-forward in the zombies mode. Many players are making the call that Treyarch should bring back the feature allowing you to transfer your progress between games. GoldenCrowBar even went so far as to say, “Please bring back carry forward to BO7 Zombies” while curkicod1129 added “PLEASE TREYARCH #bringbackcarryforward.” AikaKitsune even predicted “5 days till Carry Forward us announced for Season 1!” showing that players are really depending on this feature returning, even if it is not on the first day.
The futuristic sci-fi world of Black Ops 7 also caused very lively discussions around crossover content. One entire discussion has been about the argument of whether Predator and Terminator skins would fit on the game’s aesthetic. Halliman89 was of the opinion “It doesn’t fit in with the game so go play terminator and predator games” but AikaKitsune replied with “Sci-Fi Characters in a Sci-Fi shooter makes so much sense.” This has led to a broad debate about whether selling skins or character crossovers is the better strategy, with references to Monster Energy codes versus actual iconic characters. In the end, Halliman89 confessed, “It’s better than the stupid cartoon skins,” and then added, “I used the codes for XP tokens,” indicating that even when players complain they will still take whatever bonuses they can get.
Besides, the typical New Zealand time zone exploit mentions were made, chaddon_ jokingly said: “See you all in New Zealand… I mean, in the game…” and ineedcontextpls added, “New Zealand looks nice this time of year.” This has become such a norm for players who can’t wait to play the game of their choice and are changing their console regions to take advantage of this practice.
Moreover, some players are already facing technical difficulties; for instance, xGibaa’s complaint “Thanks for the shadowban guys amazing anticheat good job” implies that the anti-cheat system may be a bit too strong even before the game starts. ViperAfro corrected the official countdown saying “3 days 13 hours or do” thus indicating that even the official timing is being questioned by the community.
Nonetheless, there is still very genuine excitement in the air despite all the drama and mess. MJG went as far as to say “5 days to play peak 🔥” while MrHell53362 declared “5 days till a great game will release.” The mixed reactions are indeed a phenomenon that can occur at any CoD launch—some individuals are so hyped that no one can believe it while others are already analyzing every detail minutely. The pre-load issue may get cleared up in the next day or two.
