The Call of Duty holiday surprise event for Black Ops 7 players, which has been called ‘Merry Black Ops Friday’, has given rise to the exhilaration of the community and the event which is meant to raise the excitement that the community has. The Call of Duty Twitter account has sent out a cheerful message that says, “Merry Black Ops Friday! Now, get ready for some 🎁 #BlackOps7,” telling gamers that there is going to be holiday-themed content or gifts for them. The game is the one that players are going to get free gifts in between, not the developers that are going to be the ones to slow down with support after the launch as Black Ops 7 is still leading the battlefield.
The player reaction was pretty much the same as the Call of Duty community chaos that one would expect. One user instantaneously commented, “Merry Black Ops Friday! May your killstreaks be long and your teammates slightly less useless,” which very well captures the multiplayer experience. Who hasn’t faced such a situation where the whole team was just…unhelpful? After all, we have all been there when our teammates are just…not helping. At all.
Nonetheless, some players are not exactly in the holiday spirit. A few are even using the occasion to express their discontent with the game. “After so many crashes I finally got it,” was one player’s lament, implying technical issues may be that the reason why some players are not really feeling the jolly season. Another player even directly asked for a PS code by saying, “It would be cool to get a code for ps, only been able to play a little bit of black ops 7 via my friend’s game-sharing,” which is somewhat unfortunate but still a story that many broke gamers around the world can relate to.
The whole discussion had some interesting moments as well. A player pleaded, “please never put camos in a leaderboard event, I’d rather buy the camo,” showing how much people hate grinding for cosmetics in competitive modes. Moreover, there are the zombie fans demanding ‘Nuketown Zombies as a bonus map? 🙏,’ and let’s be honest, no one really is rejecting more zombie content, right?
Not only that, some conflicts regarding skins and operators erupted within the replies. One user protested saying, “No thanks. Don’t want Beaver and Butt Head skins running around in Black Ops 7. Go back to Black Ops 6 if you want the old skins,” which ignited a lengthy discussion about cosmetic preferences. An additional comment was made by another user, “See how he bumped into the tree 😂😂 he’s been on the whiskey,” referring to what seems to be a gameplay video and showcasing the community’s sense of humor, which stays active despite the game issues.
The most amazing part is that the holiday event ‘Merry Black Ops Friday’ seems to have a strong hold on the nostalgic holiday gaming spirit that we all had in our childhood. You know that feeling when you received a new game on Christmas and then spent the entire holiday just playing it? Now it’s like the developers treat us with an occasional “holiday” gift instead of giving just one big present at once.
It’s pretty smart timing – right on Thanksgiving when people are already slowly getting into that holiday mood. One player even asked for a code “to celebrate thanksgiving plz” which is…quite ambitious, to say the least! Still, you can’t help but respect the hustle.
Not only that, but people are also coming up with funny suggestions in the comments. One user requested “Bring back to the Warzone store” while another one stated “might need to put it on sale to help get those numbers up,” which honestly may not be the worst suggestion if the player count is going down. Besides that, somebody wrote “Dear Santa, please bring back carry forward skins only for zombies please 🙏🏽” classic as zombie mains are their own kind of committed.
What really draws attention is that this simple holiday tweet has turned out to be a “universal” place for community feedback, requests, and general mess. Shadow ban complaints, specific map requests, and just general holidays greetings have filled the space – it’s like a digital town square during the holidays where everyone has something to say, and not all of it is of the same sense.
The entire ‘Merry Black Ops Friday’ thing is, in fact, a super ingenious marketing move if you think about it. It creates that special occasion just around… playing the game on a Friday. Still, if it means free goodies or special events, who is complaining? Surely not those players who have already become addicted to the new Black Ops 7. As the holiday season draws near, it will be exciting to see if this is the onset of seasonal content for Black Ops 7. We might have the snow-covered maps, festive weapon skins, or even some limited-time game modes!
