All of the stealth-based perks like Ghost that I usually use to avoid UAVs are relegated to the third slot. Perks in the first two slots are minor bonuses to grenade resistances and cooldowns. I think this is partly why perks are less impactful this time around. I enjoy the absurdity of Gunfighter, which lets you stick eight attachments to a gun instead of the usual five, though I suspect most players will stick to the Perk Greed wildcard to score an extra three perks for free. Wildcards, class modifiers seen in past Black Ops games, let you bend the rules in some fun ways. Treyarch’s latest take on Create-a-Class does come with a few improvements. Cold War is fine, but it’s a distraction from the CoD I’ll still be playing a year from now. Activision is betting the series’ future on Warzone, and for good reason. It’s no secret which of these competing philosophies will leave a greater legacy. Casually switching to Cold War after a few Warzone matches is like jumping from a bike to a skateboard-same idea, but different in every way that matters. Attachments that look nearly identical don’t alter the same stats. Under different developers and engines, guns that appear in both games like the M4 and MP5 have mismatched ballistics and recoil patterns. The tech that binds the two together is impressive, but it’s not a steady transition for these wildly divergent shooters. By merging into a strange FPS homunculus, Call of Duty is, in its own way, evolving into a single service game hub with Warzone at its center. Both games have prominent main menu buttons that launch into the other, seamlessly bringing your party along as well. A rank gained in one will automatically carry into the other. Starting in December, Activision is unifying progression across Warzone and Cold War with shared ranks, weapons, battle passes, and cosmetics. There is no longer a single de facto CoD. Warzone's longevity makes Cold War a harder sell. In fact, a better Call of Duty game released this year-the free-to-play battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone. Despite welcome adjustments to Create-a-Class and a fun (if brief) campaign, Call of Duty has been a lot better before.
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