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http://www.businessinsider.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-blackout-battle-royale-mode-first-impressions-2018-5 I'm not a 'Call of Duty' fan, but I'm really excited for the 'Blackout' battle royale mode in 'Black Ops 4' Call of Duty / Activision I've never been very interested in "Call of Duty" games. I respect their significance in their genre, and absolutely admire the influence they've had on other games since, but for me, the boots-on-the-ground warfare depicted in "Call of Duty" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops" games have always been associated with some of the worst aspects of gaming culture (see: hyper-masculinity, graphic violence, etc.). I've also simply never found them very fun to play — that is, for a person who would rather solve puzzles and walk through open worlds than shoot endlessly at waves of enemies — but that's a personal preference. However, I happen to love battle-royale games, like "PlayerUnknown's Battle Grounds" and "Fornite: Battle Royale," which pit players against each other in a Hunger Games-style battle to be the last man standing. This week's Community Reveal Event for "Call of Duty Black Ops 4" felt just like any other year, until the reveal of the new "Blackout" mode, which combines the battle-royale style with "Call of Duty's" signature combat systems, characters, and even sections of old maps. I never thought I would say this, but "Blackout" might give me reason enough to return to the Black Ops series — and the "Call of Duty" franchise as a whole — for the first time in years. Here's why I'm so excited about the new Blackout battle-royale mode in "Call of Duty Black Ops 4": View As: One Page Slides The inclusion of memorable characters and settings from old Call of Duty games makes "Blackout" feel like something the fans have earned after so many years of dedication and replaying. Call of Duty / Activision It feels weird to compare a family reunion to a fight to the death on an ever-shrinking island, but somehow the comparison is fitting. "Call of Duty" fans have been buying similar games every year for more than a decade, and endlessly replaying those games for hundreds of hours with friends for years after their release. This game finally feels like a reward for some of that grunt work. The short, relatively low-stakes rounds that battle royale is known for should feel like a victory lap for the players that have stuck with Black Ops since the beginning. When "CoD" developer David Vonderhaar said that players would be able to navigate the Blackout map with land, sea and AIR vehicles, I audibly gasped. Call of Duty / Activision The thought of getting a better view of the map from a helicopter, or narrowly avoiding gunfire by simply taking off in a plane is really going to be a huge game-changer for the battle royale genre. The return of the RC-XDs also really brought a smile to my face. Call of Duty / Activision The ability to sneak up on enemies from a distance has always been a great advantage in the games that featured these explosive-strapped RC cars, and they'll be especially useful in Blackout, where the ability to stay hidden often literally means life or death. Both the aircrafts and RC-XDs are brilliant innovations added to the battle royale genre by Black Ops 4, already setting it apart from Fortnite, PUBG, and others that skyrocketed it to popularity. And, of course, the sheer volume of weapons and other gear seen across the Call of Duty games is going to make for endless possibilities and great variety between matches. Call of Duty / Activision This variety can make all the difference for battle royale-style games, which are sometimes criticized for being too repetitive. Developers at Treyarch didn't go into details about cooperative play, but if Call of Duty: Black Ops' history with multiplayer is any indication, "Blackout" should offer some of the best Squads adaptations the battle-royale genre has ever seen. Call of Duty / Activision The map is probably going to be HUGE. Call of Duty / Activision The creators called this the biggest map they've ever made, which makes sense, because the decision to include boats and aircrafts doesn't just come from nowhere. In yesterday's announcement, Vonderhaar said that the series' first attempt at battle royale would be as unique to the Black Ops series as possible, and their time-tested combat systems and signature gameplay style puts them in the perfect position to enter this genre. For the first time in years, I'm genuinely excited to be playing a game "the Black Ops way." Check out the full trailer for Blackout mode here:

You are most welcome Ausi, will be good to have you back in game!

Well... for certain a particular platform it is, let’s just say my MacOS never has this issue with COD.

I hope so, it scans fine and no issues so far even though it came from a slight shady source ( @J3st3rXI)

He left? Damn, well welcome back!

Thanks @J3st3rXI! just used this to fix my newly imaged PeeCee worked like a charm!

Very nice, look forward to seeing it in person! We will have to compare MPG numbers from the trip out!

Ahh he is talking about the community 1.8 not steam 1.8

Oh, now that is pretty darn cool, I'm guessing there is some functionality to keep people from using that function for cheating themselves though?

Hot damn man this is so fucking awesome!

Yeah we need like a permalink and a nice writeup who wants to volunteer? I know @WldPenguin is busy with Nashville stuff @Gatorgirl has to take care of @ANGU5' likely hangover this morning @Ruggerxi probably will be out Golfing on such a nice day I've got to go hang out with the folks at cars n' coffee @Sammy has to figure out what all this 1.8 stuff is about @Roxy! is most probably busy planning her next vacation @BUDMAN is likely banning someone @dadda2 has to be in TeamSpeak with @Sally about something or other of course @Sitting-Duc is breaking something on the site, wow.

Holy Shit!!!! Hey Stormy is this it? http://vevo.musicfest21.stream/play/monster-truck-:-band-live-at-phoenix-concert-theatre-toronto--11/tq-Bp_2FOGA

Seriously?

I'd be there will be some beer and probably a lot more!

Happy Birthday @Magnus_1 hope it’s been a great one!

and More issues today: COD MW 2: Mac to Mac multiplayer accessible only at this time. COD MW 4: Mac to Mac multiplayer accessible only at this time. COD MW3: Mac to Mac multiplayer accessible only at this time. COD MW3: Mac to Mac multiplayer accessible only at this time. Avatar AspyrJason Today at 14:10 Follow We are looking into possible solutions, but have no immediate fixes. Follow this thread to receive email updates when this article is update with more info. Thanks for your patience.

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I have to apologize I have been going around to so many other COD forums recently I’ve probably seen your same posts all over and was mistaken. My bad. Now I have to ask. Why hey do you want this specific build? What is so special about it?

Have a great birthday @Mule!!

I wonder if we should set up a steam 1.8 ft server at least temporarily?

Additional info as per Aspyr the Mac / Linux dev: https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003410891-COD-MW-4-Recent-update-has-broken-Cross-Platform-MP They don't seem to know WTF is going on yet either

Well then I'd better turn on my Windoze version update again when I hook up my new pc, it definitely didn't update my Mac steam version of COD4, this is so very effed up! Thanks for the additional info @Sammy

um, yeah sure.

Howdy folks, It's obvious that Steam has screwed the pooch with some sort of update, decided to back everyone down to 1.6 then update everyone to a non-standard 1.8 community update that we don't currently support and our COD4 numbers are likely suffering because of it. This doesn't effect Disk based windows install folks, Linux based folks or Mac App store based folks just yet. Some Options May be: Go to 1.8, it's been out for a while but 1.8 is not official and it's not available for Linux or Mac and may never be so that cuts out a percentage of our players (and members) that won't ever be able to play on our servers if we do that. Have our Sr folks/programmer types that have some clout Talk to Steam and ask them WTF is going on and maybe throw any weight we have around and see if there is a change that can be made or find out why this is happening? Stay the Course and see COD4 dwindle down to nothing, which will be what the folks who play the other games have been hoping for the last decade plus would happen @Ruggerxi @Sammy @dadda2 @Sitting-Duc @Gatorgirl @BUDMAN @Roxy! what say you all? the time is nigh to act Respectfully, Yaccster