Rumor: Black Ops 2 Release Date & Multiplayer Details Leaked

[Nuvian]

Oh boy, this is a big one. With rumors swirling full force now about the impending Black Ops 2 announcement early next month, a megaton of details have surfaced regarding the game. The details state the supposed release date for the game as well as a plethora of multiplayer details and perks.

Rumors had previously indicated that the release date was scheduled for November 6th, 2012, but it appears that the date will be a week later. A poster that leaked via the PSPKing.de forums mentions a new release date, November 13th, 2012. Along with the poster, featured below, quite a few details for the game modes and perks within the game were also mentioned.

Keep in mind that the information you’ll read should still be classified as a “rumor”. While quite a bit of it is very likely and plausible, until there’s confirmation from Activision we’ll keep it listed under “rumors”.

Game Modes

Escort ~ A game mode in which you escort a player across three flags to achieve victory. The enemy team killing the player will result in a win for their side.

Split Spawn ~ A game mode in which you spawn from a hellicopter, and climb down to get to the ground. The player starts with 3 lives. One player can control the chopper to let you climb down in different areas, as well as shoot from the chopper. If the chopper is destroyed, players can no longer spawn. Players compete for a central flag that takes 2x as long to capture than a regular domination flag. Either the death of all opposing players or the capturing of the flag will grant you a win. This game has 2 rounds.

Equalizer ~ A game mode in which players are switched to the enemy team upon death. Players will compete for a flag, which when owned, open up a power plant to allow the player to customize their class in game, get new weapons, and put on a juggernaut suit for their team only.When there are 2 players left on a team, they are granted with the power plant automatically, and pointstreaks up to a 5 point requirement can also be obtained. If either of the two players die, they will remain on their own team. The team with the most converts (kills) at the end will win. If tied, whoever is currently owning the power plant will win.


Perks

1. Spy – Appear as a friend on the map. (Disadvantage is, you’re always spotted even without a UAV, and when shooting, you turn red on the map)
b. Pro – Detect enemy spies. They will still always be spotted on the radar.
c. Elite – If Pilot is active, your airship will be marked as an ally.

2. Escape Artist – When going prone, you feign death (You cannot shoot during)
b. Pro – When approaching death, the enemies crosshairs will turn to white, and your name will dissapear.
c. Elite – if Diver is active – You realistically fall into your feign death instead of diving.

3. Audiophile – Players with silenced weapons will show on your radar if they are shooting at you or close around you.
b. Pro – Footsteps are louder
c. Elite – If bladesman is active – kniving will show up on the radar

4. Defuser – Throw all equipment but cookable grenades up to 2x farther – a hollow circle will show up around your crosshairs, and the circle will fill in 3 seconds. When the circle is full, it will throw 2x farther, when it is empty, it will throw 1x as far.
b. Pro – Be able to take semtex off of players and throw them elsewhere, and be able to pick up any enemy equipment and use it as your own.
c. Elite – if quickdraw is active – the circle will fill in 1.5 seconds.

5. Juggernaut – Regenerate health faster while moving
b. Pro – Regenerate health faster while crouched
c. Elite – If scavenger is active – you are able to drop ammo packs for your team.

6. Diver – You can dive into cover (A.K.A. Dolphin Dive) – and while diving you can still shoot, however when you land it takes awhile to regain focus.
b. Pro – You crawl 2x faster
c. Elite – With Extreme conditioning active – You can sprint while crawling to crawl faster (3x) instead of getting up.

7. Pilot – Your flying killstreak’s kills will count towards your next killstreak.
b. Pro – Your controllable flying killstreaks will last until they are shot down.
c. Elite – With blind eye active – Your uncontrollable flying killstreaks will not show on the map.

8. Technician – Any land killstreak’s kills will count towards your next killstreak.
b. Pro – Your Advnaced UAVS will disable the enemies UAV
c. Elite – If defuser is active, your sentries cannot be taken down instantly.

9. Bladesman – You have 2 knives in each hand instead of just one in one hand. (This essentially makes knives kill twice as fast.)
b. Pro – You have a chance of dodging the incoming players knife.
c. Elite – If assasin is active – kniving will be completely silent and not show on the killfeed, unless countered by audiophile elite.

10. Conciousness – While standing, you are just as accurate as when you are prone
b. Pro – Your bullets cause more flinching.
c. Elite – If marksman is active – shooting your enemy will mark him on the mini map.

11. Focus – Be able to shoot while sprinting, even at the deduction of accuracy.
b. Pro – Be able to shoot while jumping, even at the deduction of accuracy.
c. Elite – If stalker is active – when jumping, equipment does less damage to you.

12. Deep Impact – Your bullets shoot through hard surfaces.
b. Pro – Your bullets gain 50% damage with each person they go through.
c. Elite – if steady aim is active – when hip-firing, your bullets have 10% more damage with each person they go through.


Knife Melee Slot

1. Default Knife – Takes 2 swipes to kill, you need to put it away, and take it back out like usual.
2. Tactical knife – Takes 4 swipes to kill, as long as you are pushing the melee button however, it will keep knifing
3. Tactical hammer – Takes longer to get out, takes 4 swipes to kill, you need to put it away and take it back out like usual, but against riot shields and machines it takes only 1 swipe to destroy.
4. Throwing knifes – Start with 4, fast to get out, fairly accurate, but takes 2 to kill and is ranged
5. Tomahawks – Start with 2, slow to get out, fairly innacurate, and takes 1 to kill and is ranged
6. Ballistic knife – [Disallows use of equipment] – A tactical knife in one hand, while a ballistic knife is in the other. You start with 2 ballistic knives, and they kill in 1 shot. These knives take a moderate time to get out. (With Bladesman on, you start with 3 ballistic knives and one ballistic knife in each hand.)


Confirmed Weapons

AK74 Mp5SD Model 590 Psg-1 Type 67 M973 SA-7 Grail / 9k32 Strela-2
Ruger Mini-14 PA3(DM) Model 1300 PSL Enfield L7 Steyr GB Stinger
Type 65 SW M76 Model 1100 SVD M240 Skorpion Redeye
Valmet M76 Type 64 Spas-12 Model 700 AS70 MEU Arwen 37
M70 UZI CAWS M76
Python M26 Grenade
R1 Rifle Ares FMG Featherlight
Mini-Uzi HG 84 Grenade
Valmet M60 AKS-74U Stakeout
M67 Grenade
AKM-63 Mac 10 Saiga-12
Sticky Grenade
AMD-65 MPL Striker
Commando Type 64
AR-18


Attachments

Attached Weapon Rack (Weapons attached to primary for quick weapon switching) (Only works when paired with pistols)
Attached Pistol (For snipers only)
Attached Shotgun (For Assault Rifles only)
Attached Bayonette (For Assault Rifles and Snipers only)
Laser
Red dot sight
Reflex scope
Thermal Scope
Acog Scope
Extended Mags
Dual Mags
Rapid Fire
Grenade Launcher (Grenades drop significantly more)
Grip
Perfected Ironsights (Ironsights that make it easier to see your bearings)


Call of Duty titles always grab a ton of attention, and it appears that Black Ops 2 will be doing the exact same. Out of all of the information that’s listed above, what do you hope is true the most? What do you feel would be a terrible addition to the game?

Source

This should of course be taken with a grain of salt.

[podsaurus]

Boy the knife stuff is pretty complicated. I feel a bayonette would be a good alternative. Lot's to perks that can cancel or limit other perks. It seems like they're really trying to balance things out.

Escort sounds like a good idea. You must use teamwork there rather than lone wolfing it.

[emmerich]

I'm glad they made the default knife a two hit kill (assuming the rumors/leaks are true).

However, I think they've gone too far with the whole perk thing, and some of them ideas are horrible. I almost hope it's not true apart from the default knife.

I could actually make the knife better though. One hit kill with an animation that leaves you vulnerable for a second or two and you'd have to equip it. Meaning knifing would only really work if you had sneaked up on an enemy rather than running around a corner in to bullets and surviving it.

[Fon]

So, you have to take the knife out like you do with the equipment in, Black Ops?. If so, that's a much better idea. I can't comment on the perks though. I will wait for further confirmation.

[TEJ2025]

These are probably some of the worst ideas ever.

[$Greatness$]

Shows why games continue to get stupider and stupider. Wanna make the knife 2-hit kills? Fine. But if I knife you in the back, that should be 1-hit kill just like in Socom. I hope 80% of this shit isn't true, but if it is...

[XMW]

Eh.. sounds pretty terrible to be honest. I hope this doesn't end up in the actual game, the perks in Black Ops were nearly perfect imo but this just sounds stupid imo.

[Kuro]

some of these perks suck ilike some of them though

[Fon]

Eh.. sounds pretty terrible to be honest. I hope this doesn't end up in the actual game, the perks in Black Ops were nearly perfect imo but this just sounds stupid imo.

I agree. Black Ops was nearly perfect if it wasn't for Second Chance and the usual knife that can kill anyone from two galactic entities away(Okay, I'm overly exaggerating here).

[reasonable_doubt]

2 hit knife kill + Cod lag? prepare to be shot/killed in the face every single time.

[Fon]

Someone took a snap shot of the pre-order cards.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/27/ca...-by-pre-order/

[Abdou23]

Perks are terrible. SPY ?! really ?!

[podsaurus]

I dunno after looking at this and how weird some of this looks I'm not sure it's real. And that has to be an incomplete list of perks. I don't see scavenger and CoD has always had that perk every game if I'm not mistaken.

[LfCpS3]

( if true)

I love how the developers are so desperately trying to make COD be so diffrent with these (IMO) ridiculous perks. I bet that it will eventually kill the game.

What made COD 4 great? it was simple. More things they add the higher the chance of there being overpowered weapons, perks, features etc...

[Royals]

( if true)

I love how the developers are so desperately trying to make COD be so diffrent with these (IMO) ridiculous perks. I bet that it will eventually kill the game.

What made COD 4 great? it was simple. More things they add the higher the chance of there being overpowered weapons, perks, features etc...

I agree. Cod4 was awesome because it was simple without too many overpowered perks and kill streaks.