I Miss Call of Duty Blackout

[@Mr.Feet8956]

This is why I want blackout 2.0 but I know its not coming

[@Mr.Feet8956]

They should do it for Ground war or whatever they called it that stuff would be amazing, RIP Blackout

[@killershue]

@Mr.Feet8956 they were going to with cold war but most of the team got pushed to wz so we got left with fireteam instead.

[@colbykaufman8810]

Cold War had a near-complete blackout 2.0, it had slightly altered variants of the ground war/ outbreak maps, that’s why Sanatorium and Zoo have the same train line in the middle. They were meant to have a train on it like Worlds edge from Apex had a long time ago. It also had a little Soviet town in the middle and Summit was up on a hill in the Alpine area, there’s a video on KZbin that goes over the scrapped map, just search ‘scrapped blackout 2 map’ it’s the one by CodTricksandSecrets

[@xXNeoxeoXx]

Yeah i was praying back then, alone the map and cold wars arcade playstill would fit perfectly back then

[@BraveInstance]

It wouldn't be the same with the IW movement. Black Ops 4 was the last truly arcade Cod game and that was a big part of Blackout.

[@matthewjalovick]

I never played Blackout but this video has me feeling nostalgic for it. Seeing the maps that defined my 20s in that mashed together open world is beautiful.

[@SPITEFLESH]

@TitoBalani it quite literally walked so WZ could run but now WZ is stumbling and falling 🫡

[@jonanddy]

@@matthewjalovick it was terrible. you can still play it on the iPhone using COD mobile, but most players are bots

[@PhenomRom]

It was poopie

[@Im-guy]

@@RandomKZbinrUsername2 warzone really does suck tho apart from microtransactions

[@angeldelgado7120]

Bro 💀 Nostalgia💀💀💀

[@DOUGLIFEog]

The mode also made you wanna win, challenges to unlock unique characters you had to work for. Ranks so you can rank up and show off new operators. I remember struggling for DAYS trying to get Woods, so if you saw someone rocking woods you know that was a good player. Nowadays everything is in the shop and nothing is special anymore.

[@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005]

Most of the skins in Blackout were paid for or gotten out of supply drops literally only like 6 of the skins were earnable in game

[@FOXYGAMiNGNEWS]

@@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 But you could unlock them via only playing. That was a great thing.

[@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005]

@@FOXYGAMiNGNEWS sure but you'd hardly ever get anything decent out of the supply drops only ever trash emblems calling cards and camos

[@FOXYGAMiNGNEWS]

@@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 Believe me or not, I got every weapon (except 1 I never wanted anyways) & every rare John & Jane Doe skins. Well, I paid for Ultimis Richtofen, because I'm a Ultimis & Zombies fanboy, but I got everything by only playing the game :D It was the best feeling ever to get those out of the boxes for only playtime. Most of my friends did the same & didn't even buy one skin :D Is it luck oder just manifesting? :D

[@Largebean22]

@@DOUGLIFEog I got Woods first try. Literally all I did was drive around and run people over on the quad lmao

[@jesuspena324]

You and I both. I never got into warzone. It was great seeing my child hood spread out on one map.

[@drumandbassob0007]

same i tried to play warzone but with the lower ttk and sbmm i havnt played many hours unlike blackout which i would play all night and every game was different and fun , i also miss the grapple gun and when you would shoot someone they would stay dead instead of having 5 self revives . Would be cool if treyarch change warzone into a blackout 2 but cant see it happening

[@jesuspena324]

@@drumandbassob0007 yeah I still think the introduction of warzone was the death of og call of duty. Every mode took huge hits campaign, zombies and MP were never the same

[@whalewithan1092]

Also we had sweet earnable skins and characters unlocked with in game challenges. Not pay for the coolest skins but be good to get the cool skins. The good ol days man

[@Stampistuta]

An underrated feature of Blackout was its colour pallet. COD keeps making dark, dreary maps when Blackout from several years ago looks so vibrant.

[@HUSKMANE]

same bro. most fun I 've ever had playing call of duty

[@HUSKMANE]

I never had the crashing troubles everyone else had. I had perfect gameplay every time, I wish people could've had that same experience I did. BO4 was the first game I came back to, after not playing anything since BO2.

[@IamJay02]

​@@HUSKMANE I personally think bo4 sucks donkey balls. Blackout was alright but no campaign and the zombies mode was pretty mid to me. IX is a good map tho.

[@crispcoffee7958]

I still play on PS4 at least once or twice a week. Wish this game was still getting updates.

[@krono5el]

the blackout map was def a masterclass in map design. also liked blackout a lot and hated and still do blops games but blackout felt completely different with bullet drop and sound. blackout and og warzone were a blessing i'll never forget.

[@Yuuki_Asuna]

I wouldn't call it masterclass design when alot of locations were just copy paste maps from the past, stitched together, it's not exactly difficult to do that and I get it because they didn't have much time but don't be dishonest, this product is not original in the locations

[@krono5el]

@@Yuuki_Asuna yeah those were the only goofy bits of map, the reused levels from those games.

[@briangarner6103]

I think they messed up with the armor system, but I still loved playing it. I miss no loadout battle royal.

[@SpxcyMxyo]

@@briangarner6103 Yeah, getting beamed by the new meta class is exhausting.

[@0Stark24]

Also not to mention they constantly updated the map. Every update had a different atmosphere to it, it’s amazing. Also the ability to unlock skins by doing in-game quests. Blackout really released in a bad time, I wish it had cross-play man.

[@matthewdavidmedia3642]

I still play black out every once and a while it’s a really good game its downfall it wasn’t free I truly believe if it was free it would have done amazing

[@trapnerd214]

Crossplay as well

[@ntnyjskf7872]

@@matthewdavidmedia3642 what platform do you play on i cant find any games

[@xXNeoxeoXx]

Yeah but acrivision new if they released it f2p it would be a bigger hit and they lost the chance to cash in like in warzone and the loved child IW which saw the succses want to make a br to,which back then no one knew what a pack of dipshits and Idle cunts the new IW team was that how they do it the only good and right way is gameplay and patch wise

[@tylerhartley5031]

@@trapnerd214 Woah now let's not get way too ahold of ourselves

[@bobabola]

Thank Activision for that, it was suppose to be free, but they wanted the infinity ward to have the big game.

[@bombedu]

As a Blackout lover myself, I miss it so dearly, didn't play it enough as I was constantly grinding Zombies, but the fan service was amazing, everything in Blackout worked so well and it did keep me coming back, playing as your favourite Black Ops characters with your friends was such joy! Some day I'd love if someone hosted a lobby just to try it again. (Great video btw!)

[@faygomilk8233]

I like seeing smaller KZbinrs doing stuff no one else does great video and good luck keep up the hardwork.

[@slieza9113]

Blackout was made with love. Despite how greedy Activision was at the time. Warzone feels so soulless by comparison. Boring metas. Forgettable locations. A super bland color palette. Loadouts were the worst thing imo to come to battle royale. If you had a bad gun but made it work, it felt way better than being a slave to the mega cheese

[@leonidas6064]

I really liked Blackout as well, my favourite season was apocalypse z because as a hardcore zombies fan it felt really cool seeing all the homages to zombies and the wonder weapons were incredibly fun. I just wish they at least brought back the Blackout map to warzone. The funny thing is that Blackout had alcatraz as a map first, so they were definitely thinking of Blackout when making warzone

[@frenchfries2148]

I started playing COD during its recession, I wasn’t around for its hay day, BO4 is the game I get nostalgic for like other people with bo2

[@undefined428]

You well and truely missed the golden era my friend, bo4 is the worst black ops

[@Anonymous97702]

Nostalgic for this trash 😭 you about 7 or something bro? Clueless.

[@okokokok1457]

@@frenchfries2148 despite all its flaws I still like black ops 4 but the others are definitely better

[@Kikester]

I was just playing blackout last night. I got to unlock 2 numbers outfits on a new account that I never got to complete. I really miss the original state of blackout when they had special events on blackout.

[@ArcanineluvsU]

Blackout will always have a special place in my heart. I never understood how or why Activision thought it wasn’t worth pursuing. I’m not a fan of Warzone. Blackout did something for me that no other BR could. Apex is the next best for me. I miss it.

[@ChipJones421]

And what was it that it did that no other battle royale has done?

[@ArcanineluvsU]

@@ChipJones421 stuck to a core gameplay design that didn’t stray too far from what I enjoyed. Purely personal preference. However, I’ve tried a lot of BR titles that I never sank more than 20-ish hours in before I never played again.

[@yokozuma2]

My friends and I would spend dozens of hours playing Blackout. I wish Warzone scratched that same itch that Blackout did back then. Everything about Blackout just felt right, the map, the core gameplay mechanics of it, the RNG. I still have so many memories about nearly every inch of that map. I couldn't tell you a single Warzone related memory though. If they were to bring Blackout back in some way, I'd gladly waste hours upon hours in it again.

[@YUNGFADE520]

This is how I feel about DMZ in mw2 going in with my friends to hunt other squads was an experience no other game will ever be able to replicate

[@arni4750]

i wish i played more blackout. it was so underrated.

[@TDakaNuigoFtrmarket]

Ground War, Pandemic, Heist, all these wacky variations I will say I am happy to have witnessed because most of those LTMs will never come back

[@smithy456]

Top 3 greatest periods in CODS history for me, and I’ve been playing since COD4. I’m 29. Blackout was so overlooked and underrated. The rare characters to unlock was great, because if you seen someone running around as a rare character, you had instant respect for them!

[@BalvarMcGrunt]

Man I miss doing the challenges to get characters like Mason when you needed the stained shirt from a supply crate, then you'd go to the broadcast station and press that button. The memories I had.

[@FOXYGAMiNGNEWS]

Blackout was & IS the best BR out there. I've played them all, since the beginning. But Blackout was perfection. Nobody would play Warzone if Blackout had Cross-Play & Lifesupport or more maps & content. I'm still sad, Activision cancelled Blackout 2.... I was so pissed, when I heard the leaks back in the days from one of my sources. I was in denial...

[@psycho7045]

Blackout top tier 💯. A Remastered console Crossplay would be a wet dream 🥲

[@barsthehippie]

Man, my first game was when the beta dropped and I won. Definitely something you had to be there to know. A shame it wasn’t free to play like war zone.

[@Vermilllion178]

i just like how it had zombies, maps, weapons and even the mystery box

[@KingM119]

I was todays years old when i learned that blackout and warzone were 2 completely different things 😂

[@zacbarrett8875]

Blackout was the first battle royale i played and i sucked so bad. It was so complicated to me and so fast. But now that ive had years of playing different battle royales i look back and really wish i could play blackout now, the speed, wing suits and looting would be so fun. And the map was absolutely amazing. I was just telling my buddy about blackout the other day.

[@AshySenpai]

we need blackout. Unparalleled movement, and the best equipment. Grapple guns need to return. Campers were always punished in blackout.

[@Dime_time333]

Indeed. Sensor dart and dead silence put an end to campers

[@nuranbilgin-arac9517]

I miss BlackOut too. It was so much fun. I remember when the beta released. I was having so much fun I completely forgot to blink all evening, untill my eyes were red as tomatoes 😂 You had to find the best weapons and attachments, making loot an important and fun part of the mode. The additional POI's and LTM's gave it nice variety as well.

[@blvckspectrvm5398]

Dude, I thought I was the only one... it had that classic black ops feel, graphics were kinda cell shaded, attachements were the best instead of loadouts, map like you said was the best of all of the classics, it just felt and looked good. Everything you said was spot of even the pubg bit... sighhh i need this... blackout 2 and pubg 2 as well

[@0-_-O-_-0]

I completely forgot this game mode existed which is weird because I loved this game mode I played so much of it. Thanks for these memorys I forgot I even had

[@DnDJordanL]

I’m a diehard zombies fan so I only dabbled in blackout. A couple years ago I realized the trophy list required me to grind Blackout and oh my god how much fun it was, I get too serious about that one life…like anxiety haha and some intense moments! I had like 5 top 2 moments where I had Woods Bandana in my inventory and just had to flick my stick a bit to get the last kill…sadly I had to unlock it with some help on solos

[@goldium]

At the time, I used to grind blackout nonstop to get the Raul Menendez skin. I miss playing as both John and Jane Doe zombie skin

[@golem778]

I didn't enjoy the base map but the alcatraz mode was the only gun based BR I've ever really had fun on!

[@inshallah4280]

Wow raid looked so fire with the surrounding map

[@grimmako4879]

Blackout was actually the best br I’ve played I miss those days

[@DaBreadBots]

I played it a couple times but never seriously but this video makes it seem like it was the peak game in 2018

[@xXNeoxeoXx]

Blackout was really the BR which was on the point, a mashed map with nostalig Poi's, everyone had the same chance at start to scanvange and hope rng blessed you and customize the weapon you want or change it on the way for the situation, grapling hooks, sensor darts, vehicle on mass which pushed the rush playstyle on every aspect, which if a duo pushed didn't mean death cuz the movement and chance to flee or dodge and fight, the size and 100p was perfect, but the rng and scavanger aspect was what really pushed the classic BR which dropping on the same spot mean you must work with what you found and adapt which at the end mean the one which is better win. Or the jumping from tall buildings where you jumpsuite glided or could glide and push a enemy cuz it was fast and you didn't parachute as a free kill in the air, Blackout was really a COD BR fast and simple, loot-kill-win....i hate myself that i didn't play it more cuz had Bo4 since release and would give a lot to relive it...hell i would pay 70€ to have it with crossplay but all other stay the same, i hope Vonderhaar which left treyarch heard or saw that many wanted a blackout 2 and create a succsesor which catch with the simple br systems and arcade playstyle the same energy...or simply do it in bo6 as f2p for skin and weapon bundle sake and like mp go back what people want

[@donaldslayer]

Blackout was so much fun, from launch all they needed to do to make the game almost perfect was make level 3 armor the same as level 2 but also with head protection and add the armor repair scraps, the latter of which they actually did eventually. I was a bit of a beast at blackout and it was always crazy being last alive in quads and wiping teams to win the game

[@chili_phil]

I loved that Easter Egg where Nuketown population number changed so it listed how many players were in Nuketown!

[@BabyBatPlays]

some of the absolute best times I ever had on cod was in blackout, the nostalgia is niche and really intense, we came up with names for different locations only we knew, something about switching between Alcatraz and the big map was so fun, I still play blackout sometimes, there's still a community on there! seeing those leaks with blackout 2 in cold war made me sad af, idk what they were thinking when they turned it into fireteam dirty bomb, like what the fuck man lmao

[@IAmTheStormWithin]

Still one of my favorite brs to this day, I wish it got more traction

[@chili_phil]

What a map! used to play with some great lads - famous quote from one - Where we dropping? Turbine every time.

[@tig9495]

Every time I blacked blackout I was running into the sweatiest person ever. So I never played again

[@maxalvarez2239]

Blackout felt like actual Fun

[@Brotendo21]

Everybody hates it until the new game comes out and actually all of a sudden it was goated.

[@skooby95]

This game was nasty yo I remember getting the platinum trophy after unlocking all the blackout characters, good times.

[@HotTripod78]

I just wish they didnt cut the campaign for Blackout. They could have worked on Blackout after release and made it a free DLC. I wouldve liked to see what a BO4 campaign would have been like

[@ALightNDarkness]

i was just telling my brothers this last week, and we were saying how we all miss it :( used to drop in the graveyard constantly lol always had decent loot

[@P0W3RH0U53]

Avalon was supposed to be the next Warzone map, which was effectively a sequel to Blackout, having old maps in it. Hopefully it comes out after Verdansk.

[@marcolouw5353]

Bro, I go back to the bo4 trailer so much. One of the best cod trailers ever man.

[@HSzL4rB]

Honestly, I reckon blackout map would work so much better than Verdansk coming back. Warzone hasn't had a proper story since Cold War, it's been getting more and more goofy with each season. The blackout map is more in tone with that, in terms of it doesn't try to be a real place, just a map that players would enjoy playing. If they did that and got rid of loadouts, Warzone would be so much more popular

[@Synky]

The fact the word warzone was never even mentioned is impressive!

[@WilllieFR]

I miss this so much. Was so fun, played with my dad’s friends and a few of his friends. Much rather play this than Warzone. Wish they’d make another one. 😢

[@ghxstleader485]

By far the best battle royale ever. I got called a hacker every day because i got so good and played so much. Like 21000+ kills with the mog. I loved that mog and brawler with dead silence so overpowered but fun and the grapple gun to get away and fly around the map with and go agressive on people. Blackout's map allowed you to be out in the open and not fear dying constantly if you're not hiding in a building like warzone. The terrain was more mountainous and you can use the terrain to take cover so not all fights would happen inside buildings it was very dynamic

[@gionnieroberts7956]

• The Casual Nature Of This Battle Royale Out Of Each One I Played, I Actually Always Had Fun . Thanks For Reminding Me Of This Because BO4 Itself Is Kinda Underrated.

[@01laJGC]

I damn near forgot about this mode. Brings back hella memories

[@odstkamuii]

idc what anyone says bo4 was an amazing cod. it felt so arcade-y and vibrant and the gunplay felt amazing

[@GamingCubeYT]

I miss watching Blackout streams. Savage was a beast.

[@sambobarretta269]

Great video! Love this it brings back memories I really enjoyed blackout because it had enjoyment written all over it! Funny how they said blackout made war zone what it is… war zone is just PROFIT where as blackout was SOUL

[@Wembyhub]

Was amazing. The zombies in it. The diner. The nuketown. Idk amazing. My friends never wanted to play ):

[@danielgornicki7513]

I’ve been saying blackout was better than warzone for years and my boys have called me crazy. Glad to hear someone else misses it too lmao

[@MrCHR1S714N]

The wing suit was the best, too. Wish they would bring that and the grappling hook to warzone.

[@AveragePixel]

I remember the exact day Apex Legends came out was the day i was no longer able to get a full lobby on Blackout

[@darianalexander5503]

I wish I got to play this at the time.

[@jns08d]

This was my first ever BR, little did I know we had it good lol

[@cryptobbc3435]

Played blackout in beta and fell in love w it after my first dub. It’s sad to see it go

[@kklljj70]

The game actually had SOUL unlike the COD devs these days ...

[@kookiesk4873]

was soooo epic black out! especially first time finding the ray gun

[@McKillahGuerilla]

I keep saying they at least need to bring the Blackout map to Warzone. I know we most likely aren't getting Blackout 2.0 but we could at least get the map again, that map was so fun and just cool.

[@ClovisPictures]

Blackout was hands down WAY better than Warzone.

[@MakeLoveNotHate9]

The hit registration in blackout comes out of hell.. It feels like an old mobile game at all

[@Largebean22]

BO4 was peak playing Xbox with friends for me. So many memories on Blackout alone. I feel that if Treyarch was able to work a full three years on it BO4 could’ve potentially been one of the best CoD’s ever

[@damianmage5513]

i unlocked every character for blackout masson woods all the numbers... miss this game

[@personality-ki5yu]

Blackout is not just about the battle royale but it's supposed to be a "museum" for all older maps and celebrate some succession of black ops franchise. We might not have gotten the best black ops but, this blackout was essential to the ending and final nail before went into modern cod. I never got how much they put effort into their game, only to celebrate the franchise. It's crazy that BO4 is forgotten cod.

[@BOTxMIKE]

Blackout was truely the best battle royale experience in my whole not so long life. I've had many HAPPY memories about it. The first win, unlocking reznov, woods. Even first Alcatraz match. Im rlly a fan of 3arch zombies, fans got a whole map, the zombies, wonderweapons, playable characters. I was.. idk, happy while playing Blackout? No p2w shit, no sbmm, no bundles, loadouts. Just go and loot, find items and do the chalange for character you rlly want. Some time ago i found out that there was a plans for Activison to add cross-platform to BO4, but sony prevented it. Maybe if activison made the blackout free, and sony werent a scumbag that i hate till this day, maybe Blackout was still alive. #REVIVEBLACKOUT.

[@rjjitzu]

If only they'd get some inspiration to bring this map back into warzone if we can get verdansk back. This map would compliment so well w warzone's mechanics and movement.

[@Lazybazy120]

There is a community of Blackout hobbyists that play roughly every week on PC

[@RomTheLegend]

The first BR me and my Mrs would play together... as soon as Apex came out though, we moved and have been on there since. Love the memories though

[@Obi-Juan-Kenobsters]

best map ever. Shat all over Verdansk imo because it was all nostalgic. Hope it comes back, with bots too so i can play it forever when the game dies and goes on to the next years' COD

[@specialforces3114]

Got me thinking when you said "every engagement in call of duty before this, happened at short to medium range" it occurred to me that before this, there wasn't even an engagement at medium range in cod history by that point. By real life standards anyway, medium range is more like 500 meters lol. (mid range is defined by the NRA as 600 yards)

[@zclan4130]

The grind for the characters was fun too. Me and my friends spent hours on end trying to do each challenge

[@CERRYGREENBAY]

Blackout still has the best br map of all time imo. As much as I liked verdansk & fortnites chapter 1 map this one has the best design ever imo. The seamless integration of the old maps was so genius and done flawlessly. They need to bring blackout back. The whole thing. Maybe with bo6 they might but I doubt it. Maybe one day.

[@goodnightgoodluck309]

You will never convince me that warzone is anything more then a giant tdm where everyone uses meta loadouts

[@BRAMCRACK3R]

They gotta bring back the blackout map for the black ops 6 seasons of warzone

[@Damnthatblows]

this game was sooo fun i miss it wish they would add the map in warzone

[@TheAwesomejuan]

I remember giving GameStop $5 to preorder MW19 just so I could get that code to unlock Price for Blackout lol, I never played MW19 in its prime, I was still stuck on BO4 cuz it was so good

[@SteviusGaming]

I honestly think. . If blackout when free to play today. . People would pounce on that for realz

[@conalinfrancismyburgh]

I feel the same nostalgia in COD WarZone Mobile. It’s so fluid and amazing

[@Mike-cs1ft]

I never played this I missed a few of the cod games from WW2 up until MW2 remake. I got back into gaming at the end of MW2, I preordered MW3 I played it up until January this year and I’ve pretty much given up on it. I ended up buying Cold War yesterday I’ve only played the start of the campaign and played some zombies and honestly Cold War seems way better then MW2/MW3

[@MadDexSkillz]

I played BO4 a shit ton and I fully agree.

[@codycray8461]

Thank god you said it, I hated warzone. Blackout is the perfect BR. I loved that they didn’t have loadouts and you actually had to customize the guns you found.

[@jpeago2891]

I honestly never thought warzone topped black out, it was a nice in between for the warzone and Fortnite players,

[@YourTypicalJeff]

Awesome video man, was in my recommended, first time watching you do great commentary. Blackout and BO4 hold a special place in time for me and my boys. We would play all the time, no real big responsibilities or anything, just gaming and vibing. I love warzone as well but I would at least at the bare minimum love to see the map return as well, such a underrated BR experience

[@47COKA]

wish i could play this on pc again so bad, praying game pass saves it (also btw actually the second cod BR, cod online had the first one in 2017)

[@SPITEFLESH]

although i sucked at Blackout and PvP in general, i genuinely think that this CoD BR holds up more than WZ has or ever will

[@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005]

Warzone 1 was way better than Blackout and Scam Ops 4 in general

[@SPITEFLESH]

@@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 to each their own but realistically if Blackout had not been as popular during its life cycle then you know for a fact ATVI would have scrapped any idea for dipping their toes in the BR waters again as they only care about profits and Blackout gave them more than enough of a green light to continue with BR modes, hence WZ. Blackout walked so WZ could run, stumble, and fall.

[@phoenixbaldwin5531]

Blackout was so slept on