Black Ops 6 Veterans are Switching off Cross-Play for a Mind-numbingly Less Toxic Multiplayer Experience

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****** Ops 6 Veterans are Switching off Cross-Play for a Mind-numbingly Less Toxic Multiplayer Experience

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 has just been released. After completing the Modern Warfare trilogy, Activision is now looking to revive its ****** Ops series. The last game in the series, ****** Ops Cold War, didn’t get a favorable reception from the fans, which is why all the honors lay on the shoulders of the recently launched title.

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 was released on October 25, 2024. | Credit: Activision.

However, things are not going very well for BO6, as the game is heavily criticized for the new movement mechanics and launch maps. The game’s TTK/TTD is also terribly inconsistent. There’s another aspect of the game that is also disrupting the console players’ gameplay, and that is cross-play. But is it really the case?

Console Players Are Preferring to Turn Cross-Play Off in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6

Console players have the liberty to turn off the cross-play option in ****** Ops 6. | Credit: Activision.

The recently launched ****** Ops 6

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across PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 4 and 5. No matter which platforms players are playing on, as long as their friends are on their friends list, they can join each other’s party to play both Zombies and Multiplayer.

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However, things haven’t been this simple since the launch of the game. As per the console players, toxicity was ever-increasing day by day due to the availability of crossplay. Players from all the platforms were queued together, and things were getting out of hand.

Also, there were complaints from console players about the infestation of cheats by the PC players. Thanks to Activision, they have given the option to turn off cross-play on consoles (sorry PC players). But it actually made the gameplay experience extremely dull and boring.

This fan thinks that turning off the cross-play system is just a ‘placebo effect’ and doesn’t have any practical significance as there were zero skill level differences.

This player might have turned cross-play off, but he still wanted his console counterpart to play with him, but not with the players on PC.

In crossplay lobbies, controllers always have an extra edge over the PC players.

This fan too thinks turning off the cross-play isn’t a feasible solution.

If console players think they can get rid of PC players by turning off the cross-play option, there will still be PC players who are on Game Pass. Also, as SMBB is there, you will still be matched with the players of the same skill set to evenly balance out the battle. So, you see, console players have to work more on improving their skill sets rather than whining about cross-play.

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 Doesn’t Have to Follow the Path of Apex Legends

Aim Assist is of no use when there is omnimovement. | Credit: Activision.

Recently Apex Legends has nerfed the aim assist by 25% for controllers on PC in crossplay lobbies (0.4>0.3). This Aim Assist nerf only affects controller players on PC and players cross-playing into PC lobbies from Xbox and PS consoles. Console lobbies are unaffected by the change, as there is no alteration in Aim Assist in the console version.

Aim Assist nerf in Apex Legends Season 22:

Aim assist strength reduced by 25% for controllers on PC in crossplay lobbies. (0.4 > 0.3)

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Aim assist in PC felt like cheat code to play. PC players have complained several times that they were on the backfoot several times against controllers. With the crossplay lobbies, many professional players even made the switch from mouse and keyboard to controllers. That’s why players voiced out their opinions to remove the aim assist feature completely.

However, this mechanic is needed to bridge the gap between two inputs. Previously, it was just too strong to balance out. Now, after the nerf, everything should be fine. Crossplay lobbies sometimes face these kinds of disparity issues, unless it’s Valorant.

However, it’s highly unlikely that the ****** Ops 6 is going to follow the same path. The main reason for not nerfing Aim Assist is the Omnimovement in the recently launched COD title.

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