What changed in Call of Duty®: Black Ops in 2020

Field Mic no longer detects users who are crouch-walking, ADS walking, or swimming.

Buff to the underpowered FFAR 1, improving its performance.

Significant nerf to M16 and AUG tactical rifles, reducing maximum effective range and fire rate.

Flak Jacket perk nerfed to reduce explosive damage mitigation.

Nerfs applied to Hauer 77 and Gallo SA12 shotguns, which are considered overpowered.

Spycraft perk now has full immunity to Field Mic detection; Ninja perk loses protection from Field Mic detection.

Slight nerfs to the AK-47 assault rifle and Krig 6.

Buffs to the M82 sniper rifle and Magnum pistol.

Adjusted spawns on Nuketown to reduce spawning in longer lines of sight and added spawns in mid-map.

Buffs to Milano, KSP, Bullfrog SMGs, and M60 LMG for increased effective damage range and ADS speed.

KSP range increased from 11.4m to 15.24m.

Gallo fire rate reduced from 212 RPM to 189 RPM.

AUG damage reduced from 54 to 51.

Flak Jacket perk protection has been reduced.

Milano 821 range increased from 12.7m to 15.4m.

FFAR range increased from 25.4m to 38.1m.

M60 aim down sights time reduced from 700ms to 600ms.

New killstreak added: H.A.R.P. costs 6000 points and shows enemy positions on the mini-map.

New maps include The Pines, Raid, Nuketown '84 Holiday, four Gunfight maps, and a Fireteam map called Sanatorium.

Stitch, Bulldozer, and Zeyna are introduced as new operators in Season One.

A mode where players must kill zombies quickly or explode.

New weapons include the MAC 10 SMG, Groza assault rifle, Streetsweeper shotgun, Sledgehammer melee, and Wakizashi melee.

A Christmas-themed mode turns Die Maschine into a winter wonderland.

A fast-moving boat, the Tactical Raft, is added to the Sanatorium Fireteam map.

A new mode called Dropkick is introduced, featuring a nuclear briefcase gameplay mechanic.

A new scorestreak called H.A.R.P. is introduced, showing enemy positions on the mini-map.

The popular 2v2 Gunfight mode from Modern Warfare is included in Season One.

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to stay alive outside of the playable space on Nuketown.

Players now level up weapons faster and unlock attachments more quickly in both MP and Zombies.

Addressed an issue causing lower-than-targeted weapon XP earn rates in solo matches and in later rounds.

The Gunsmith system returns with up to 54 attachments per weapon and the ability to equip up to eight attachments at once.

Includes sprint take-off, sliding to crouch, ziplines, and rappel lines for fluid movement.

Field upgrades return, earned based on time and not score, with cooldowns lasting after death.

Score is no longer lost on death, and players can earn score multipliers for kills and objectives.

The game revives the traditional mini-map that shows enemy players who fire their weapon as red dots.

The game supports cross-platform play and cross-generation play between different console families.

Players can sprint indefinitely and heal automatically without manual inputs.

New modes include tactical 6v6 VIP Escort, 12v12 Combined Arms, and 40-player objective warfare in Fireteam.

Black Ops Cold War features a battle pass system with a steady stream of free post-launch content.

Black Ops Cold War ditches the specialists from Black Ops 4, opting for a traditional operator model without unique abilities.