Call of Duty Black Ops: Improving my skills?

This is for Multiplayer online (Not Combat Training)

Tip #1: Depending on what class you are using, you have to adapt to that specific play style. (i.e. Shotguns closequarters)

Tip #2: Never sprint around corners if there is even the slightest chance there is an enemy around that area. You always want to be ready to react faster without being distracted by sprinting as well as being able to aim down sights while walking is much faster.

Tip #3: Before you even go to find a match online, go to combat training. Set it to Free For All on Nuketown and change time to Unlimited and score to 1500. Also set the number of enemies to around 6-8. Do 1-3 matches to get yourself warmed up, for me and a lot of CoD gamers out there, this is almost essential for having good reactions online.

Tip #4: Think. When you actually begin to think and strategize your gameplay you become less likely to die and more likely to pick up kills hence earning your killstreak rewards.

Tip #5: Always move around. After killing someone or in some cases.. Completely embarrassing them, most of the time it's best to get the hell out of there. However if you can lure them back and have the advantage while doing it, I say go for it. Also in the reverse situation, NEVER GO BACK. They're will be mostly likely waiting for if they're smart - trust me - you just want to forget and move on.

Tip #6: Since most people like to play Team Deathmatch modes I will give you an invaluable tip if you're playing by yourself (not with a party) STAY AWAY FROM YOUR TEAM MATES. I can't list how many situations there will or have been where my team mates (non-party) have just completely screwed me over by being complete idiots. Just stay away from them as much as possible unless your going for an objective. Of course, if you have trusted party members as your team mates you don't have to be so cautious.

Tip #7: Watch youtube commentaries of Black Ops videos from these channels on youtube: Shaun0728, SeaNanners, xJawz, ONS1AUGH7 and XboxAhoy. These people have literally given me every single tip I could think for Black Ops, if you watch and listen to them enough they will explain and at the same time show you what to do. When you analyse their gameplay your brain can take it in and memorize it and therefore putting it in to use in future and alike situations.

For some of the channels you may have to dig into their uploads to find the Black Ops games.

http://www.youtube.com/SeaNanners

http://www.youtube.com/Shaun0728

http://www.youtube.com/xjawz

http://www.youtube.com/Ons1augh7

http://www.youtube.com/xboxahoy

Tip #8: Know, when to back out of a situation. When the enemy has the advantage, do not engage with them. You will 9 time out of 10 get owned so just back away and flank or just run.

Tip #9: Tactical or Default? Knowing which one suits you best, your immediate choice will probably be Default but listen to what I have to say. For the tactical layout, when you get kinda serious about Call of Duty. You want to have every advantage possible, tactical is the way to go. What the tactical button layout does is it switches the knife button with the crouch button, why? So when some dude pops out of nowhere and your stuck in a sticky situation. You hold down the crouch button (previously the knife button) while being able to fire and aim properly. This confuses your oponent and gives you the edge you couldn't have if you had your crouch button on your knife button. However if you feel the change is too much for right now and you prefer to have default it's okay.

Tip #10: Sensitivity. This is a big thing in online gaming, having fast reactions is key. Nobody likes fair fights. Right now your probably on the default sensitivity of 2, which is relatively low by my standards. Turning up your sensitivity decreases your reaction time but lowers your accuracy if you're not use to the controls. What I suggest is turning up your sensitivity 1 by each month, it allows you to adapt slowly and comfortably (i.e. 3 for this month, 4 for the next...) and then stop where you feel is the best fit. I personally stopped at 5 since I thought it was the best suit for me. Another tip, I'm not trying to advertise or anything but I have to say it. Get FPS Freeks. They're are freakin amazing, if you turn up your sensitivity these things can really help your accuracy and I can't even play without them anymore. If you wanna know what they are, they're like little mods for your thumbsticks that you just attach on to make them higher. They cost like 10 bucks and you can get different version of them but it's soooo worth it. You don't have to get them, it's just a recommendation.

FPS Freek site: http://www.kontrolfreek.com/Game-Controller-Access...

K, I hope tips have helped you or will help you for getting better at Call of Duty. Trust me, once you get the hang of this game it becomes pretty easy.

Hope it helps,

X

I would say the main things to consider here are accuracy, reaction, and awareness. Accuracy comes from practice. Can you shoot a guy from 20 yds away in the head using a pistol? If so, how quickly can you do so? Often, he will be looking at you as well and you had better hope you have the speed + the accuracy to take him out first. This can also be improved by practice. Now, what if you are running and there is an enemy behind you that just killed your teammate? This is where awareness comes in. If you are not paying attention to your immediate surroundings as well as your radar, he is most likely going to see and shoot you before you even realize he is there. Of course, enemies don't always show up on radar due to them using ghost and/or silencers. This is why you must pay attention to your teammates locations as well. If you suddenly see a teammate behind you disappear off the radar you had better be ready to turn around and prepare to fire or quickly scramble to cover somewhere. A good player is always aware of the battlefield as much as possible. Where was the enemy that killed you last? Where was he going? What weapon was he using? Where are the other enemies (generally or specifically) and what are they using? This is the intellectual side of the game. Along with this comes a fourth thing I haven't mentioned: strategy. Based on all these things (and knowing your own limits and capabilities based on your skill and class) you need to plan the smartest way of going about things. If someone is camping in a room somewhere don't keep running in there through the same door and trying to shoot them, sneak around behind them somehow or use grenades. There is so much strategy you can implement, but you will come up with your own and your own style of play over time and the better your accuracy + reaction speed, the less you will need to rely on strategy (though it always helps).

Aside from all this stuff, try just switching around your classes and using different weapon and perk combinations. Find something you are comfortable with that suits your style of play. Personally, I think you are much better off playing against real people than bots in combat training, but it can't hurt if that's what you prefer. Lastly, please, please do not resort to camping. Campers are extremely lame and lack real skill.

you can watch videos on youtube of good black ops strategies, but the more you play it the better you get, from my experience. Also, I went to Amazon and you can pre-order MW3 now if you really want, but it won't make a difference when you do it. And you shouldn't worry about people not playing black ops. I mean, there will be a lot less people, but look at MW2, there are still loads of people playing that.

forget the others people long answers telling you nothing here we go.

sleight of hand pro no other second perk

buy a headset no headset sucks to be you (make sure it has a mic)

get some good teammates cant find none go to hupit gaming

famas ,74 ,ak47 good guns but don't limit yourself most of them are good

pick a class use it and get used to it

find a hard team play them and you die owell you improve by adapting

watch some youtube videos just type in black ops callouts or tip and tricks lines of sight

try using flak jacket

put on uav its easy get knowing where your enemys are are key if you can get higher killstreaks napalm and chopper gunner

if your on ps3 when psn is back up add Warningmayownu

Probably not relevant any more but anyone who wants to improve their game should check out http://videogamedebate.com/2014/01/08/how-to-be-go... It was written by a former FFA world number 1 and the same methods are effective across all Call Of Duty games.

my preffered playstyle is move slow across the map dont rush unless really needed and never go in without ghost (get it proed if you can) another thing i preffer is using a pistol like the cz75 which is my fav. i recomend using frag and getting good at bouncing it off walls and dont be afraid to camp to get those final couple kills for that killstreak. But mostly go with your gut when deciding whether or not it is safe to go around that corner. hope this helps and happy hunting ;) oh 1 more thing silencers are your friend especially on an ak it helps reduce recoil and ppl wont hear u like you just set off a bomb next to them. and if your on 360 add me i will gladly play when i hook mine back up (PoKeRKiNg15)

could try and change dificulty in ct but would probs recomend ditching the balistic knife and go for a pistol the CZ somthing with fully auto upgraed

hope this helps

(ps) if u ever want a game hit me up my GT is emmergingemu050

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