Nieuwe details Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer duiken op

Vers vanaf de Gamescom-beursvloer zijn wat details naar buiten gebracht van de Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer. Zo is het Create-a-Soldier systeem verder uitgebreid, waardoor je meer dan 20.000 combinaties qua uiterlijk kunt maken. Ook het systeem van loadouts is weer wat aangepast. Spelers krijgen een budget en moeten bepalen hoe ze het geld verdelen over hoofdwapens, secundaire wapens, dodelijke en tactische uitrusting en Perks. Attachments en Killstreaks zijn gratis. Door in level te stijgen verdien je tokens om nieuwe dingen hiervoor vrij te spelen.

Er zijn meer Perks dan ooit en elke Perk kent een waarde tussen de 1 en 5. Spelers kunnen tot 8 punten aan Perks besteden, of je moet er voor kiezen om geen enkel wapen mee te nemen en maar liefst 11 Perks te selecteren. De Perks zijn onderverdeeld in de volgende types:

Speed – Examples include Sleight of Hand and Agility allowing players to quickly move through the environment.
Handling – Improve the player’s weapon handling abilities with perks such as On The Go (reload while sprinting) and Strong Arm (throw equipment further and decrease grenade cook time).
Stealth – Perks such as Takedown (kill enemies without revealing their death location) and Off the Grid allow players to move through the environment undetected.
Awareness – Improve a player’s situational awareness and ability to detect enemy equipment.
Resistance – Enhance a player’s ability to withstand damage and regenerate health faster.
Equipment – Perks that allow players to hold extra equipment, attachments and ammunition.
Elite – A new type of player perk that includes Ping (a sonar ping that’s activated upon killing an enemy, revealing nearby hostiles) and Deadeye (consecutive kills increase the chance to deal more bullet damage).

De Strike Packages maken weer hun opwachting en zijn er in drie variantenL Assault, Support en Specialist. Hieronder vind je een overzicht van de drie typen met enkele nieuwe beloningen die je per type kunt verdienen:

Assault Strike Package – Strike package based on consecutive enemy kills that resets upon death. New streak rewards include:

Sat Com – Utilize satellite communications to relay enemy movements. Drop multiple Sat Coms on the map for enhanced reads on enemy locations.
Guard Dog – Man’s best friend is watching your back. Your Combat dog will warn you when there are nearby enemies and take out ones that got the jump on you.
Maniac – Call in advanced juggernaut armor via Care Package; one catch, this knife expert forgoes guns in favor of a high-speed melee attack.

Support Strike Package – Strike package that does not reset on player’s death. New streak rewards include:

Night Owl – An advanced companion drone that detects enemies based on proximity and protects you from explosives.
MAAWS – Lase targets to guide missiles from the free-fire shoulder mounted rocket launcher.
Helo Scout – Provide sniper support for your team aboard a controllable helicopter.

Specialist Strike Package – Consecutive kills earn players additional Perks.

Call of Duty: Ghosts kent verder meer dan 30 nieuwe wapens en een nieuwe wapenklasse: Marksman Rifles. Deze wapens zijn veelzijdiger dan een klassieke sniper rifle en hebben meer stopping power dan assault rifles. Hierdoor zijn Marksman Rifles ideaal om van afstand een doel te bewaken, terwijl je toch genoeg kracht hebt om op de middellange afstand het vuurgevecht aan te gaan.

Er is ten slotte ook wat meer informatie naar buiten gebracht omtrent de diverse nieuwe spelmodi. Hieronder lees je de omschrijvingen van enkele modi:

Search and Rescue – A take on Search & Destroy, but rather than having a single life per round, in Search & Rescue your team can revive you. It combines that teamwork and communication from Kill Confirmed with the objective-based cooperation of Search & Destroy.
Cranked – A new level of TDM. When you get a kill, you gain new abilities, but you also start a countdown clock. Rack up the next kill before the timer hits zero, or you’ll explode. In this mode, players not only end up competing against the competition, but also against the clock.
Blitz – An objective based mode where the goal is to breach the other team’s goal line while defending your own – a high-octane take on Capture the Flag.
Squads – Call of Duty: Ghosts features an all-new third mode of play, Squads, which allows players of all skill levels to take their squad of soldiers created in multiplayer and enlist to play solo, cooperatively with up to six players, or competitively. Squads features a variety of play-types, allowing fans to swap-out their custom soldiers at any time with a friend for quick-action co-op. The competition can be fierce, as squad soldiers display life-like, skilled tactics and behaviors like side-strafing, corner-camping, jump-shooting and more. Players and their squads will earn XP, and if you’re offline, be prepared, as your squad may be challenged for play on their own.
– Squad vs. Squad – Two-player competitive, pitting you & your squad vs. your opponent & their squad.
– Squad Assault – Play against another player’s squad – even when they’re offline in up to six-player co-op. Match-make against squads made from around the world, or select one of your friend’s squads to assault. Offline players get in on the action, as they apply strategy too as they can determine the loadouts of their squad, as well as the map and mode that their squad will defend.
– Wargame – You & your handpicked squad of five soldiers vs. another squad, swap out your custom soldiers at any time with a friend for quick co-op play.
– Safeguard – Survive wave after wave of enemies in up to four-player co-op.