Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Launch Multiplayer Maps, Modes, and Operators Confirmed

Activision has finally confirmed the Multiplayer maps, modes, and Operators available at the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

In a blog post, Activision announced that Black Ops 6 will launch with 16 Multiplayer maps, 10 standard Multiplayer modes, four alternative Multiplayer modes, and 21 Operators.

Let’s start with the launch maps. All of Black Ops 6’s maps are small to medium-sized, with traditional three-lane routes. Developer Treyarch stated that they are designed to offer “rapid, energetic combat, along with a variety of scenic set-pieces, cover opportunities, and ranged thoroughfares to ensure your favorite style of play is catered to, from close quarter strikes to long-range sniping, with an emphasis always on action.”

The upshot is “tighter” gameplay, according to Treyarch, that is “perfectly suited” to the new Omnimovement mechanic.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launch Multiplayer maps

At launch, Black Ops 6 has 12 brand-new core 6v6 maps and four brand-new, compact-sized Strike maps designed for Face Off 6v6 or 2v2 configurations.

Core Maps (6v6)

• Babylon (Core 6v6)
• Derelict (Core 6v6)
• Lowtown (Core 6v6)
• Payback (Core 6v6)
• Protocol (Core 6v6)
• Red Card (Core 6v6)
• Rewind (Core 6v6)
• Scud (Core 6v6)
• Skyline (Core 6v6)
• Subsonic (Core 6v6)
• Vault (Core 6v6)
• Vorkuta (Core 6v6)

Strike Maps (2v2/6v6)

• Gala (Strike Map 2v2/6v6)
• Pit (Strike Map 2v2/6v6)
• Stakeout (Strike Map 2v2/6v6)
• Warhead (Strike Map 2v2/6v6)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 standard Multiplayer modes:

• Team Deathmatch (6v6)
• Domination (6v6)
• Search & Destroy (6v6)
• Kill Confirmed (6v6)
• Free-For-All (8)
• Hardpoint (6v6)
• Gunfight (2v2)
• Headquarters (6v6)
• Kill Order (6v6)
• Control (6v6)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 alternate Multiplayer modes:

• Face Off Domination (6v6)
• Face Off Team Deathmatch (6v6)
• Face Off Kill Order (6v6)
• Face Off Kill Confirmed (6v6)

Black Ops 6 also launches with Hardcore mode on certain playlists. This mode features a limited HUD, enables friendly fire, and lowers player health.

Hardcore Quick Play game modes include:

• Team Deathmatch
• Kill Order
• Domination
• Hardpoint
• Search and Destroy
• Kill Confirmed
• FFA
• Face Off Moshpit

Elsewhere, Black Ops 6 launches with the Training Course, where players can experiment with the game’s mechanics and weaponry on the Multiplayer map, Protocol. Training missions are available to teach the basics before engaging in real matches.

The Firing Range makes a return, allowing players to test their equipped loadout weapons. Here’s what to expect:

• Practice dummies to shoot at distances of 10, 25, and 50 meters.
• Dummies can have 0, 1, 2, or 3 Armor Plates added to them.
• Players have limitless ammunition.
• The upper-left corner features a target elimination tracker, an accuracy tracker, and a damage tracker.
• A toggle feature allows players to activate a Moving Target dummy or a Recoil metal plate.
• Toggle Feature: Moving Target: A dummy drops down from the ceiling on a conveyor belt, moving back through the range as players connect with it using their weapon. This process can be repeated.
• Toggle Feature: Recoil Target: A metal plate hangs from the ceiling around seven meters from the shooting booth, allowing players to fire and observe bullet spread.

For the first time in the new Call of Duty Engine, Theater Mode will be available in Multiplayer for Black Ops 6, allowing players to play back replay files with the following features:

• Switch between First-Person, Third-Person, and Fly-Cam perspectives for all players in the match.
• Eliminations and deaths are visualized on the timeline, making it easier to skip to the next elimination of the viewed player.
• Fast-Forward, Rewind, and full playback speed control.
• Press “Record” to trigger an Xbox or PlayStation recording while in Theater Mode.
• Note: Theater Mode is not available on previous-generation consoles (PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One), and all Theater files expire after seven days or when a game update is released.

Finally, Private Matches allow players to adjust every aspect of gameplay.

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Now, let’s move on to the Operators. Black Ops 6 launches with over 20 Operators, including 11 affiliated with the Rogue Black Ops faction and 10 allied to Crimson One. Narratively, Crimson One represents the CIA operation initiated to hunt down the Rogue squad (Adler, Woods, and their team in the Campaign).

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We’ve also got confirmation of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s preload and global launch times, as well as the PC system requirements.