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Treyarch has made a big change to the way damage recoil works for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
In previous Call of Duty games, including last year’s Modern Warfare, when you take damage, you are knocked back. That is, your crosshair moves slightly upward when the bullets hit you.
This damage knockback effect has proven controversial among the competitive Call of Duty multiplayer community, with many saying that they would rather play without getting their target shot. Well, it seems like Treyarch is giving people what people want.
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In a tweet, Tony Flame, Treyarch’s wonderfully appointed lead game designer, said that damage recoil no longer affects your weapon’s aiming position. In Black Ops Cold War, the damage recoil is primarily a feedback mechanism that lets you know that you are taking damage.
“No more headshots,” Flame said.
(A recoil headshot is what happens when someone shoots at you while aiming lower than your enemy’s head, and the recoil from the damage pushes your scope up to deliver a headshot.)
Damage Flinch has been redesigned in Black Ops Cold War. Flinch is now primarily a feedback mechanism to help you understand that you are taking damage, without affecting the aiming position of your weapon. Your weapon will move with your screen to stay on target. No more headshots
– Tony Flame (@Tony_Flame) September 12, 2020
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Call of Duty YouTuber Xclusive Ace showcased Black Ops Cold War’s redesigned damage in a video posted on Twitter. As suggested by Flame, the crosshairs barely moves when the player is shot.
Many people have expressed concern (rightly so) about how high the headshot multiplier is in the Cold War due to recoil, but it turns out that there is little to no recoil when fired, as far as I can tell. The deeper I look the more I see a really solid playing base pic.twitter.com/IGQvKVdotm
– As Xclusive (@TheXclusiveAce) September 11, 2020
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This change is in keeping with Treyarch’s apparent philosophy for Black Ops Cold War: clarity and playability are priorities, winning just about everything else. More information on the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer changes announced here.
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