New [CoD]2020 leaks via TheXclusiveAce

[Broadband]

Per reddit: old.reddit.com/r/CallOfDuty/comments/hgdf1d/new_cod2020_leaks_via_thexclusiveace/

*This all stems from a video that has now been privated*

No pics or vids obviously as it would trigger a copyright strike, but he believes everything is real as his source shared images and videos of the game. The leaked information is as follows:

-Game is indeed set in the Cold War
-Targeting to release at the end of Q3 (September) but tentatively pushed back to early Q4 (October/early November)
-Game is in a good state. MP maps are pretty much done except for some textures and fixes.
-Campaign is fully playable, only some voice over and animations missing
-Campaign, Zombies, Multiplayer and Warzone, including a new Warzone map
-Standard mini-map is currently in the game. This means that if you shoot an unsilenced gun you'll show up on the enemy's minimap
-No Fog of War currently in the game
-Compass from Modern Warfare is returning
-No mounting and leaning
-Sliding returns
-Swimming returns, which yes means water returns in MP maps
-New Warzone map has a big lake in the middle
-Modern Warfare's Tactical Sprint will NOT return, sprinting is unlimited
-MP maps will NOT have interactable doors, Warzone will have them
-Source is aware of 10 maps currently, map layouts to be more of the classic Treyarch map design for the most part
-One map is a very small boat in the Black Sea
-Another map called "Mall", quite a complex map
-Third map is called "Satellite", set in the middle of a desert, very open with some small cave sections. Gave some Afghan (MW2 map) vibes
-Fourth map is called "Tank", the map from the previous video leak. Smaller, mid-sized three lane map, seems to be designed for competitive
-Fifth map is called "Tundra"
-Sixth map is called "KGB", very small, about the size of MW2019's Shoothouse
-No Specialists, but something similar to Field Upgrades will return. Field Upgrades can be charged twice, second charge takes longer. One is a piece of equipment which shoots at vehicles and streaks. Another looked similar to Crash's ammunition box
-Regular equipment returns, no longer on a recharge timer like BO4
-Scorestreaks return instead of Killstreaks. Some Scorestreaks: Bow, Artillery Strike, Chopper Gunner, Controlled Missile, Death Machine, Flamethrower, Gunship, Grenade Launcher, Hand Cannon, Light Attack Chopper, Napalm Strike, RC-XD, Sentry Gun, Strafing Plane, UAV and Counter UAV
-No Dead Silence in the game at all currently
-150 health currently but with automatic healing, no word on time to kill, health bar returns as well
-Guns include the Ak5 and SPAS-12 as secondary, so it looks like Shotguns are once again secondaries
-Create-a-Class is a hybrid of classic CaC (CoD4) and Pick 10. Currently there's no Gunsmith in the game, but could still be something they're working on. Customizing your class such as a 4th perk, overkill, extra attachments require Wildcards
-Source isn't aware of the existence of a Prestige system, but could just be something they'll implement very late
-Standard MP is 6v6. 2v2 Gunfight currently isn't in the game, but a 3v3 mode is being playtested
-No Ground War (32v32) map currently in the game, but there is a mode which takes place on sections of the new Warzone map. This could just end up being Ground War as that's basically what Infinity Ward did with Modern Warfare
-The new Warzone map is set in Russia. Named locations include Mines, Chemical Lab, Weather Station, Ski Slopes, Duga, Zoo and Battery. As said previously, there's a big lake in the middle (a bit to the bottom left). Bottom right is snowy with mountains and it's where the Ski Slopes and Weather Station are. Just north of that is the Chemical Lab with a swampy area, and north of that are the Mines. West of that is Duga, which appears to be based on the radio array at Chernobyl. Battery is on the mid-West of the map, with a small city in the middle of the map. The Zoo is just south of the city. Guess is that the map is a bit smaller than Modern Warfare's Warzone map, although more open.

Thoughts?

[Usagi]

As long as manual healing and Stim Shot are gone this game has a chance of being good.

[scubasteven]

-Game is indeed set in the Cold War

Setting is barely relevant.  There's not a huge difference from WW2 era to BO2 era.  The game mechanics and systems (perks, classes, multiplayer rewards, movement and guns) are more important to how the game plays.

-Campaign, Zombies, Multiplayer and Warzone, including a new Warzone map

Calling it Warzone instead of Blackout seems weird.  Like is it going to be apart of Modern Warfare's Warzone?  Will it be like CoD: Online/Mobile where content from the whole series will be added?  If it's separate, will it be free like MW Warzone?

-Standard mini-map is currently in the game. This means that if you shoot an unsilenced gun you'll show up on the enemy's minimap
-No Fog of War currently in the game
-Compass from Modern Warfare is returning

Good on standard mini-map and having the compass return is nice too.  It adds a little more info if you're getting shot from farther away.  I don't remember how the FoW worked.  Was it  mini-map pings for just seeing enemies or seeing them and they fire an unlicensed weapon also.

-No mounting and leaning

Never liked this so good.

-Sliding returns

-Modern Warfare's Tactical Sprint will NOT return, sprinting is unlimited

Dolphin dive seems like a natural choice for a BO reboot but no big deal.  Unlimited sprint is okay for battle royale maps, but not to sure about normal maps.  Hurts modes in which area control is really important.

-Swimming returns, which yes means water returns in MP maps

-New Warzone map has a big lake in the middle

Gimmick but I don't hate it.  Not every map needs it.

-MP maps will NOT have interactable doors, Warzone will have them

Intractable stuff can be cool, maybe just keep some the number of stuff down.

-Source is aware of 10 maps currently, map layouts to be more of the classic Treyarch map design for the most part

How many are remakes?  I've softened my hate for remakes because the same few maps get played over and over again.  I miss variety, but he community has spoken.  That said some maps just play better for certain modes.  Handful for each would be fine.  Probably three per mode.  Reskins and lighting changes are fine for variety but stay away from stuff like sandstorms that impair vision.

-One map is a very small boat in the Black Sea

-Sixth map is called "KGB", very small, about the size of MW2019's Shoothouse

-Another map called "Mall", quite a complex map
-Third map is called "Satellite", set in the middle of a desert, very open with some small cave sections. Gave some Afghan (MW2 map) vibes
-Fourth map is called "Tank", the map from the previous video leak. Smaller, mid-sized three lane map, seems to be designed for competitive

-Fifth map is called "Tundra"

Wouldn't surprise me if the first one is a remake of Hijacked.  Yawn.  Everything else we'll have to wait and see.

-No Specialists, but something similar to Field Upgrades will return. Field Upgrades can be charged twice, second charge takes longer. One is a piece of equipment which shoots at vehicles and streaks. Another looked similar to Crash's ammunition box

-Regular equipment returns, no longer on a recharge timer like BO4

Specialist, Field Upgrades, Combat Rigs, all just weapons that need to be charged.  What matters is what kind of weapons/abilities are used.  Stuff like ammo boxes are pretty innocuous.  Things that could be considered powerful enough to be  streak reward is what usually pisses everyone off.  If it's something that's hard too avoid and ends streaks expect hate.

-Scorestreaks return instead of Killstreaks. Some Scorestreaks: Bow, Artillery Strike, Chopper Gunner, Controlled Missile, Death Machine, Flamethrower, Gunship, Grenade Launcher, Hand Cannon, Light Attack Chopper, Napalm Strike, RC-XD, Sentry Gun, Strafing Plane, UAV and Counter UAV

Sounds like standard stuff.  Curious if these loop, or be tiered or how easy they are to earn.

-No Dead Silence in the game at all currently

I don't see it being left  out.

-150 health currently but with automatic healing, no word on time to kill, health bar returns as well

150 health makes think more BTK which will strenghten weapons with OHK potential.  Prefer 2-3 hits and maybe 4-5 for weapons for high ROF.  I prefer auto healing since I like to be able ADS.  I think a manual heal from a piece of equipment is a fair trade.

-Guns include the Ak5 and SPAS-12 as secondary, so it looks like Shotguns are once again secondaries

They'll probably suck.  I'd prefer to be able to carry 2 primaries by default, but I'm sure I'm in the minority.

-Create-a-Class is a hybrid of classic CaC (CoD4) and Pick 10. Currently there's no Gunsmith in the game, but could still be something they're working on. Customizing your class such as a 4th perk, overkill, extra attachments require Wildcards

Pick 10 is an evolution of CoD4's CaC so I don't really get this.

-Source isn't aware of the existence of a Prestige system, but could just be something they'll implement very late

It will be probably be too long and also filled with too many challenges.  They really cater to hardcore play everyday/YT/streamer crowd.  Black ops 2 had close to right amount challenges to do.  They're optional but I like being able to finish the challenges before the next game comes out.

-Standard MP is 6v6. 2v2 Gunfight currently isn't in the game, but a 3v3 mode is being playtested

-No Ground War (32v32) map currently in the game, but there is a mode which takes place on sections of the new Warzone map. This could just end up being Ground War as that's basically what Infinity Ward did with Modern Warfare

I used to be about consolidating the playlist to "not split up the "player base" but I just say release as much as you can.  Barbones, 3rd person, Moshpits, whatever.  Maybe some sort of system that helps players find other players who like certain game modes.  Part of your profile could be what gamemodes you would like to play and it can suggest players to friend or group up in.

-The new Warzone map is set in Russia. Named locations include Mines, Chemical Lab, Weather Station, Ski Slopes, Duga, Zoo and Battery. As said previously, there's a big lake in the middle (a bit to the bottom left). Bottom right is snowy with mountains and it's where the Ski Slopes and Weather Station are. Just north of that is the Chemical Lab with a swampy area, and north of that are the Mines. West of that is Duga, which appears to be based on the radio array at Chernobyl. Battery is on the mid-West of the map, with a small city in the middle of the map. The Zoo is just south of the city. Guess is that the map is a bit smaller than Modern Warfare's Warzone map, although more open.

Alright so definitely separate from MW's Warzone.

Only other thing I can think of is cross play coming back?

[gina]

followed alpha streams and now first of beta streams, the quick scoping is annoying, sbmm nasty, maps not sure yet, other than that is pretty solid

[wwaa]

All that info is "barely relevant", but interesting.

There is - as I mentioned it many times here - the only factor that matters, discussed here many times anyway till death - SBMM.

Such a crazy setting as in MW2019 means it is not a video game played for fun - it is WORK, hard work every game and I get no reward for it, but more harder games to come.
I am not someone's dog to be trained this way...

I will probably buy Cold War, but not earlier than 1-3 months after release, when more details about SBMM visible and confirmed.
If SBMM similar - I will skip ColdWar, just as I skipped WW2, Blackops III, etc ...