More fun with friends than ever before Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 delivers the series deepest and most tactical multiplayer experience to date, as well as a huge zombie experience which will accommodate three times as many adventures. Blackout, a new type of competitive game inspired by battle royale , mixes characters, locations, weapons and equipment from the entire series in the fight to survive - all with Black Ops unique approach. Multiplayer Multiplayer takes place between Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 3 and has been improved and designed to offer more options, reward more playing styles and create an even more intense and competitive experience. Specialists Black Ops 4 features a combination of new and modernized specialists, all of whom have special battle profiles and abilities. Each has unique weapons and equipment, so a combination based on playing style and game type provides a new level of strategy and team creativity. Movement and pace The battles are more tactical and fluid than ever: Multiplayer is a grounded experience that eliminates the jumps and wall runs from previous games, but introduces a new health system that makes the game more strategic because you are forced to carefully consider when to regenerate . Teamwork Multiplayer in Black Ops 4 emphasizes tactical team play, which rewards all playing styles that contribute to the team s success, and not just the individual performance. Players can combine their talents with other players and multiply each other s effectiveness, making collaboration superior to playing alone. Blackout Blackout is a brand new Battle Royale game type that pits the largest number of games in the series history against each other in the largest course Call of Duty has ever experienced. Famous people and places Blackout features classic, playable characters from previous Black Ops games in a colossal course filled with locations from the most well-liked Black Ops multiplayer levels, including iconic Nuketown and Firing Range areas. Classic weapons and vessels Blackout has classic Blacks Ops weapons with different types of ammunition and equipment that players must find and slam from across the course. Players can also find and use vessels on land, at sea and in the air.