Key Takeaways
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Black Ops 6 players found out the hard way that the latest game includes some serious water physics improvements.
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The downed player attempted to throw the grenade out of the water, but it slowly floated by them.
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Sharing their stories reveals that they're not the only ones who learned this difficult lesson during the first weeks of Black Ops 6.
A week after the release of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, players are continuing to learn what they can and cannot do in the latest installment in the series and what improvements Treyarch has made to the game. One of my expectations for CoD with each passing year is that it will feel more realistic than before, and Black Ops 6's water physics served to check that box this year.
Jumping into the water and venturing below the surface is a great way to escape enemies in Black Ops 6. However, you should be able to bounce back when it's safe and before your oxygen runs out. It turns out that besides drowning, there's a third way to die in Black Ops by writhing underwater and being dragged by enemies, a self-inflicted method brought to attention by Reddit user IceVeinz77.
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A Black Ops player was shot during a multiplayer match in Lowtown and was forced to retreat into the water. It was a smart move by the teammate, who can be seen jumping over the river they fell into, not only protecting them from enemy fire, but also providing focus while they recovered. In addition to resting until he was ready to pop back out, IceVeinz77 decided to throw a grenade out of the river in case it would take down his rival.
Don't throw grenades into the water in Black Ops 6
It will almost certainly end badly
In previous CoD games, that would have been a smart move too. However, it was at this moment that players discovered that the Black Ops 6 team had made some upgrades to the series' water physics. Instead of flying from water to land, the grenade travels a few inches away from the thrower's hand before slowly falling next to the thrower and exploding, finishing off the injured player.
IceVeinz77 shared the clip on the Black Ops 6 subreddit to not only give fellow players a laugh, but also serve as a warning. But even though it's only been a little over a week since the latest Call Of Duty was released, many of you have discovered that throwing a grenade underwater is absolutely impossible. Fun details and little imaginative tweaks like these will go a long way in continuing to make Black Ops 6 one of the most celebrated entries in the series' recent history.
The discovery that you should avoid throwing grenades into the water makes the Chicken Noise again, considering its reputation, but Chicken Out combines it with another small detail that will put a smile on many faces. All contributors to Call Of Duty and Game Pass have had a long and successful relationship, with the Microsoft CEO claiming this is already the biggest launch in Call Of Duty history.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a time of transition and upheaval in world politics, including the end of the Cold War and the emergence of the United States as a single superpower. With an engrossing story and no rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
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October 25, 2024
- cross save
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Yes – PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- cross platform play
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Yes – PlayStation, Xbox, PC
