Black Ops 7's latest zombie announcement is an even bigger headscratcher than Paradox Junction.

After the backlash against Season 2's Paradox Junction, another version of Nuketown, Treyarch is trying to provide reassurance. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 I think zombie fans still have a lot of content to look forward to in this game. And based on Treyarch's assessment, an early look at Season 3 Reloaded's Totenreich map and the OP legacy weapons that come with it in mystery boxes looks interesting. Zombie Battle is a fun Sadness-like experience that you can play randomly with friends, and Ashwood is a compelling survival map because the fog gimmick from Ashes of the Damned is reused on the ground. But the problem with Ashwood is not the map itself, but that the map is final.

Treyarch recently made an announcement at Dev Talk. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 In Season 3, Ashwood will be the final survival map pulled from Ashes of the Damned, which immediately prompted confused community members to post on social media. From regular Reddit users like MarcelloJulio to known CoD leakers like @TheGhostOfHope, it's clear that this choice has the community perplexed. Since launch, many have felt that Blackwater Lake would be an ideal survival map, but apparently that won't be the case at all. Paradox Junction makes sense from a time and resource saving standpoint, but it's a bit more difficult to figure out why Blackwater Lake was left on the cutting room floor.

The creation of Paradox Junction also made the Nuketown Survival map available. It looks like this map wasn't just leaked, but confirmed with the addition of a 10-round emblem to the main menu.

relevant

How to get classified weapon camouflage in Black Ops 7 and Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone players can earn new classified weapon camouflages by completing certain challenges. Here's how to unlock it quickly:

Why did I skip the Blackwater Lake survival map?

As a POI, Blackwater Lake seemed like anything was possible. Training areas on the ice and ramps, a cramped main cabin for busy close combat, space to add Wunderfizz and Pack-a-Punch machines, and existing locations for TEDD trials/ammo/mystery boxes. There are several theories as to why that doesn't happen, the most prominent ones being:

's surprise return black ops cold warOnslaught Mode
The open spaces of Blackwater Lack make it all too easy to survive.
Treyarch believes the upcoming round-based maps provide a more interesting survival arena.

What is that weapon?

Check out the silhouette before time runs out.

What is that weapon?

Check out the silhouette before time runs out.

Easy (7.5 seconds) Medium (5.0 seconds) Hard (2.5 seconds) Eternal Death (2.5 seconds)

The first theory has no evidence to support it, and considering Onslaught wasn't a huge hit, it seems highly unlikely that it will be proven true. Still, in a world where Treyarch is suddenly resurrecting the mode, seeing players killing small groups of undead while escorting Dark Aether orbs across a multiplayer map would be a reason why Blackwater Lake falls short. This is because the multiplayer map Homestead is essentially a larger version of the Blackwater play area, so Treyarch will focus twice as much on the same area instead of paying fans more. The second theory is equally suspect. Of course, Blackwater Lake is a high rounding point in Ashes of the Damned, but other survival maps pulled from Ashes also have easy trains. And if Treyarch wanted to up the difficulty, they could always feature only cabin interiors, which could lead to cramped and challenging maps like Groesten Haus. World War II zombi.

Hope no Blackwater Lake survival map.

bo7 totenreich map richtofen sees the flock — bo7 season 3 zombies promotional image

This leaves us with a third theory, which would ultimately be a good sign. black ops 7The future of. I think there are 3 seasons left black ops 7 Zombies support (S3 Reloaded, S4 Reloaded, and S5 Reloaded contain the remaining round-based maps), which naturally leaves a few more slots for the survival arena. Instead of spending that slot on Ashes, a map that's already featured heavily in Survival, Treyarch may want to have some cool standalone areas from the next three full maps included in the mode. Maybe there's something cool and unexpected that blows Blackwater Lake out of the water, like the Mars location of Astra Malorum. Totenreich is sure to be a huge map too, so it's definitely ripe for selection when it comes to survival maps (Lighthouse, for example, already looks like a great contender).

That said, I hope Treyarch sees demand for Blackwater Lake and considers throwing it in as a bonus before it ends support. black ops 7 All in on zombies and the next game call of duty game. It could be a double survival map drop like in Season 1, or it could be an additional Super Easter Egg reward. Clearly there's more interest than Treyarch initially realized. With players wishing Blackwater was a dedicated map instead of a location like Zarya Cosmodrome, leaving it for last and moving on from Ashes before release was clearly a dud. There's no word yet on whether this complaint will be addressed, but on the bright side, it suggests that Treyarch is suddenly moving on from Ashes and making fun survival maps for the rest of the release.