Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Multiplayer Strategy Guide

INTRODUCTION

Firstly, thank you for taking the time to purchase this edition of BLACK OPS 2 – MULTIPLAYER STRATEGY GUIDE. Your support is appreciated and we hope that you enjoy reading the tips contained in this book.

This book has been written for all Call of Duty fans across the globe to help players improve on their game and eliminate those mistakes, however small, which stop you from owning the lobbies and moving up the leaderboard.

When you get started you may find that you have a natural talent and start winning early on (however if you do then you probably won’t be reading this), but if you find it difficult to begin with don’t get disheartened too soon. Getting good at any game takes time and practice. Stick with it and over time you will get used to it and see your results improve.

Learn from your mistakes as you play, if you find yourself dying the same way in the same places then try something different.

The tips definitely won’t make you the best player in the world (natural ability, reflexes etc play a big part in this) but what they will do is stop you being the worse and help you gain better results and points returns.

And definitely don’t give up on the game, you wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t care about getting better!

GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START

If you’re new to the Call of Duty games then it is definitely worth trying out some of the training options that the game has before you begin playing against real opponents online.

This includes early training missions in the campaign mode and specific game modes such as combat training. If you ignore these modes you’ll be going in blind and it will take additional time to improve your statistics.

These game options are specifically included to help you get used to the game and to be competent in your general play before you enter the online games for real.

Also, having a play through the campaign within the game will usually result in the use of all the weapons at some point & through this you should be able to get a rough idea of which guns you liked and with which attachments etc.

This can be useful in choosing your initial set up on multiplayer and improve your chances of getting a decent start online.

Even if you are eager to get online, the campaign shouldn’t take more than a few decent days worth of play to complete so you’re not going to be that far behind even the most committed players and will also likely miss any possible server teething problems over the first few days of demand.

These modes can also be useful throughout the life of the game. Even after you think you have improved from initial play on them, having a short time on combat training before any multiplayer session will help you get used to your aiming and movement again to avoid going into the lobbies cold.

PRE BATTLE

LEARNING MAPS

One incredibly useful thing to do is to have a look at the maps before you play them against live opponents. Try some private games to learn your way round. This will give you an idea of the different set ups, routes and where enemies (or yourself) might want to move or hide.

Even if you don’t have any friends (on the game) to practice with you can still set up a private lobby and enter a match on your own.

This will give you the chance to have a good look around the different maps without having to worry about enemies and receiving a face full of bullets.

You should be looking to get an idea of which paths to take to limit the places that people can shoot you from and also trying to remember possible escape routes if you do happen to get into trouble.

Once you are happy with the maps you can then enter the multiplayer without any chance of getting lost and will be more confident in moving around.

THEATRE MODE

Making full use of the theatre mode can also help you get better. You are able to watch back any of your games to see where you could have done things better – you can rewind and look at how the enemy picked you off and where you went wrong.

The theatre holds video histories of your recent games and also has the option to keep ‘bookmark’ games for you and others to watch and you can examine them in explicit details.

You can watch these recent games from your original viewpoint (i.e. your view), or from any of the other players. This means that if you’ve met a player who has performed well then you can watch the games from their point of view and see what they were doing to achieve that success.

Also – you can look at their (or any players) recent games by visiting their player card and looking at their videos. This can help you get better as you can pick up tips from watching them play and you do not have to have even played in the game to view.

You could even take this further by going onto the global leader boards and to the top of the list for your chosen stat (e.g. kill death, or score per minute) and view the top players in the world to see how they play. This is very useful for picking up tips you might have never known existed but do be aware of stats that look too good be true as there may have been some unsporting play occurring on that account.

We recommend moving down a fair few pages of the leaderboard until you find players with a decent amount of playing time who still have top scores. Remember there are millions and millions of people playing this game so anyone in the top thousand (or even more) will be exceptional payers.

MAP PACKS

When the new maps come out – it can often help to keep playing on the old maps for a little while. A lot of the better players will have bought the new maps and will be playing these maps.

If you do not buy the new maps straight away – you will not be put into new map lobbies with the people who are very passionate about the game.

This might mean you could be pitted against a lot of players who are not so passionate - and possibly not so good at the game. This might help you improve your stats until you are ready to have a go at the new maps.

Again, if and when you do decide to move onto any new maps, follow the previous tips on