Key Takeaways
- Treyarch revealed in the newest COD POD that it is reducing the Mangler spawn rates at mid-to-high rounds.
- It will also be tweaking Special Rounds so that they are “way faster”, which will be detailed further in tomorrow’s patch notes.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies might be the best that the mode has been in nearly a decade, but there’s one glaring problem — Manglers.
When you get into the mid-round range, past 30, Manglers spawn at a comical rate (according to Reddit user linxxlndg, 10-15 spawn per round past 60). When they’re all firing rockets at you at once, it can get overwhelming.
That’s not to mention the Amalgams and Abominations that are thrown into the mix.
They’ve been a metal, clanking nuisance since day one, but that’s finally about to change as Treyarch confirmed in the COD POD that it’s reducing Mangler spawns in the mid-to-high rounds, and capping how many Manglers can be active up to Round 100.
Not only is the sheer number of Manglers being reduced, but Treyarch will also be making it easier to shoot off their arm cannons. This should make them more manageable, even in their smaller numbers, ergo making mid-to-high rounds a lot less tedious.
Special Rounds Are Also Being Tweaked In Upcoming Black Ops 6 Update
Another big complaint is that the Special Rounds (i.e. the Black Ops 6 equivalent to Dog Rounds) take too long the higher the round you are. Parasites and Vermin spawn at an incredibly slow rate at an increasingly high number, so players report higher rounds taking as long as ten minutes.
Treyarch is likewise addressing this in the new update, making Special Rounds “way shorter”. We’ll find out more about how that works exactly in the patch notes.
These balance tweaks go live tomorrow in the Season 1 Reloaded update.
Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.
The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.
In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.
Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.