r/blackopscoldwar

Just bought the game on PS5 cause it’s on sale, queued up in a 12v12 mosh pit and sat in the lobby for 20 minutes. I was pretty stoked for bigger lobbies, is it just not as popular?

i haven't played since 2023 due to me getting scared off by the whole rce issue. i want to play but i want to be safe.

I got cold war when it first came out and I think it’s one of the most enjoyable COD’s i’ve ever played. I return to have a little ‘phase’ every few months. Started playing again recently and noticed a significant lack of player compared to when I played it last year/in 2024 at some point. I consistently come up against the same players, days apart at some points, to the point where I look for certain player names on the leaderboard when starting. I can’t get into a lobby in Face Off/FireTeam and even struggle when looking for HC games. The only game mode I can seem to get a lobby consistently within ~3-5 minutes is nuke town 24/7. Has the player count really dropped that significantly? I’m so upset to not be able to play modes I used to love, and every game I play atleast 80% of players are prestige 30 level 2000 or something stupid. I understand it’s an old game and won’t have tens of thousands playing it, but as I mentioned when I was playing consistently for a month or so last year these issues weren’t a thing. Sorry for the long message.

TL;DR The game seems so much more dead compared to last year

Edit: After posting I foresaw a lot of snarky comments along the lines of ‘duh it’s old of course it’s dying’ if you want to say something along those lines please don’t I get that lol

Hello!

Has anyone got a fix for the screen shuttering on PS5? I've tried changing settings like 120hz, VRR, etc. But still the same

Thanks in advance!

I haven't played this game in ages, and it was my favorite modern CoD. I really want to go back to it, even knowing it's probably not as active anymore, but I'd at least like to be able to play my favorite modes from back then, like Faceoff and Gunfight. How easy or difficult is it to find matches for Faceoff and Gunfight these days? I know everyone says Nuketown 24/7 is the most active, but I mainly want to play regular TDM, SnD, Faceoff, and Gunfight.

I'm curious because about two weeks ago I saw a video where they showed one hacker logging IP addresses, another shooting from the respawn point, and another who had a whole bunch of known and unknown hacks xD. I'm just asking because I haven't come across lobbies like that, and I want to be glad they didn't log my IP.

What weapons are from older CoDs where they may have just changed the name but have the same vibe as older weapons? Like how the UGR feels a lot like the STG44 in WaW?

Does anyone know if i can still unlock additional operators? I just got this game again for the first time on xbox series x off of mercari, and i'm wondering if i can still unlock any past the base operators

What the hell is going on here? Is this a new thing? I’m 30 years old and still rocking the PS4 and there is NOTHING that excites me about a ps5 system. Now I have to pay a subscription??