After I hit Prestige Master inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, I was pretty content with stopping there, at least in terms of leveling up. I’ve hopped back into the game here and there to sink some time into new Zombies experiences like Shattered Veil, and in the process I unlocked Dark Aether and Dark Matter camos for my favorite guns. However, with 100% completion on the Zombies Calling Cards to my name, as well as all the Trophies for the game (even though I swore I wouldn’t get them all due toCoD’s Platinum problem), I was content to stop grindingBlack Ops 6and sink my time into other games instead. However, Treyarch just put out a patch that has me rethinking everything.
One of the coolest things aboutBlack Ops 6and its return to the classic Prestige system is Treyarch’s rewards for hitting each Prestige. As players progressed through each Prestige, they could unlock genuinely cool weapon blueprints like a rifle based on the giant robots from Origins, or a zombified version of Weaver as an Operator skin. Unfortunately, the Prestige Master rewards are significantly less fun to chase. Sure, it’s nice to get access to all the Prestige icons from older games, but it hasn’t been enough to keep me hooked, and I lost interest in reaching the true max level when I saw how anticlimactic the big reward is.
Essentially an early hint from Treyarch thatBlack Ops 7would be aBO2follow-up, level 1000 players receive access to Samuels, a minor character fromBlack Ops 2’s campaign. Though it’s an effective teaser forthe nextCall of Dutygame, Samuels himself is hardly the most iconic character fromBlack Ops 2, with figures like Harper, David Mason, and Raul Menendez being infinitely more recognizable. What made matters worse is that Samuels lacked dialogue and personality, essentially just repeating the phrase “smooth… too smooth” until players got frustrated and switched to a different Operator. However, Treyarch has seemingly recognized that Samuels was little more than a status symbol, as its latest update forBlack Ops 6has activated tons of voice lines for the character. With Samuels now a fun character and not just a suit of near-future armor, I think I might have to make time for one more grind.
Black Ops 6’s Samuels Operator Now Has Some Top-Notch Voice Lines
As pointed out by Twitter user @ModenasHD, Samuels provides a “unique experience” when played. He shines bright inBO6Zombies, with hilarious dialogue like:
While those trying to take in the Dark Aether story will still want to choose a member ofthe Terminus crewfor initial playthroughs and Easter egg runs, casual Zombies play sessions as Samuels are now something worth pursuing, which is more than enough to make me want to unlock him.
Black Ops 6’s Samuels Fix Couldn’t Be Better Timed
WithBlack Ops 7just around the corner, and hype officially building for the new game, it’s great that Treyarch has gotten around to fixing the level 1000 reward forBlack Ops 6. There’s a decent chance Samuels makes a comeback in David Mason’s next outing asCall of Duty’s lead, being a viable supporting character for his latest battle withRaul Menendez. Now that he’s got some personality inBlack Ops 6, fans have a chance to get to know him a bit and grow attached, which could prove especially beneficial if he’s playable inBlack Ops 7’s co-op campaign. And for players like me who haven’t felt a need to go further in the currentCall of Dutygame, level 1000 just became a little bit more enticing.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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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.
