

Players with medals then earn extra experience points, and medals are repeatable.

"Most players can get through 55 levels in about 24 hours - a couple of nights of playing for a hardcore guy." Treyarch is saving more information on the levelling and unlocks for a reveal closer to launch, but we know that medals will be awarded to players who "do something cool". "We wanted to return some simplicity into the level system," Vonderhaar said. This new system "allows us to reward desirable gameplay behaviour, that is behaviour that helps you and your team win the game mode you're playing".īlack Ops 2 will ship with 55 levels of progression and 10 levels of prestige. Game design director David Vonderhaar gave the example of a player who had grabbed the flag, which earns points, killed an enemy player while carrying the flag (a flag carry kill) and finally captured the flag, for a total of 400 score streak points, which unlocked two score streaks at once. You can even earn two score streaks in one scoring event. Currently, there are 22 score streaks in the game. When the meter fills up, you gain access to a score streak, which you can activate in the traditional way (using the d-pad on the Xbox controller). In the game, killing enemy players and performing 'Scoring Events' gains you points that fill up the 'Score Streak Meter', displayed on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen next to the score streak icons.

Kill streaks have been replaced by score streaks, hinted at in the multiplayer teaser trailer released last week. Treyarch has lifted the lid on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 multiplayer at a special event at German show Gamescom, confirming the series' famous kill streaks have been ditched and new e-sports focused features have been added.ĭrones guarding a flag on the Aftermath map.
