SPECIALIST OVERVIEW

BLACK OPS 3 MULTIPLAYER INTRODUCES THE NEW SPECIALIST CHARACTER SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS PLAYERS TO CHOOSE FROM A NUMBER OF ELITE BLACK OPERATIONS SOLDIERS – EACH WITH THEIR OWN LOOK, PERSONALITY, AND VOICE – AND THEN RANK THEM UP AND MASTER EACH OF THEIR BATTLE-HARDENED WEAPONS AND SPECIAL ABILITIES. WITH THIS ADDITION TO GLOBAL AND WEAPONS XP PROGRESSIONS SYSTEMS, BLACK OPS 3 MULTIPLAYER GIVES PLAYERS THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO RANK UP.

RUIN

WEAPON: GRAVITY SPIKES – SPIKES THAT CREATE AN EXPLOSIVE SHOCKWAVE WHEN SLAMMED TO THE GROUND.

ABILITY: OVERDRIVE – CYBERNETIC LEG AUGMENTATION THAT ENABLES A TEMPORARY BURST OF SPEED.

SERAPH

WEAPON: ANNIHILATOR – MASSIVE HIGH-CALIBER REVOLVER THAT FIRES DEVASTATING PENETRATION ROUNDS.

ABILITY: COMBAT FOCUS – WHILE ACTIVE, ALL SCORE EARNED WILL TRIGGER A BONUS MULTIPLIER TOWARDS SCORESTREAKS.

NOMAD

WEAPON: HIVE – DEPLOYS POD TRAPS WHICH RELEASE A DEADLY SWARM OF NANO DRONES WHEN TRIGGERED.

ABILITY: REJACK – RECOVER FROM THE POSITION OF YOUR DEATH WITH AN INJECTION OF NANOPARTICLE SERUM.

PROPHET

WEAPON: TEMPEST – CHARGE-SHOT WEAPON THAT FIRES AN ARC OF ELECTRICITY, SHOCKING TARGETS AND CHAINING TO ALL NEARBY ENEMIES.

ABILITY: GLITCH – FLASH BACK TO A PREVIOUS POSITION WITH THIS SYSTEM MOD THAT HACKS THE BATTLEFIELD SIMULATION GRID.

OUTRIDER

WEAPON: SPARROW – COMPOUND BOW THAT FIRES BOLTS WITH INCREASING FORCE THE LONGER IT IS DRAWN AND EXPLODES ENEMIES ON IMPACT.

ABILITY: VISION PULSE – SONIC PULSE THAT PINGS THE SURROUNDING AREA AND REVEALS ENEMIES WITHIN RANGE.

REAPER

WEAPON: SCYTHE – ARM-INTEGRATED QUAD-BARREL MINI-GUN.

ABILITY: PSYCHOSIS – INFILTRATE ENEMY DNI SYSTEMS TO SIMULATE THREE INSTANCED DECOY REAPERS.

SPECTRE

WEAPON: RIPPER – SPECTRE DEPLOYS MONO-EDGED TWIN BLADES BEFORE GRACEFULLY DISSECTING VICTIMS WITH LETHAL, SURGICAL PRECISION.

ABILITY: ACTIVE CAMO – ADVANCED META-MATERIALS RAPIDLY CHANGE THEIR PROPERTIES, GUIDING PHOTONS OVER THEIR SURFACES INSTEAD OF REFLECTING THEM, RENDERING SPECTRE TEMPORARILY INVISIBLE.

BATTERY

WEAPON: WAR MACHINE – THIS GRENADE LAUNCHER FIRES TIME-FUSED BOUNCING FRAG GRENADES WHICH EXPLODE ON CONTACT WITH AN ENEMY.

ABILITY: KINETIC ARMOR – CHARGED ELECTRICALLY-REACTIVE ARMOR THAT SUBLIMATES ENEMY BULLETS ON CONTACT, TURNING THEM INTO A VAPOR WHICH DISSIPATES HARMLESSLY.

FIREBREAK

WEAPON:  PURIFIER – A FLAMETHROWER THAT PROJECTS A STEADY STREAM OF HEAT, INCINERATING ANYONE OR ANYTHING UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ENGULFED BY IT.

ABILITY:  HEAT WAVE - RAPID-CYCLING HEAT SYNCS DUMP A STORED THERMAL CHARGE WHICH STUNS ENEMIES NEAR THE USER.

MOVEMENT SYSTEMS

BLACK OPS 3 FEATURES A NEW CHAIN-BASED FLUID MOVEMENT SYSTEM, ALLOWING PLAYERS TO MOVE THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT WITH FINESSE, USING CONTROLLED THRUST JUMPS, POWER SLIDES, WALL-RUNNING, SWIMMING, AND FAST MANTLING CAPABILITIES IN A MULTITUDE OF COMBINATIONS – ALL WITH COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THEIR WEAPON AND CHARACTER. UTILIZING TREYARCH’S SIGNATURE GUNS UP PHILOSOPHY, PLAYERS MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OF THEIR WEAPON AT ALL TIMES AND HAVE 360-DEGREES OF MOTION THROUGH ALL MANEUVERS.

TAILORED MAP DESIGN

MAPS ARE DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND-UP FOR THE NEW MOVEMENT SYSTEM, GIVING PLAYERS A FEELING OF POWER OVER HOW THEY USE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR ADVANCED TACTICS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING STRONG HEAD-TO-HEAD ENGAGEMENTS FOR CLASSIC BLACK OPS BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND ACTION.