Treyarch confirmed that looping Scorestreaks would not be in Black Ops 6, enraging players who enjoyed the feature in previous CoD titles.
In Season 4, which started on May 29, MW3 changed Killstreaks and Scorestreaks so they could loop. This means that players can earn multiple streaks in the same life.
Some players enjoyed the modifier because it rewarded them for staying alive longer and racking up a long streak. However, theBlack Ops 6development team had a different view on this debate, and Treyarch associate director of design Matt Scronceexplainedwhy looping streaks won’t be returning.
“Right now, Scorestreaks do not loop,” Scronce confirmed. “The goal here is to reward players in a single life fairly with high-end rewards or low-end rewards depending on their selection. We really want to avoid Scorestreak spam. That’s personally something I really don’t like, and I know a lot of players don’t like it either.”
Call of Duty community memberscriticizedthe idea that this system rewards players fairly.
CoD leaker TheGhostOfHope argued, “The amount of people who can actually loop their streaks in a single life is likely very small. It was a core part of why BO2 score streaks were so good.”
Other commenters agreed and slammed the decision. “Players who are good enough to stay alive that long and keep getting kills DESERVE to keep earning their streaks. Let’s stop punishing good players, please.”
Treyarch didn’t rule out adding looping streaks, with Scronce noting that “we’re airing on the side of less score streak spam for now, but like we said, we have the beta, so we will take all of the feedback and go from there.”
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Ryan Lemay is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, including the CDL, Warzone, Modern Warfare and Black Ops. He also covers EA SPORTS FC, NBA 2K, Madden, and EA College Football. Ryan also has bylines at Dotesports, Destructoid, and Esports Illustrated. You can contact him here: ryan.lemay@dexerto.com
