Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Launch Multiplayer Maps, Modes, and Operators Confirmed

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Activision has finally confirmed the Multiplayer maps, modes, and Operators available at the launch of Call of duty: Black Ops 6.

In a blog post, Activision said Black Ops 6 launches with 16 Multiplayer maps, 10 standard Multiplayer modes, four alternative Multiplayer modes, and 21 Operators.

Let’s start with the launch maps. All Black Ops 6’s launch maps are small to medium-sized, Activision said, with traditional three-lane routes. Developer Treyarch said they’re designed to offer “rapid, energetic combat, along with a variety of scenic set-pieces, cover opportunities, and ranged thoroughfares to ensure your favorite style of play is catered to, from close quarter strikes to long-range sniping, with emphasis always on the action.”

The upshot is “tighter” gameplay, Treyarch said, that’s “perfectly suited” to the new Omnimovement mechanic.

At launch Black Ops 6 has 12 brand-new core 6v6 maps and four brand-new, compact-sized Strike maps designed for Face Off 6v6 or 2v2 configurations.

Black Ops 6 also launches with Hardcore mode on certain playlists. It adds a limited HUD, enables friendly fire, and lowers your health.

Elsewhere, Black Ops 6 launches with the Training Course, where you can dabble with the game’s mechanics and weapons on the Multiplayer map, Protocol. There are training missions designed to teach you the basics before facing real players in the lobby playlists.

The Firing Range returns, letting you test your equipped loadout weapons. Here’s what to expect:

And Theater Mode is available in Multiplayer for Black Ops 6 at launch and for the first time in the new Call of Duty Engine. Here’s what you can do when playing back a replay file in Theater:

And finally, Private Matches let you adjust every aspect of gameplay.

Now, let’s move on to the Operators. Black Ops 6 launches with over 20 Operators, with 11 allied to the Rogue Black Ops faction, and 10 allied to Crimson One. Narratively, Crimson One represents the CIA operation initiated to hunt down the Rogue