How do I get better at Black Ops?

[Vanquisher2000]

This is how I did it in MW2. Firstly, find a gun in each class (except sniper rifles) that you really like the iron sights for and can use as well as a red dot. This frees up an attachment slot for you. Secondly (and most importantly) DO NOT RUN IN!!! If you know someone is coming round a corner, aim down sights at the corner and wait for them to poke their head out, then shoot them. In other words, if in doubt, let them come to you. You usually have all the time in the world. I know someone will call this camping, but it isn't. If they run round a corner and you're already aiming there, is it camping? No. If you must attack, make sure that you know what position the enemies are in first, or you'll be riddled with bullets the second you advance. A recon plane will do, and is a brilliant killstreak anyway. Also, stun/flash grenades are good if you're attacking, but bear in mind that if you chuck a stun in a doorway and it doesn't get anyone, every gun inside will be pointing at that door, so don't use that door.
Hope that helped

 

[phimax100]

Play more cautious, try not to get frustrated. If you get to a point where you are playing terrible and can't focus, I would take a break and play a more relaxing game or watch a movie. Then you can go back and probably play much better. Also, try watching some clan matches or high level players if you can find any.

 

[marblemadness]

Some people are just naturally better. Of course some of it is practice, but there are people on my friends list who have played for about 100 hours MORE than I have and yet my k/d ratio is a 3.2, and they're mostly between 1.0 and 2.0.

My best advice would be to just be careful, check your corners, don't go running into battle like a moron. Chances are someone is waiting in a bush, or a window for you to walk around the corner.

 

[Dusquad]

Stop playing Black Ops? If you must play Call of Duty then don't play the shitty rehashes.

 

[Fledge]

Try EVERYTHING you can to reduce your lag.

 

[The Heik]

Pretty simple question for those who play Black Ops online (there will be loads of you, obviously).

How do I get better at this game online? I wanna get a decent experience of it, which is pretty impossible when getting killed in 3 shots by enemies who mysteriously manage to appear right the fuck behind you.

I'm pretty sure it's just a reflex issue, but if it's not there has to be some way to actually get better at this ridiculous game?

There are a few tricks to getting better at the game. You can try some reflex exercises. It's also a good idea to try and explore the maps offline with a friend. Most rookies make mistakes are because they don't know the terrain. Having a friend along allows you to try different locations and angles, and take it at your own pace.

It's also important to know how you play in the game, then tune your weapons and tactics accordingly. For example, I'm a flanker type player, so I usually need good speed and high damage to cause maximum chaos and disruption of enemy forces, hence I will take guns like assault rifles and move around the sides to evade the primary angle of enemy fire.

Most of all, just play. Experience is the best teacher.

Hope this helps.

 

[LightningBanks]

Pretty simple question for those who play Black Ops online (there will be loads of you, obviously).

How do I get better at this game online? I wanna get a decent experience of it, which is pretty impossible when getting killed in 3 shots by enemies who mysteriously manage to appear right the fuck behind you.

I'm pretty sure it's just a reflex issue, but if it's not there has to be some way to actually get better at this ridiculous game?

I find that stealth is the name of the game here, now that most of the bullcrap weapons are gone. move slowly, cover your back, dont sprint unnsecairily, and catch people out, surprise kills are the most common. Keep an eye on where your team are, and where the enemy bas is for adjective games. Try not to bunch together with your team, or this will result in nade kills or assists (generally for you).

Remember, slow and steady may not get 89 kills in 3 seconds, but It will bring you a good kill death ratio, and work up killstreaks quick.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

Pretty simple question for those who play Black Ops online (there will be loads of you, obviously).

How do I get better at this game online? I wanna get a decent experience of it, which is pretty impossible when getting killed in 3 shots by enemies who mysteriously manage to appear right the fuck behind you.

I'm pretty sure it's just a reflex issue, but if it's not there has to be some way to actually get better at this ridiculous game?

Have you tried not playing it and picking up, say, Team Fortress 2? Or Bad Company 2 perhaps? You'll find that there is much less of a twitch factor in these games than in the ADD inspired CoD titles that have come out lately.

Failing that, Shotgun and corner camping is a sure fire way to get at least one kill a map.

Bad Company 2 I was actually somewhat good at. Also, don't get me started on Team Fortress 2. I hate that game with a passion.

 

[MySoxSmell]

Equip Ak 74u
Buy rapid fire
????
Profit.

Kidding,[footnote]I'm not kidding, this thing is incredible.[/footnote] You might just need to hone your skills by playing it.. a lot. Try out Combat Training and get a feel for a weapon that clicks with you. Since you can progress far faster via bots, it essentially feels like a "Black OPS: Test mode" option.

this dude isnt lieing, this combo here is godlike in its rapeability

been 30-0 a few times with it, but scavenger is probably a good idea to use cause it tends to burn ammo like no-ones business.

 

[MetaKnight19]

I found that diving to the ground into cover sometimes helps in a tight spot, or if someones onto you in a building find a window and dive out of it, and it is also funny to see yourself fly out of a window to the ground.

Try to find a gun/attachment/perk setup that you're comfortable with. At the moment I'm using an M16 (burst fire all the way) with an ACOG scope, the last pistol you can buy (I can't remember what its called) with the fully-automatic upgrade, combined with the Scavenger perk, Sleight of Hand perk and Second Chance pro perk.

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

Perhaps you should play slower. Try a more defensive strategy, like laying prone around a corner.

 

[Nickisimo]

I would say 90% of having any success at it is just speed and common sense; the other 10% is dumb shitbird luck. That said, here are some things to consider:

1. Aiming down the sights is only meaningful in certain situations. Don't stand ramrod still in the open trying to line someone up looking through your scope when they can just run around you and hipfire before you ever get a shot off.

2. Sprint in short bursts and never sprint if you think someone can engage you(unless it's a pretty long distance). Otherwise you'll just end up running into bullets before you can shoot back.

3. Consider range. Do I really want to try and take someone down with my SMG when they're so far away? Is running into that room really a great idea with this slow, bulky LMG? Why am I looking out this window with a fucking shotgun?!

4. Stop trying so hard to get headshots. Yes, it's a quick kill, but in most fights it's so frantic that fire rate tends to win out most of the time. Aim for their chest. You'll score more total hits and often get headshots from the recoil anyway.

5. Make use of equipment. Claymores. Grenades. Suppressors. Perks. The game gives you more tools than you can usually use up in one life. For a total survival package, I would consider Claymores, Semtex, an automatic assualt rifle with a high rate of fire(FAMAS, Aug) with a suppressor or extended mag, along with Scavenger(Ghost is fine too), Sleight of Hand and Second Chance.

6. Be fucking paranoid. Always assume that a Ghost Pro is sneaking up behind you or that a camper is waiting ahead.

7. Pay attention to enemy killstreaks. If you hear that a Cobra is incoming or that bombs are gonna start falling out of the sky, staying indoors might be a good plan for the immediate future. There's more subtle ones too though...if they have a Spy Plane up and you don't have Ghost...they know where you are.

8. Play Domination.

 

[RadioactiveMicrobe]

Don't play it?

 

[XT inc]

the only thing I can tell you is that this game isn't for various groups of players. It is a campers game. The only thing you can do to not die Is spawn camp in a place, kill people and move to somewhere else overlooking your last spot to clean up vengeful players.

You do not get to run and gun in this game, this is not halo, if you have time to notice someone shooting you, you are dead.

Think of this as rainbow six or unreal with instagib on. If you are on the hunt some one who hasn't died can kill you because you are going for it. The best scoring games I have ever had are ones where I just camp with claymores and the ak74u.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

Just pulled off a 25/11 game on Nuketown with the bots. Used some of the advice you guys gave me, and for this game at least it paid off. I can't use the Galil yet, cause I'm not a high enough level.

feelin pretty good based on that game, but i know if i switch to online multiplayer i'll get wasted more times than i can count

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

I think the better question would be, Why do you want to get better at Black Ops?

No shit.

OT: Time travel back to 2007 and play CoD4. If you are still having troubles by the time you reach now, just stop playing, because you will never be good a CoD. I'm guessing you are one of those kids that bought blops because of the "trendyness" of it. Just stop playing it right now and burn your console.

 

[RUINER ACTUAL]

Just pulled off a 25/11 game on Nuketown with the bots. Used some of the advice you guys gave me, and for this game at least it paid off. I can't use the Galil yet, cause I'm not a high enough level.

feelin pretty good based on that game, but i know if i switch to online multiplayer i'll get wasted more times than i can count

If you actually want to get good, play hardcore. You will be terrible at it for a long time, but it will help in the end. At least, that was what it was like for CoD4 and others. But since Blops has its own fucked up rules, disregard everything you just read.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

I think the better question would be, Why do you want to get better at Black Ops?

No shit.

OT: Time travel back to 2007 and play CoD4. If you are still having troubles by the time you reach now, just stop playing, because you will never be good a CoD. I'm guessing you are one of those kids that bought blops because of the "trendyness" of it. Just stop playing it right now and burn your console.

Actually I couldn't care less for game popularity. I borrowed Black Ops just cause I'd never really tried my hand at a CoD game before, just formed a natural dislike of them. I thought I'd try to get some actual first-hand experience of it.

 

[SecretAlienMan]

In my opinion, you really shouldn't try to force yourself to like playing online with other people(who, most likely, having been playing the darn thing non-stop since it came out)... unless you're a masochist or trying to make COD a second job or something...

 

[spartan231490]

Pretty simple question for those who play Black Ops online (there will be loads of you, obviously).

How do I get better at this game online? I wanna get a decent experience of it, which is pretty impossible when getting killed in 3 shots by enemies who mysteriously manage to appear right the fuck behind you.

I'm pretty sure it's just a reflex issue, but if it's not there has to be some way to actually get better at this ridiculous game?

Play it more, and maybe ask for advice about class design. go look at the black ops forum and see what people are talking about. oh, and try to get a better internet connection.