Black Ops 7’s New Classic Mode Seems to Fix a Lot of Issues Players Have With the Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players are having a blast with the games new mode, Black Ops Classic. The new mode was released today as part of the game’s Season 4 update and brings some radical changes to the gameplay of Black Ops 7. The new limited-time mode strips out omnimovement, sliding, and simplifies the overall gameplay experience to be more akin to classic Black Ops games like Black Ops 1 and 2. Players also can’t use things like stims, an equippable that lets you immediately heal mid-battle.

“We wanted to get as close to a classic movement set (Black Ops 2 as a target) as we could, so Omnimovement, Wall Jump, and Slide are restricted in Black Ops Classic along with some additional feature restrictions,” said Black Ops 7 design director Matt Scronce on X.

The mode also limits players to maps from classic Black Ops titles, including Firing Range, Summit, Raid, Nuketown, and more. It’s by all intents and purposes Black Ops as you remember it, save for some changes to the visuals and different weapons.