Call of Duty

How to Play Call of Duty: Master the Fight

Playing Call of Duty is about quick reflexes, tactical awareness, and understanding the nuances of each game mode and weapon.

Core Gameplay Principles:

1. Movement: Fast and fluid. Learn to slide, jump, and sprint effectively to navigate maps and outmaneuver opponents. Recent titles like Black Ops 6 introduce “Omnimovement,” allowing seamless combat maneuvers in any direction.
2. Gunplay and Recoil Control: Each weapon has a unique feel and recoil pattern. Practice aiming down sights (ADS), controlling recoil (especially with automatic weapons), and tracking moving targets. Attachments from the Gunsmith system allow for deep weapon customization to suit your playstyle.
3. Map Knowledge: Learn the layouts, common chokepoints, power positions, and flank routes of each map. This is crucial for predicting enemy movements and securing objectives.
4. Minimap Awareness: Constantly check your minimap for enemy pings (from gunfire or UAVs), objective locations, and teammate positions.
5. Perks and Killstreaks/Scorestreaks: Customize your loadout with “Perks” (passive abilities) and “Killstreaks” (rewards for consecutive kills without dying, like UAVs, airstrikes, or attack helicopters) or “Scorestreaks” (rewards for accumulating points, encouraging objective play).
6. Utility Usage: Lethal (grenades, throwing knives) and Tactical (flashbangs, smoke grenades, stun grenades) equipment are vital. Use them to clear rooms, disorient enemies, block vision, or trap opponents.
7. Teamwork (in objective modes): In modes like Domination or Search & Destroy, playing the objective and coordinating with your teammates is more important than individual kill counts.