Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 focuses on fluid gameplay and dynamic action in its Battle Royale mode Blackout. One standout movement feature, which also exists in a different form in the competitor PUBG, is Vaulting.
How does Vaulting work? “Vaulting”, the English term for leaping over, refers to a movement method where you simply vault over waist-high obstacles like windows or small walls, instead of circumventing them or awkwardly hopping over.
An effective way of movement: Unlike a complete jump, your field of view remains constant when Vaulting, and you are not slowed down by the jump and landing. You simply glide effortlessly over obstacles, making you much more mobile.
Vaulting appears in Black Ops 4’s Battle Royale mode Blackout. But the major competitor PUBG also has Vaulting.
Vaulting in PUBG vs. Blackout – Who vaults better?
Vaulting in PUBG: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds also has a Vaulting mechanic, which was added about eight months after the release of the game via patch. The Vaulting noticeably improved the relatively slow movement. However, it often became a death trap.
To this day, PUBG is a rather strategic game, where you don’t just rush around wildly. You plan every movement carefully. Therefore, Vaulting tends to be sluggish and can mean your death in a wild firefight.
Furthermore, it is often unclear in PUBG whether your character can get over a certain obstacle or not. Inexperienced players often find themselves helpless in front of a wall and get mowed down.
Vaulting in Blackout: Black Ops 4 takes a completely different approach in the Battle Royale mode Blackout. Instead of struggling realistically through the levels, your avatar vaults, jumps, and darts through the vegetation like a young god. The movement is extremely fluid and fast.
Your character climbs large stacks of boxes effortlessly or slips through windows like a greased lightning. If you encounter enemies in the meantime, wild shootouts and chases break out, as if from an action movie.
With this, the developers have created exactly the type of typical “Call of Duty Dynamics” in a Battle Royale game that they had always promised.
