The lead developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has posted a mysterious tweet, causing a stir in the community. What is behind it?
The community is puzzling: David Vonderhaar, the lead developer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, has almost made a habit of posting hidden messages about the latest installment of the Call of Duty series on social media. It’s no wonder he is often jokingly referred to as the unofficial community manager of Treyarch.
With his latest tweet, he has once again left the community puzzled, which is now desperately trying to decipher his encrypted message. Fans have already come up with several theories.
Hint at an earlier start of the Blackout beta for Black Ops 4?
What could this tweet mean? Vonderhaar’s latest cryptic tweet is currently the talk of the Call of Duty community. At first glance, the circles and squares don’t seem to make much sense, but fans are currently working together to decipher what these coded lines could mean.
Currently, there are two prominent theories: Numerous fan theories are currently circulating, with most seeing a connection to Blackout, the Battle Royale mode of Black Ops 4. However, two theories seemed to stand out.
Morse code: Some hold these symbols to be Morse code, containing a hidden message. Twitter user itsGerth decoded the line as follows using the Morse alphabet: “Erase That” – which means “Delete that”. This statement would also follow the line of the already used mysterious line in the teaser “Forget What You Know”.
Earlier Blackout beta: Another and more widespread theory suggests, however, that this tweet could be a hidden reference to an earlier surprise release of the beta for the Blackout mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
This is actually scheduled for September 2018. However, the number of symbols matches the number of letters in the word Blackout. Also, the recently released Multiplayer beta trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 surprisingly showed some scenes from the in-house Battle Royale mode. And the symbols from the tweet also allow for such an interpretation according to some fans.
The circles in the code are said to represent the number of nights until the multiplayer beta of Black Ops 4 starts. The three squares represent the three days the multiplayer beta runs. The middle white square could then possibly be the day when fans might get an earlier taste of the Battle Royale mode of Black Ops 4, namely Blackout.
What do you think of this mysterious message and the theories from fans? Do you find an earlier sneak peek at Blackout in Black Ops 4 realistic? Or do fans once again only see what they want to see?
