Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 receives its own battle royale mode. Developer Treyarch has now revealed a bit more about Blackout.
While other battle royale games like PUBG or Fortnite focus on 100 players or more per match, Treyarch wants to reduce this for the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Battle-Royale. And there is a specific reason for that.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout – From 100 down to 80 players in the beta
Why does Blackout have less than 100 players? Treyarch states that Blackout will have 80 players competing against each other. However, internal tests were conducted with 100 players per match.
The reason given is that gameplay takes priority over the number of players. If Blackout feels better and plays better with 80 players, then this is more important than trying desperately to fit in 100 players.
The player count could still increase: As Treyarch announces, the 80 players per match are at least applicable for the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Blackout-Beta. It is likely that the number might change after the tests.
Even at the launch of the shooter, the number of players is not set in stone. The development team wants to continuously work on improvements with the community. And if it turns out that Blackout is more fun with more players and everything works well, the player count could still be adjusted after release.
This is what fans think about the player count: Discussions about this announcement are already taking place on Reddit. Most players are fine with there being only 80 players at the start. Many do not understand why one must always reach the “golden number 100” as the perfect player count of a battle royale title.
As long as the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Battle-Royale plays well, the player count is secondary – provided it does not become extremely low.
Many in the community already consider 64 players to be borderline. However, most find 80 participants in a match completely acceptable – especially since this only applies to the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Blackout-Beta.
What do you think about the number of players per Blackout match in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4? Is 80 players enough?
