Key Takeaways
- The new body shield mechanic in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will automatically open voice chat between the attacker and their victim.
- Fans of the series predict that this mechanic will quickly result in bans.
- The next entry in the long-running FPS series will be released on October 25.
The body shield mechanic in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will forcefully open proximity voice chat between players, and fans are already expecting this feature to get plenty of people banned. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is scheduled to launch on October 25.
Developed primarily by Treyarch and Raven Software, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the next entry in Activision’s popular series of action-packed first-person shooters. The upcoming title will introduce several new features, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Omnimovement system and the body shield mechanic. As its name implies, the latter will allow players to turn unsuspecting enemies into human shields, but it has now been revealed that this interaction will also enable a potentially chaotic dynamic.
Treyarch announced ahead of the start of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6‘s early access open beta that using a body shield in the game will activate voice chat between the attacker and their victim. The company politely asked the Call of Duty community to “be nice” as it revealed the unique mechanic in a recent Twitter post, but one person jokingly said that this would likely result in everyone getting banned from voice chat. Another user on the social media platform claimed that this system will end up becoming a gold mine for content.
New Proximity Voice Chat Mechanic in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
The packed lobbies of competitive games have a reputation for being rowdy, but developers and publishers have previously made efforts to counter unruly behavior. Between August 2023 and January 2024, more than two million Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 players were banned for toxicity. Those who partake in any other unacceptable acts may find themselves being placed in the Call of Duty games’ limited matchmaking system.
Aside from Omnimovement and the body shield mechanic, new additions to Treyarch’s upcoming title include the Kill Order game mode and more maps. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will also mark the return of round-based Zombies, which did not appear in the series’ most recent entries. There will be further changes to the beloved survival mode as well, like shared door buys and a new way to end runs called exfils.
The single-player campaign of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been described as a spy action thriller set during an alternate version of the 1990s. It will pick where Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War left off, giving players the chance to witness the United States’ transition into the world’s biggest superpower.