Like other high-profile, multiplayer shooters, Call of Duty: Black Ops is insanely competitive online. The battlefield is so frantic and fast-paced that it's easy to get overwhelmed and decide to retire from really exploring the game's online offerings.
Call of Duty: Black Ops tries to alleviate some of that by offering players "Combat Training," a single-player experience where players can face off against A.I. controlled bots. The hope, according to Treyarch, is that players will become comfortable with the basics of the multiplayer mode and take their new-found knowledge to the online space.
The purpose of this feature--like our previous Halo: Reach and StarCraft 2 coverage--is to give new players essential, basic info for survival. Here we will focus on two aspects of Black Ops: Perks and Killstreaks. Here we will attempt to breakdown some basic load-outs for players new the the Black Ops experience as well as detail some core combinations that could help you survive a little longer against the competitive landscape of Black Ops online
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