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For those who wish to talk and discuss, or speculate, their ideas for upcoming Zombies maps.
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Ever since the DICE Summit, there has been evidence of maps being remade. Not like in Rezzurection, but actual map remakes. There is such evidence as the Fly Trap advertisement from Moon being moved, the image of a gun that we have not seen in either a new location or possibly an old one and finally a lot of other pictures that seem to show new things in old locations. Here is evidence for at least multiple maps being recreated: Evidence from the DICE Summit: Restoration of 935: New gun: New version of the Der Riese loading screen: A (seemingly) changed map layout of Call of the Dead: Shangri La's loading screens. One is much lik…
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This is how you release a stand-alone zombie game base on alternate game modes of previous games. New story content. Add more old content, animations, weapons. Update graphics. Support loyalty. Add characters. Let you pick who you want to play as. Customize weapons, loadout, difficulty. Remaster everything. http://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/ I'm going to buy this to tide me over. I never played it because I didn't want the standard sniper gameplay. But this I can get into.
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Buried: Easter Egg Theory
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The theory I have created today regards the Buried easter egg. I will try to explain what the Wisp is, if the characters die and if we can tell who resumes control in the end. Okay, the first two important things I want to say about this theory are this: 1.) I believe that when Samantha or Richtofen are in the Aether, they only have control over a certain number of zombies. Even though they can change the eye colour, zombies will just try to eat people like regular zombies unless they are being controlled to just kill like we see in game. 2.) While Aether gives much power to those in control of the undead, it does not give them the power to control all zombies or mak…
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I discovered this and don't think anyone else has before, and it seems pretty important as a clue. The black blob in the catalog from the DICE talk background is a Flesh Eating Venus Fly Trap. The text says "FLESH EATING. Plants that will eat you? ? Larger ? and beautiful. 5454 Plants $1.50" And the number of it in the catalog, #5454, is the same number that is written on the torn out order form from the Moon loading screen. The Flesh Eating venus fly trap is one of the items ordered. They ordered 2 of them, item #5454, for $1.50 each! But they tore it off, as if they changed their mind about that item? Then it's put back in place on th…
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"five" was a fun map with presidents and such, if they wanna go that route again I think a Berlin Wall map could be grat. Get Ronald Reagan in there. Even though it's off in the time line if it's a World at War 2 game this is still very doable. The Wall is/was in Germany perfect for zombies. Maybe they finally tear down the wall and Zombies just come flooding out in the opening scene. Then you can just be running around places in Berlin. It sets itself up perfectly. What do you think? What people would you use besides Reagan?
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I noticed today that Jimmy's Twitter account has a bejeweled skeleton on it, and that his profile links to Voodoo on Wikipedia. Interesting.
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I'm wondering what everybody favourite style of gameplay is in the zombies series? There are a lot of different styled maps throughout zombies. Starting with Naacht-right through to Outbreak. I myself do prefer the run and gun style proposed in Mob of the Dead, but I don't believe it would be the same without cherry, acid gat, shield, etc. But I also liked the open feel that maps like shi no numa brought. The swamp was a direct influence on why I enjoyed origins so much. Origins by design was nostalgic. The mud reminded me of the swamp from Shi No Numa, and the laboratory/industrial 20th century feel gave me an atmospheric vibe reminiscent of Ascension. They added new f…
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I realize that there's already a thread somewhat similar to this, but I believe that's more of what people are expecting from zombies. What I want in this thread is some really good suggestions that you think should be included in Zombies. Do you have an idea for a new map? A new trap? New weapons? New characters? New perks? If there's anything new that you think should be included in Zombies, please leave them here. Ultimately, what do YOU suggest that Treyarch should do with Zombies? If you'd like to tell us what you're expecting from Zombies, rather than what you suggest should be included, post here: viewtopic.php?f=81&t=19114 Also, here is Mp1st reporti…
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Started browsing the forum in... '09, I think? Been a while. Over the years, I've seen CoDz thrive -- and I've seen it decay. This declination in quality came directly from Treyarch -- and started with the release of Ascension (early 2011). Overly grandiose easter eggs are not what lured me in - I liked the small stuff. So did the rest of the adult community. When the focus shifted from small hints (radios, notes) to story quests of large proportions, the adult community started tuning out -- and the kiddies arrived. CoDz used to be centered around analyzing radios/images/codes, and that's what built up an adult community. That's what kept the site active from De…
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Hi CoDz! So, I've been thinking a lot about the things I've enjoyed thus far in zombies and other game modes, as well as things I do not enjoy. I've came up with a bunch of ideas that would either expand on the enjoyment myself and other zombie enthusiasts have experienced, or mitigate the bad situations with a simpler alternative. My best idea in my own opinion has got to be the Duplication Device (or any better name you guys can come up with, haha) : Around the forum lately, I see a lot of people begging for a new weapon upgrade service that would be a counterpart to the fan favorite Pack-a-Punch. One of my favorite things about Blacks Ops 1 zombies (wh…
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I'm sure some have you have heard the recent Vanderhar tweets recently... Honestly I find that's a little weird considering I thought I heard he left treyarch... IDK... Things... Anyways, he stated he was enjoying domination, this could mean the domination in Advanced warfare, or the domination of the next game. If it's the next game, that's incredible. That means they've gotten MP to the stage in which it is actually completing some maps! That's so much further then the average rotation! With all this extra time, what do you guys think it will mean for zombies? On the regular rotation last year we got town, transit, farm, bus depot, nuke town, and the grie…
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So this is a thought but I'm hoping other people agree. I want the next game by Treyarch to be another World war 1-2 based game. Imagine the next gen graphics of world at war style zombie gameplay with lots of features because of new console limits. Not much but what do you guys feel to a world war style Next-gen Zombies game. Campaign and multiplayer on the game as well as zombies obviously but its a zombies discussion
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A lot of people have stated that they would actually prefer that the storyline be hashed and that future maps should contain no story whats-so-ever. I understand why people would say this: BO2 zombies was horrible. It was downright unforgivable…. But I really don't think removing the story is a good idea. WE LOVE the story, it's fantastic. Why drop it? That would mean the end of easter eggs, the end of richtofen quotes… It'd be madness… ' SO: I've created this thread to help find ways to fix the storyline: Some main things that must be dealt with: - The different endings: we either need to pick one and go with it, or find a way to satisfy b…
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The Todorov Narrative Theory
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Hello again! Today I have a theory which as far as I know hasn't been done before, it links with something I learnt of today. First off some background information. As the title says this theory is about the Todorov Narrative, what this basically is, is a theory that was created by Tzvetan Todorov, a Russian man who thought that all narratives follow a cycle of events almost. The way this goes is in five steps. The first is Equilibrium. This is the part of the story where the main character(s)/ protagonist(s) are introduced and where the setting is introduced. The second is the Disruption of the Equilibrium. Something happens within the story that will have a…
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Every time we get a new trailer for a new DLC we often find ourselves looking for trailer analysis of a new map, and we make our own theories based on the achievements that are leaked. However what is the thing you look forward to in a Zombies map? Is it the Location? Do you want to see how the story ties in? What about the easter egg song? The fact that in every map we get a brand new never before heard Song made specifically for the map. Maybe your favorite thing is figuring out the brand new easter egg before anyone else does? Or perhaps you enjoy seeing the map for the first time and checking out the new mechanics and traps.... My personal favorite thing in zo…
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This is a question I'd like to ask about next year's ranking system: Which is better to you guys: Skill: Like the one we have now based on Kill/Death/Down/what round you're on that determines your rank. Objective: A bit more advanced and useful. This ranking system never goes down, but instead requires the player to perform certain tasks: Survive the first room without opening any doors, hit the mystery box 20 times in one game, complete the easter egg, ect. And for the second question: Should ranking systems be map-specific or apply to every map? Map specific: Each map a player has holds a different rank. One could b…
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Guys… We'll be hyped up for zobmie DLC come january… But… Then directly after we'll be looking for the reveal trailer for BO3 or WAW2 or whatever… Then we'll be looking for more zombie DLC… Then we'll get the zombies reveal teaser in july…. Then more zobmies… Then finally we'll be all ready for the real zombies…. Presumably… I really hope trayarch doesn't cop out and say: "We will be doing no more zombies" or "we're going to wait an extra year"… Because that'd be bullshiz…
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There has been a lot of speculations about whether or not zombies will continue on and eventually move to PS4/Xbox One. From what we know there has been confirmed fakes on Amazon and Gamestop about "Zombies Collection" which in sense is, from what I've heard, just all the zombies maps put into one game. I think this would be a game that a lot of people buy. Treyarch is bankrupt and if they can sum the money to make a version like this there profit would go through the roof giving them a lot more money to create future games. I personally hope that this will indeed happen seeing as though I've sold my PS3 for my PS4. World at War- Black Ops 2 zombies maps would be great as…
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By my count, the very first brainstorming of the next COD game begins around the time the game before is RELEASED. This makes sense as many teams who worked on the campaign and basic MP set up now have about 4 times as much free time. And if my logic is flawed (And I'm about 90% sure it is) please don't make this topic about that…. If you want more proof: The first teasers are seen between DLC 1 and 2 normally. If they want enough brainstorming time, they should begin about the time the game came out…. Of course, again, not much research was done, just my thinking… Point is, if there's a time that trayarch is looking for ideas it's going to be in about a month and…
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People begin hearing the first about the next year's COD normally just after the first or second DLC is dropped. My logic is that once one game enter's DLC season, the next game enters early production. This may not be exactly how it works but I can't be too far off. SO What I am doing here is making a checklist for trayarch, post the BIG things you want in the next game and I'll add them to the list. THEN hopefully if trayarch uses this site at all, we can give them a list of what we want in the next game. THIS WAY trayarch can pull more of what players want then what they want to put in themselves. I should mention there is no particular order to the list, however…
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.........Darkness.......... An unknown Inventor.......Beware....the 6......There are many secrets hidden within the Zombies storyline. What you are about to hear is top secret information deducted by the most brilliant zombie theorists on the Earth and on MAAARZZZZZ. For those who are not ready yet I ask you to leave quietly through the backdoor and visit a theory that is more to your comprehension.....For those of you who stayed there can only be enlightenment..... Today we will dive deep into the Biggest and Blackest secrets of Zombies. The things that seem mostly out of Place...Perhaps even...out of time... Deep down..... Welcome to our humble Home. M…
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There is a very troublesome issue that needs to be discussed: What era will the game after AW be? There are 3 possibilities in my mind: - They continue what they're doing allowing for a futuristic environment, this allows more imagination and gameplay elements like the exo-suit or the air strikes. However the community is supposedly growing tired of these games… What with Halo, the past 4 games, and battlefield being all futuristic… People are becoming bored apparently… I certainly am not, it's call of duty, the more cool shiz we get to kill with the better, I don't want to fight with muskets! -They return to their roots offering WW1/WW2/Coldwar era combat. …
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@Naitrax brought this to my attention, where before I didn't even know it existed. Pre-downloading DLC. This would mean downloading DLC 2-3 days in advance to drop time, but still not being able to play it until launch. This method is mainly in place for those whom HATE downloading things for their slow internet, this way they would be given plenty of time (2-3 days is plenty of time for even the slowest internet) to download, so when it launched we can all quickly stick it in and play immediately.
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Hi, it's the boring guy here. We are still a good year away from the next zombies game, and at this point we can only speculate and suggest. Everyday we have people suggesting map locations or weapon ideas, to better market the next game. The boring guy thinks Treyarch should pay more attention to the gameplay to be successful, and less on the atmosphere. Here are the details. Give us options My two least favorite games, COTD and Buried, offer little variety when it comes to gameplay. Every game on COTD has the same basic set up and same basic strategy, and the same could be said for Buried. Both maps offer little room for the players to try different th…
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Why is Treyarch gone? They should make a whole game dedicated to Zombies.
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