Call of Duty Zombiesis always trying to evolve and innovate with each new entry. This constant strive for evolution has frequently led to fans thinking that the mode has changed too much, and lost its identity. As such, it’s usually the more subtle improvements and features that tend to be received the best by fans, andCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’sZombies modehas a few of those.
WhileCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Zombies mode has added some major new features, like the recently released Directed Mode, it’s mostly kept things pretty traditional, trying to go back to basics afterModern Warfare 3’s unconventional open-world Zombies mode. That said, there are still a few modern Zombies features that have been allowed to stay, like the ability to Exfil during a match. And while Exfil deserves its status as a new staple ofCall of Duty Zombies, it could still be improved.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Has The Opportunity To Take Exfil To The Next Level
Exfil Has Become a Welcome Staple of Call of Duty Zombies
Exfil was first introduced inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Zombies modeback in 2020. Exfil allows the team to bring the match to a close without completing an Easter egg or manually leaving the match unceremoniously. In this original iteration, Exfil sees players heading to a specific spot on the map after round 10 and calling in a helicopter to extract them from the field. Players are given one and a half minutes to get to a specific area, clear all zombies in the vicinity, and hop aboard the chopper.
Exfil has appeared ineveryCall of Duty Zombiesmodesince, showing up inCall of Duty: Vanguard,Modern Warfare 3, and nowCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. The general rules for Exfil have stayed the same across all of its iterations, withBlack Ops 6still requiring players to call in a chopper, head to a specified area, and wipe out the remaining zombies to extract.
The Exfil mechanic has been a welcome addition toCall of Duty Zombies, with it giving players an opportunity to earn bonus XP when they want to leave a match, and giving the match a sense of rewarding finality that otherwise isn’t felt when simply succumbing to the zombie horde.Black Ops 6’s Exfilalso gives players a bonus Gobblegum if they successfully extract after wave 16.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Can Improve Exfil In a Few Ways
ButCall of Duty Zombies' Exfil mechanicisn’t quite perfect. One obvious improvement that Exfil still needs is the ability to call in an extraction without the rest of the team’s approval. When playing Zombies solo, players can call in an Exfil immediately. But when playing in co-op, the entire team needs to vote on whether the chopper’s called.
When playing with randoms, it’s very rare that everyone agrees to call in an Exfil at the same time. This lack of consensus often leads to the player who wanted the Exfil to quit the game anyway, meaning they lose out on bonus XP and the team is still down a member. It’s a little strange that players still can’t call in an Exfil for themselves, where they could fight to secure an area and leave via chopper while the rest of the party stays.
Another obvious improvement would be adding multiple Exfil call-in sites to some ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s bigger Zombies maps. Terminus, for instance, is a fairly large map, and it can be a bit tricky for players to make their way to the Exfil call-in spot in the prison if they’re underground or on one of the surrounding islands.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
