Since its release, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has continued to make headlines, and this time, it's the gaming community that has discovered a very surprising hidden mechanic. On the Warhead map, a prominent yellow bomb seems to be much more than just a decorative element: it can literally end the game if you know how to go about it.
An explosive easter egg in Black Ops 6
It was by searching the smallest corners of the map that curious players discovered the destructive potential of this enormous bomb. Located in the center of the map behind a building and half buried in the sand, it looks like a simple static object, like so many others in the game universe. However, you just need to shoot it for a long time to trigger a sequence with spectacular and surprising consequences to say the least. Here's how it works.
- Pull long : After several magazines are emptied on the bomb, it begins to smoke, signaling that an event is in progress.
- The conflagration : Smoke intensifies and flames shoot out, inevitably attracting the attention of nearby players.
- The final explosion : Many magazines used later, a huge explosion goes off, cutting short the action on the ground.
- A hidden cutscene : the detonation is followed by a unique video where we see the consequences of this massive explosion, suggesting that the entire Warhead complex is destroyed. The game then ends instantly, regardless of the score of the different teams on the field.
A new meta or just a nod?
It's difficult to know if this bomb was intended to become a key element of the gameplay or if the developers placed it there as a simple easter egg for very curious players. Regardless, this discovery obviously shakes up the dynamics of the Warhead map. If, at first, players focused on classic objectives, it is now not uncommon to see entire teams mobilizing to protect or destroy the bomb.
The community is divided. Some praise the boldness and creativity behind this mechanic, which adds a new layer of strategy to the gameplay. Others, however, criticize the fact that this discovery can unbalance the games, especially in competitive modes where scores and objectives take second place.
For the moment, the Treyarch developers have not communicated on this subject. Is this a deliberate feature or a cleverly disguised bug? Impossible to say. But with the attention this yellow bomb is attracting, it wouldn't be surprising if a patch or an official statement would clear up the mystery in the days to come.
In the meantime, this discovery gives one more reason to dive back into the tiny Warhead map and try to recreate this explosive scene. Will you be the one to trigger the apocalypse in your next game? Grab your weapons, and prepare to fire for a very long time since it takes almost 45 seconds of incessant shooting to trigger the long-awaited explosion.
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