How combat has been refined for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

To change the behavior of a gun in a series as established as Call of Duty is to invite sacrilegious outcry. Luckily, the weaponry you’ll use in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reliably follows expectations—sniper rifles for long-range taps, assault rifles as all-around workhorses, SMGs for run-and-gun blitzes, and so on—but developer Treyarch hasn’t completely passed on a personal touch to the staple speedy gunplay we’ve been familiar with for years.

FPS fundamentals of practiced aim and a steady hand will still guide a victory in Black Ops 4, and you’ll also experience a few critical improvements smoothing out combat.