Launch week in a Call of Duty game is never just "hit play and relax." Black Ops 7 will be no different, and you'll feel it fast when the basics start acting weird. One match your rifle suddenly has no recoil, the next your ammo count won't drop, and everyone's staring at the killfeed like it's broken. It's the kind of thing that turns a tight gunfight into a coin flip, and if you're trying to...

In Black Ops 7, it's wild how many loadouts are built like the secondary slot doesn't matter. People tune their AR for ten minutes, then toss on a random pistol and call it a day. If you've ever warmed up in a BO7 Bot Lobby, you've probably seen it: players lose fights they should've won because they refuse to trust their backup. The sidearm isn't there for style points. It's there for the...

Your first few matches in Black Ops 7 can feel like you're constantly late to your own gunfights. You spawn, you take a route you think is smart, and then you're staring at a killcam again. If you're trying to learn the basics—angles, audio cues, when to push and when to chill—having a weapon that doesn't fight you matters more than "meta" talk, and even a quick run in BO7 Bot...