Post: Black Ops: Prestige is Time-Bound
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07-04-2010, 08:57 PM
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Treyarch have revealed they are extremely considering Black Ops Prestige Mode to have a time lock i.e. you cannot prestige unless you have played enough time playing Black Ops Multiplayer. When you reach the top rank you will not be able to prestige unless you have played for a certain amount of time. Is this a response to mass boosting and hacking? Almost certainly.
Treyarch held a voting poll on their forums to see how much time the community would like to have to wait for Prestige Mode to become available:
David Vonderhaar's post on the Black Ops Forums:
Originally posted by another user
Let's have a discussion about how long it should take you to Prestige.
Imagine it is day 1. You just bought Black Ops and started playing MP.
Think of the time as "game time played" or "hours spent playing MP on an average day" and not "real time" or "when you have a good day."
Don't worry about which Playlist or game mode you are playing, your skill level, or any Double XP weekend.
Think about it like I need to think about it. At a macro level.
In development, we are logging the average XP earned per hour played, so I have a statistically accurate idea of how long it will take you.
Imagine it is day 1. You just bought Black Ops and started playing MP.
Think of the time as "game time played" or "hours spent playing MP on an average day" and not "real time" or "when you have a good day."
Don't worry about which Playlist or game mode you are playing, your skill level, or any Double XP weekend.
Think about it like I need to think about it. At a macro level.
In development, we are logging the average XP earned per hour played, so I have a statistically accurate idea of how long it will take you.
The vote fell to 24 hours. As long as Treyarch take the Community's decision it is either those who have played 24 hours that will be able to enter Prestige Mode or that only those who have reached maximum rank will be able to Prestige if they have 24 hours of playing time. Could this mean that boosters who have reached top ranks in under 24 hours will be unable to prestige? Certainly, although does it mean those who have struggled to reach top rank under 24 hours will still be able to prestige while they're under the max level of each prestige?
Is this a good idea, do you think this is better? It takes me more than 24 hours to hit top rank so I don't really mind! However, I don't think this will stop hacking since hackers can set your time played to any value they want. I don't think it is good for other reasons because many core and experienced gamers have gained the skill to prestige in under 24 hours and I believe it's unfair for them to wait. However, I've always been tempted to stay at level 70 to keep all guns, perks and attachments. I promptly prestige since I don't want to waste any of my score. This may be good as it could force us in certain situations to stay at maximum level for a while.
Oh, and as an added bonus I've enclosed a download link to Treyarch's official set of Black Ops Wallpapers:
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EDIT: Thanks to GQGK for bringing for bringing this alternative analysis to our attention:
He tells us this may mean they will change the top rank according to how much time it will take for you to reach it. Since they have the XP per hour they will change that to 24 hours. Here's an example:
It takes 10XP per hour
It takes 240XP to reach top rank
Therefore, it takes 24 hours to reach top rank on XP based per hour.
I do not think this is a better assumption in another way although it is certainly valid. Please take this into note as another possible option that Treyarch could take. I think it is alongside my assumption and while it seems a tad more likely I believe a well adjusted time-lock could be exactly what Treyarch are looking for to solve many of their problems. It'd be easy to implement, if tuned correctly wouldn't severely anger the community as it would only be an anti-hacking implement and could easily be adjusted.
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RedKnight ; 07-05-2010 at 03:37 PM.
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07-04-2010, 09:08 PM
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EuanBlondin_x
Holla
thats a bummer for CodeMajic xD
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EuanBlondin_x ; 07-04-2010 at 09:12 PM.
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07-04-2010, 09:11 PM
#5
nextgengamesftw
Grunt
if its a day cant see people getting to prestige before that. So if it stops boosting and hackers im fine with it.
07-04-2010, 09:12 PM
#6
ToeMold
Wait...what?
I doubt that will stop prestige hacking.
The leaderboard hack can change time played, and on Xbox 360 lobbies that get you to 10th prestige can change your time played too.
I'm sure that there will be a way hack the time played, then prestige. Repeating the process getting you to the desired prestige.
It doesn't stop prestige hacking, just makes it a few steps longer.
The leaderboard hack can change time played, and on Xbox 360 lobbies that get you to 10th prestige can change your time played too.
I'm sure that there will be a way hack the time played, then prestige. Repeating the process getting you to the desired prestige.
It doesn't stop prestige hacking, just makes it a few steps longer.
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07-04-2010, 09:13 PM
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ShAdoW_RiDa
Former Blue Mod
Remember guys, it's GAME time. So you would have to have 24 hours played on your leaderboard stats (in game of course).
I think it's a good idea, because if you reach top rank before 24 hours, then you have some time to get used to the guns and other stuff unlocked at the top ranks. You also wouldn't be flamed for being prestige so early.
I think it's a good idea, because if you reach top rank before 24 hours, then you have some time to get used to the guns and other stuff unlocked at the top ranks. You also wouldn't be flamed for being prestige so early.
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07-04-2010, 09:36 PM
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Travis
wut
I think it's a good idea. Although if they just keep the trend of adding ranks it is going to take more than 24 hours to get through all the ranks and won't really do anything. On CoD4 I could get to 55 in just under 24 hours, on WaW I could get to 65 in about 1 1/2 days or less, and on MW2 it took close to 2 days. I wouldn't mind getting to the highest rank then having to play for another few hours at max level.
Remember guys WaW hasn't been hacked by jtags, so what makes you think Black Ops is just going to be hacked so easily?
Remember guys WaW hasn't been hacked by jtags, so what makes you think Black Ops is just going to be hacked so easily?
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07-04-2010, 09:43 PM
#9
ToeMold
Wait...what?
Originally posted by another user
Remember guys WaW hasn't been hacked by jtags, so what makes you think Black Ops is just going to be hacked so easily?
I don't think, I believe.
I believe that Black Ops can be hacked because NGU has more members than ever.
I believe that Black Ops can be hacked because nothing is impossible.
I believe that Black Ops can be hacked because it's a different game to WaW (same developers...I know).
I believe that Black Ops can be hacked because never has there been a time where people have had a good amount of hacking knowledge, J-tag knowledge etc.
I believe, and other people believe. Why don't you?
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