3 tips to help you survive Black Ops Cold War\u2019s new Zombies Cranked mode ActivisionWith the release of Black Ops Cold War\u2019s mid-season update, Treyarch has added Cranked into the game\u2019s Zombies mode \u2013 and it\u2019s pretty different from the standard version, requiring some completely separate strategies. While Cranked in Call of Duty games is nothing new, having debuted all the way back in 2013\u2019s Ghosts, what is different is a Zombies version of the mode, which was just added to Black Ops Cold War during the game\u2019s midseason update. The concept is simple: You\u2019re given a timer, and when that timer reaches 0, you explode and die. With each kill, however, your timer resets, giving you more time to keep on grinding. It\u2019s an incredibly fast-paced mode in normal multiplayer, and the Zombies version is even more hectic \u2013 but there are some tips you can utilize to help you survive longer. Pace out your kills In standard Cranked, players are usually scrambling to get kills. In a 5v5 or 6v6, it makes sense, considering there\u2019s only a limited amount of potential targets, and if you can\u2019t find anyone, you\u2019ll die easily due to the timer running out. With BOCW Zombies Cranked, the opposite is true. There\u2019s always an abundance of enemies and, while it\u2019s not impossible to run out of targets, generally speaking, they\u2019ll keep on spawning (there\u2019s not even a break in-between rounds). Because of this, there\u2019s no need to be mowing down Zombies as one does in the normal mode. Instead, if you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed (or if you want to get something done like Pack-A-Punching your weapon), try running away from the enemies for a while to get your bearings. Remember, all it takes is one kill to reset your timer. If you find it running out, just look behind you at the horde you\u2019ve surely amounted, kill one Zombie, and then move along with your business. Wasting your time mowing down each and every zombie can cost you your game. With all that being said, don\u2019t think you can run away from the Zombies with no problem; if you get too far away, you\u2019ll find yourself struggling for kills, so it\u2019s best if you stay nearby. Use fast-reloading weapons and attachments In normal Zombies, using a LMG is sort of required during late-game conflicts, as it allows you to mow down Zombies with greater power. In Cranked, speed is king, so it might be better to use something smaller like an SMG. Reloading fast is essential in Cranked, as you can easily become overrun. Even though it does have a lot of power, you don\u2019t want to waste your time on the horrendously slow reload time found on LMGs. If you want an even faster reload time, you could even throw a fast-mag onto your SMG, and get it done even quicker. In addition, SMGs have the added benefit of allowing you to run faster, meaning you\u2019ll be able to evade Zombies even better than you would before. Always go for the Timer Freeze power up Treyarch has implemented a brand new power-up that\u2019s exclusive to the Cranked game mode: Timer Freeze. With this, players will be able to stop their countdown timer for around 15 seconds or so, giving them a breather. While this might seem obvious to point out, you\u2019ll want to go for those as much as possible. Getting one at the start of your game is not too important, but it\u2019s especially critical when you get into the late game. As the mode goes on, your timer will get shorter and shorter, meaning every break you get becomes more and more important. Having that 15 second breather seems like an eternity once you get it, so missing out on one can hurt you a lot \u2013 sometimes costing you your life. While Cranked is incredibly fast-paced, it\u2019s really not that bad if you know what you\u2019re doing. If you remember these tips, you shouldn\u2019t have as much of a problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
3 tips to help you survive Black Ops Cold War\u2019s new Zombies Cranked mode ActivisionWith the release of Black Ops Cold War\u2019s mid-season update, Treyarch has added Cranked into the game\u2019s Zombies mode \u2013 and it\u2019s pretty different from the standard version, requiring some completely separate strategies. While Cranked in Call of Duty games is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}