Mark Gardner

This game has added a great CoD slant on the BR formula. The gulag is an interesting mechanic to shake things up a bit. The game can be really, really fun, which makes the continually mounting downsides more frustrating. Weapon balancing was always problematic and took about 10 months to sort out, then they threw everything into chaos again when Black Ops: Cold War was integrated. Game-breaking glitches have popped up continually during the lifespan of the game (infinite tacticals anyone?), and cheaters continue to be problematic. New BRs will definitely steal from this game (as it stole from others), which is a testament to the game play, however, the title peaked in Season 6. The current [disappointing] zombie event seems fitting, since this title just seems to be ambling along now.