Hardcore is a popular game mode for many fans inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.In this mode, players have their interface removed, and they must rely on their sight, hearing, and accuracy to win. Due to hardcore covering a variety of differentCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Wargame modes, it can be difficult to know who is an ally and who is an enemy.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfans are growing frustratedat the lack of target clarity within the game mode. The obvious answer to this is to pay attention to player nametags, but a recent bug has made this difficult. While player nameplates are still within the game, they have to be seen with extra steps.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfan ‘natedogg’ posted an image from his game for fans to see. The player is in around of hardcoreCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but his allies are ahead of him, running without any visible nameplates. In the title, the fan makes it clear that he can ADS to see the names, but this slows him down and makes the game more difficult than it needs to be. Further, previous versions of this game mode have always shown ally and enemy tags, making this bug exceedingly frustrating for dedicated hardcore players to deal with.

Fans are unsure of what causes this bug to appear, but it is not always present within the game mode.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warzombie fansclaim that it occurs when switching from zombies to multiplayer, but other fans believe that it’s a constant multiplayer problem.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhardcore fans have little option than to check each enemy for friendly or not.

The bug is notexclusive toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhardcore gamemodes. Fans have seen the same problem appear in core and league play, but it is less lethal in those game modes. In hardcore, a misplaced shot can end an ally’s life while bullets pass through teammates in other competitive environments.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warbugs can often be game-breaking, but this one mainly affects a single audience of players. While there are other options for fans to enjoy until this is fixed, the hardcore community will have to be careful and watch where they are shooting. Treyarch is investigating the issue and looking into a variety of solutions.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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