SPOILERS

Do not reveal the image if you are not caught up to AT LEAST One Piece Chapter 1044

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Shout out to u/WibblyWobblyWW from Reddit for creating this masterpiece for mehttps://imgur.com/qVRL4TU

Man the more I think about it the more I'm feeling that Kaido cannot be solo'd. It would need to take a group effort to best him. I will admit this feeling is partially influenced by the latest anime episode, seeing how Kaido is presented and knowing everything that's going to come ahead wrt Luffy vs Kaido.

My opinion right now is this punch will not end Kaido. This move will open his old scar. Luffy alone shouldn't be able to fully beat Kaido. Possible group effort to "humble" Kaido…yeah imma stop thinking. I don't know wtf is gunna happen.

Really hope Franky gets Zoro to Chopper soon. Zoro deserves to witness what his captain is doing and I feel that Zoro still has more of a major part in this arc than what he has already displayed.

Momo taking over holding up Onigashima will be very interesting. I'd imagine as he "tries" the clashes of Luffy vs Kaido would make it even harder (more weighty).

It seems Luffy is getting more serious but I'll wait for more chapters to really tell.

The lighting panel is really cool. Lightning is cool. Kaido smiling, almost as if welcoming this attack tells me it might hurt him but not as detrimental as it may seem.

Kaido explaining the awakening was a nice touch.

I still don't expect Luffy to flat out win against Kaido, even with Goofy/Serious G5. I feel something else needs to happen to defeat Kaido IF Kaido is getting "defeated" at all in this arc. Regardless, Kaido needs to be "removed" from here in order for the SH to move on. Oda is Oda though and he can spin all of this in even more crazier unpredictable ways.

This break gunna suck.

@Zik:

I always wondered what happened to this lol. Saw the the Gorousei summit link in my bookmarks randomly, clicked it and led me to nothing. Then I tried google which led me to this thread. Of course I wasn't contacted about any updates in years so I have nothing new to add, I was just randomly wondering what happened.

But I can see real life hit Sage and can't be mad that he's taking care of his son. If this is ever reignited I would like to hear how the first few recordings went after edits and what not.

I low key feel like starting up again after all these years, not sure if there is an interest from others though.

I have 5 kids now LMAO

My child limit has been reached.

Vegapunk, kaizoku fanzub, anime crazy, one Manga, Manga helpers, mangastream… Oh the good old days.

Visually….Basic.

You might want to check out Microsoft Visual Basic. This allows you to create GUI's, especially "Windows" style.

Bug Hunting Tuesdays in the West

Wow this is very interesting. So technically here in NY we should get the episodes around 1pm EST (12:30pm for Crunchy Roll right?) on Tuesday. I hope they give us double episodes that week instead of making us wait longer that week for the next episode.

On a side note, just wanna say…..DAMN you Togashi...DAMN YOU!

Damn this series hurts so good.

I swear Togashi….get your shit together bro.

**Speed Demon

Martin! Wassup bro!?

Lemme help you out.

What ya wanna do is leave the DNS to be resolved automatically, your ISP should give you the best choices in DNS.

Click on Start > Run and type in "cmd" in the run box and hit Enter. Once done you will get a black Command Prompt window. In that window type this command: "ipconfig /flushdns" and then "ipconfig /registerdns" and that should take care of DNS.

Of course you should power cycle both devices (router and modem). Also make sure you don't have any bandwidth eating applications running in the background (ie. Torrent/P2P apps).

Firewalls and internet security apps could also effect your internet speed.

What you need to do is call your ISP and ask them what internet speeds you should be expecting from your service….find that out and then we can talk deeper troubleshooting. You know me and I do this for a living so you know I got you bro!**

**Good Seeds Are Bad Law?

The discussions about Usopp and his new Pop Green fetish is really interesting. IMHO Usopp has been staged to be a sharpshooter since his start and I even feel Ysopps' character itself gives off a foreshadowy feeling off the bat. I don't believe Usopp has forgotten his roots.

Honestly Pop Greens are a really good ammo upgrade for Usopp. Using them instead of bullets can prove very advantageous…it's obvious they come in much variety most of which we have not seen. Getting a headshot with ???? Pop Green sounds sweet. We need to be exposed to Usopp much more before we should start fearing for our favorites.

Laws reveal makes me smile with bloodthirsty joy...is he good? He did save our main characters life...for what? To what benefit? Is he bad? He's labeled to be a badass, he has proven to be a force to be reckoned with pre-TS, he bears the jolly roger of Don whom we all know is an evil beast and Zoro vs Law just HAS to happen

Friend or Foe? Dunno...but I like it......and we all know it's goin' down AGAIN on this mutha.**

**Follow The Law To Stay In One Piece

@Katzztar:

hehe I automatically thought of this pic.

Priceless AND Fitting!

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**I'm Alive!!

Mmmhmmmm…..lurking I was.....with my newborn son in my hands. I'm still doing the daddy thing of course but now I'm a litte less green about it...hence more time to RETURN!

I definitely wanna defib this project with some changes. I gotta get the guys back together and get the matches ready!

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No Smoking! That's The Law!!

Stretch

Ahhhhh. Well….it was obvious that Law had some involvement on this island given the separated body parts throughout....I was also on the "Law for Shichi" bandwagon for no real reason except for good story telling...

First arc of the new world looks like its gunna be a banquet of goodies! Thanks Oda!

Oh....I sure hope Law isn't in anyway resonsible for the kidnapping/abduction of those kids....its not good for his rep.

A Finally and a Return

OMG FINALLYYYY!

Jeez….I've been waiting FOREVER for this forum to do this!

Now I'm back! Feelz g00d!

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(TuT)' AP's Growin' up

Oh man it's good to see AP take it a notch up after so long, great job guys lovin' the results.

LOL @ Brennen and the screen session, it happens to the best of us bro!

A Light That Shall Never Cease One Piece will continue to stand as a Pillar within the Manga World for considerably well past its end. It's been like that for a while to me anyway.

It's awesome to see such stats but im not that surprised in the end as I faithfully expected such numbers. Although I never want it to end but when it does I can't wait to have the whole collection to share with my children.

God Why?

n2xzWbRwOio

LMAO. Nuff said….

One In The Chamber While Playing With Sticks And Stones Holy Shitake Mushrooms aren't these Wager match games fuckin' sweet!?

I was owning online yesterday and some noob started to talk maaaaaad shit, and so he challenged me to a 1 on 1 in Nuketown….raped him hard.

Then he went on to say "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is Noob"...and he proceeded to invite me to a wager match...the One in the Chamber kind....raped him again...and in a lasting effort to redeem his face...we did Sticks and Stones....raped him and Bankrupt him with 7 secs left...

Ha. Ha. Ha.

You Got "One Shot", Do NOT Miss Your Chance To Blow…

@frej:

It's off-topic but the kintoki guy in the cover…
isn't it Toryama style???

As mentioned above, Kintoki is a "One Shot" (a.k.a Pilot) of a new series by Toriyama himself. Depending on how good this "One Shot" does…will result in continued serialization or the garbage can.

Gotta Let The Damn Thang Marinate! I think it is too early into the new era to expect a new crewmate…getting a new crew member at FI would seem to make everything sort of...rushed...I guess. It also depends on how long the FI Arc is...for all we know Oda is planning a LONG arc concerning this Island and whatever plot developments that come with it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Oda decides to have the SH mirror the "protective era" that Whitebeard had brought to the Island that obviously was very important...at least to Jinbei...and I am sure Luffy would love to return all the help that Jinbei provided when Luffy was in need.

All this jibber-jabber about Caribou and others is all too early for this point in the story, imo.

Dem Some You Win…and Dim Sum You Lose

@Zik:

LOL @ colored names.

That level of racist humor is golden.

Don't get mad because your not of the "colored"! They are a special people!

It's Zik of the Seven Swords…not Seven COLORS!:wub:

By The Beard Of Zeus And All That Is Colored

@brennen.exe:

But you were. Not only did you blanket all colored names, but you directly stated it had already started happening…? Just curious, as I am technically a "colored name" as well.
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Yes Brennen…I was totally talking about you...about how your rude and obnoxious...about how your pompous and conceded....how you debunk every theory known to man....how you continue to do so and yet gain admin status.....YOU ARE THE "COLORED" PEOPLE...NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU! Clear?

Literal LoL's and The Shackled Boobs Of Fate And Colorspreads

@SoapBox:

Interesting question.

Let me ask you this. When Robin was screaming that she wanted to die could you imagine her in a fun loving color spread?

The answer is: Yes.

Why? Well that answer is also as simple as the previous one: Boobs

But in all honesty, Robin (and that little situation she went through back in the day) has nothing to do in comparison to Caribou (and the big situation he is in now). In fact they are probably the complete opposite in SOOOO many elements haha.

Robin never had to undergo any physical transformation for her to meet the
"Mugiwara Standards of design", Caribou would have to (on top of a mental transformation as well)

@Gekko135:

The Shackles of Fate

It's cool Sage, I just get a little heated when referred to as "colored".

I can't help that I was born this way. But deep down, we're all very much alike.

I literally Lol'd and almost got fired…thanks....leave it up to the "colored" namers to put my job at risk. What's next...your moving into my neighborhood too!?

The New Face Of The Straw Hats

@SoapBox:

Also:

Exactly right. In other words he has his own ambitions, like all of the straw hats. Fact is, "fate" forced him to go WITH the Strawhats.

Let me ask you this.

Can you honestly picture Caribou in a "happy-go-lucky" "animal loving" themed colorspread with the rest of the SH's?

Do you think his character design would be forgiving enough for him to be considered a Straw Hat? Even with his demon ears, psychopathic eyes, and long ass grotesque tongue?

One thing is for sure….there is nothing grotesque about the current SH's....

The "change" that Caribou would have to go through would also have to alter his physical appearance as well...and as of now...that's asking for too damn much for a guy who originally would have ruthlessly slaughtered the SH's if he had a chance....JUST THINK OF WHAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE TO POOR LITTLE CHOPPER!

False Judgement Breeds Contempt

@Gekko135:

Contempt breeds false judgement

Since i'm the only "colored" name for the past few pages, I take offense to this statement and you're profiling of me.

I just strongly disagree with the idea of Caribou for nakama.

He needs another injection of Deus Ex Machina before I could really consider his chances.

Oh brother, I knew this was going to happen.

Sigh.

Monotone No Gekko, I wasn't talking about you at all. I wasn't talking about anyone…in fact I wasn't talking at all. Case closed. Story over. Period Put ---> . <–-- :wub:

Infinity In A Finite World

@SoapBox:

Cariboo is going to be the next Strawhat. (this is JUST A PREDICTION, I don't claim to know 100%, please don't attack me for having an unconventonal theory, if you disagree, that's great, I like when people have their own opinion!)

Soapy soapy soapy soapy….I admire your tenacity.

I for one completely understand, as you know, what elements have lead you to believe that Caribou is fair game for the next SH position. But let me ask you this...haven't you noticed that you have been repeating yourself over and over again? Apparently other people don't "get" it or want to "get" it or even respect how you "got" it...even ignoring the moronic rants, raves, and bashing against you...you still maintain a civil attitude and go hard on what you believe but all that is doing is welcoming more bashers and haters. You have clearly stated (for the life of me I can't understand why 'Mega Arc' a.k.a. Saga is soooo fucking hard for people to understand) over and over again your points...there is no need to continue on with this.

There is nothing more you can say or do to flip the switch in these peoples brains for them to understand or agree with you. They are going to continue on, some with decent arguments, others just hating, and others just responding because everyone else is responding...and in the end you are going to end up in the same place you started. I say let it go....although I will admit that it is entertaining to see people make a fool of themselves when replying to your theory...it's hilarious.

Oh an be careful telling the "colored" names they are wrong....it's just going to bring an onslaught of other "colored" named people (and there followers) to try everything in there power to make you look stupid and completely debunk you...just a fair warning as it has already started.

Carry on if you will.

Story Beyond Belief

@deltabrain:

While I enjoyed both modern warfares (the singleplayer/spec ops I never played multiplayer for either game) with activision being ass holes the past year I decided not to buy black ops. Unfortunately both of my younger brothers and my younger sister are getting this game.

I find it kind of surprising that you have not engaged in any of the multiplayer modes of either Modern Warefare game but to each his own.

With that being said, you are missing one of, if not THE, best single player storylines in Call of Duty ever…and I am not the only one making this nomination...some are already stating it as fact. If you thought Modern Warefare 2's storyline was good (which it really really was) you will absolutely jizz over what's going on in this game. There is an achievement for killing Fidel F*cking Castro...like....r u serious?

Out The A$$ $$$$$

@sanji499:

I am impressed that they managed to get celebrities for the advertisement.

I think it is hilarious that Kobe is shown all cool with his gun but in real life he fights like a pussy.

You KNOW those actors got paid out the ass money for that epic commercial. I am sure that commercial did it's fair share of convincing people into getting this game.

I must say one thing though, if the world judged games by there Instruction Manuals….then this game would suck sweaty baboon balls because this has to be the most scarce, thinnest, and shittiest instruction manual EVER in a game.....it doesn't get any more simple than this....

Although if you don't know how to play COD by now....then you shouldn't be getting this game as your first one haha....at least because the instruction booklet is crap

In My Possesion!

Finally picked it up during my lunch hour. I am very excited to get home and play the shit outta this bad boy…unfortunately I won't be able to play too much as my lady is gunna need some lovin' :sad::wub:

Uh oh...I think I...I...suddenly feel really sick....the type of sick that will deter me from working....COUGH...How can I keep the Cyber Secure in a condition like his....COUGH...I think I need to go home early....:ninja::sick:

Holy SH*T…By The Beard Of Zeus!!

@triforcebih:

All of you who preordered made a HUGE mistake:

I MEAN IT FUCKING DEFYS GRAVITY!?

I…I........I couldn't hold it in....I almost got fired from my job for laughing so hard and yet at the same time I feel so stupid for reserving this game...I just finished paying the damn thing off yesterday and I am 4 hours away from picking it up and now this happens...

I am preparing for a World Wide Recall...you should too.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Surprising enough there isn't a thread for this game…especially since it comes out in 12 hours.

Who is getting this game? What system? Midnight Release? Day Of release? Christmas?

So far the game is looking pretty good...lovin' the Zombie maps...hope this makes MW2 look like baby crap on a hot summer day in the boiler room...

Here is a comprehensive list of information about Black Ops.

CAREFUL - **MAY BE SPOILERS AHEAD!!

The Following Information has been taken from** this thread at CallOfDuty.com
[hide]WARNING POSSIBLE SPOILERS INSIDE (ACHIEVEMENTS LIST BELOW)

I have been on these boards for just around a month now and I am constantly seeing the same questions and comments come up, and since I have a little bit of time I am going to compile a short list for this board. You can think of this list as sort of a FAQ or just a comprehensive list of pretty much everything that we know as of current. My intentions are to keep the list up to date, so when new info comes in I will be able to add it. All that I ask is for your guys feed back, give it a bump every now and again if you see it go back a page or two, and also if you see new stuff or reveals to add sources when available if not on the list. I am going to try to get this stickied by staff if possible.

I also want to say that I do not take credit for the information as I am porting it from one forum to the next.

UPDATED/RECENTLY ADDED INFORMATION

-Level cap is 50, Treyarch commented that getting to level 50 would be comparable in time as getting to 65 on WaW.
-The co-op mode has not been revealed as of yet, zombies have not been confirmed nor denied.
-Combat Training has it's own seperate rank and currency system seperate from the online multiplayer.
-There is a grid layout on the map now for quicker and more efficient team conversation.
-Outside of the gunship helicopter there will be no other controllable vehicles.
-Gore and dismemberment have been confirmed to not be returning in multiplayer, but in favor were sacrificed for the high level of customization, Treyarch have commented that the gore will return in singleplayer however.
-Split screen mode has been confirmed as a series first to allow players to have guests playing online.
-It has been confirmed that map selection has changed in that instead of voting to skip maps there are 2 maps selected and voted on.
-David Vonderhaar commented that the M203 will not be spammed as much anymore because Scavenger does not refill; most expensive attachment; can't be used with Warlord (aka Bling in MW2). He also noted that flak jacket would save you from most attacks.
-War will not make a return in Black Ops, David Vonderhaar commented that unfortunately War was cut because it didn't play right for the Black Ops engine, it was only meant for larger maps, and it is the most complex and hardest game mode to set up due to design, script, map requirements, and more.
-Treyarch has confirmed that modding for consoles will be close to impossible. This could mean their interface has undergone a major overhaul.
-Black Ops developers can not only check leaderboards to ban hackers, but they can also check films for reported players, basically like checking clips in theater mode. If a player is reported and reviewed, developers can see if that player is cheating in any form.
-The Leaning feature from previous CoD titles will be featured in Black Ops (Only for PC)
-The Region Filter from MW2 will also be featured in Black Ops

• Aim-Assist can be turned on/off
  -Treyarch has said there will be support for "the competitive community with great tools" implying there could be modes for tournaments and ladder/league gameplay
  -Split-screen online (a la Halo guests) will be included for the first time in the CoD franchise
  -Sub-machine guns in Black Ops will feature full-maneuverability speed while running and/or aiming down sights. Example: if you have an SMG equipped, you can now check corners of rooms with your sights up as fast as you would if you were to run through the door. This can work both with and against you, but it's interesting to see this change in the franchise.
  -David Vonderhaar confirmed via twitter that SoH Pro will not affect ADS (aim down sight) for sniper rifles.
  -Flak jacket has been confirmed to survive every type of explosive attack except for being stuck, or being hit with the crossbows explosive dart.
  -David Vonderhaar has confirmed there will be no killstreaks but the UAV may be on, depending on the wager match mode, the radar will light up with enemies. It's used from everything to reduce camping to showing the leader so you can chase him down.
  -It has been confirmed that to unlock the "Classified" weapons, you must first buy all of the weapons in that category
  -David Vonderhaar commented that "All purchased emblem images, backgrounds, and layers remain through Prestige. One of the few things that does."
  -David Vonderhaar confirmed that treyarch will now keep track of people that do not finish games they start, and will be punished to some extent.
  -it has been confirmed that there will be 14 maps in Black Ops
  -The issue of swapping weapons at objective sights has been fixed, it has been announced that objectives will now take complete precedent over weapon changes.
  -In an interview Olin stated that fans haven't fully grasped the importance of the interactive maps yet, and that using the interactive portions strategically can greatly help a team in winning the match.
  -It has been confirmed that the co-op mode featured along side of combat training is the returning zombie mode.
  -Theater mode will allow you to connect up to 10 segments for a clip
  -Combat training allows up to 11 online players against 1 A.I if so chosen
  -Each Wager match takes place under “confined” versions of the 14 standard Multiplayer maps, and the Lobby has the option to double down the bet’s between rounds
  -The total COD points you get from a match is 10% rounded up of your total EXP (match bonus included). You also accumulate COD points for leveling up. It has also been noted that the higher level you are the more money you are going to earn.
  -Gold camo is confirmed to be making a return. It is unlockable by obtaining 14th level prestige.
  -David Vonderhaar confirmed via twitter that the max prestige level is not 10. We have seen that there are atleast 14 prestige levels, but no exact number has been given.
  -It has been confirmed that atleast one zombie map will be available from the get go, it is unclear at this time how many will be available however.
  -Party chat is now open for most game modes, it will however remain off in game modes such as search and destroy where it could be exploited.
  -The variable powered scope has been confirmed to have 3 adjustable zoom levels controlled by the thumb stick when equipped on a sniper rifle.
  -After prestiging, it has been confirmed that you will lose any accumulated XP or cP.
  -It has been confirmed that pro perks have to be unlocked by doing certain challenges for each perk as well as being purchased once unlocked. This leaves it up to the discretion of the player as to unlock the pro perk or not.
  -David Vonderhaar commented that sound fx, music, voice, and master volume are all able to be changed.
  -The cz-75 has been confirmed to have an attachment to make it full auto.
  -The game winning kill cam is said to be making a return, however it is now possible to get a "final kill cam" even if the game mode does not end due to a kill.
  -Clan tags can now be customized with color, much like WaW however you no longer must use the color as your tag, you now have the ability to switch colors by selecting them whenever you unlock the ability to.
  -It has been confirmed that there will be 15 levels of prestige instead of the previous 10 levels.
  -It has been confirmed with the new cod points system you can sell back weapons and accessories if you may like.
  -Black Ops will have a new in game friends list alongside of traditional friends list; this will make it easier to follow and track fellow players.
  -Dead Ops has been revealed to be a small arcade minigame accessible by a "secet" terminal in the menu section, the gameplay can be described as a top down view iteration of the popular zombie co-op mode.

FAQ SECTION

Q: Will there be/Is there a beta?
A: No, unfortunately there will be no public beta. Treyarch has confirmed that they are only doing an internal beta for Activision/Treyarch employees and guests, and this beta is now over as the game is ready for release on the 9th.

Q: Can I buy any gun off the bat, so long as I have the COD points to purchase it?
A: No, you still have to obtain a certain level to unlock certain weapons, except now if it is a weapon you do not like you can save your points and skip over it and use the points to unlock other things you may want.

Q: Is there going to be nazi zombies or some other kind of zombies?
A: It has been confirmed that zombies will be returning in black ops.

Q: Can I play online with a friend using the same xbox?
A: Yes, Treyarch has confirmed that splitscreen mode is now available for online play

Q: Will there be quickscoping in the new BOps?
A: At this time it is unknown as it has been confirmed that Treyarch will be actively trying to nerf the ability to quickscope. The effects have yet to be seen of this change.

Q: I see that tactical insertion is back, does that mean that boosting in FFA will continue?
A: No, Treyarch commented that you will not be able to use the tactical insert while in FFA.

Q: I'm not sure I want to play this game online because the M203 is back, has it been balanced?
A: From the way that we have been hearing it, yes the M203 has been balanced. You can no longer use scavenger to replenish ammo, it is the most expensive attachment, and Warlord/Bling cannot be used with the M203.

Q: When you buy something, do you keep it forever or do you have to keep buying for every class and every time you want to equip it?
A: When you purchase something weapon related or perk related they are now open for all classes to use, however weapon accessories are weapon specific so if you buy a red dot sight with custom reticle you must buy that for every weapon that you want it on.

Q: I heard that War is not going to return in Black Ops, why is this?
A: Unfortunately no, war is not returning. David Vonderhaar commented that the overly complex game mode will not be making a return because during testing they didn't feel that it worked for the new game. He also stated that it was the most complex game mode they have ever done and was only meant for large maps.

Q: I heard there were a few of the more common perks cut from the game, which ones were cut?
A: Stopping Power, Commando, Juggernaut, and One Man Army have been confirmed to NOT be making a return in Black Ops.

Q: I really liked to quickscope in MW2, and Sleight of Hand pro greatly assisted it, will this be returning?
A: Unfortunately David Vonderhaar confirmed via twitter that SOH pro will not affect sniper rifles.

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

• Vehicles will return, but they will be very different than those in Call of Duty: World at War.
• Co-Op is going to be four-player online stand-alone – a unique experience to the single-player. It also supports two-player split-screen.
• There is going to be a "Barebones" playlist which removes things like perks, attachments, killstreaks, etc.
• Treyarch has confirmed there will be no public beta, only an internal for Activision/Treyarch employees.
• Matchmaking is being changed so that it is easier for friends to play together.
• Some campaign levels will be based off of multiplayer maps instead of the typical vice-versa. This is because some multiplayer maps were made before the campaign was finalized.
• Create-a-Class 2.0
• Host migration from MW2 will be included.
• Improved Server browser.
• PC version will have the VAC anti-cheat program.
• The customized killstreaks will return, but the game-ending Tactical Nuke will not. Kills earned from killstreak rewards will not count towards increasing a player's killstreak.
• The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 perk 'Commando' is not expected to return.
• The PC version of the game will feature dedicated servers.
• Gun & Emblem customization (324 to choose from). You can etch your clan tag on the back of your gun, shape your sight and even change the color of the sight. You can do the same with your emblem.
• Players now have the ability to "dolphin dive".
• A new theater mode has been implemented and you can use a lot of features such as managing segments, adding transitions and even uploading your clip.
• There is now cP or Call of Duty points. You earn these as well as XP as you play and rank up in Blackops multi-player. In BO, you'll be able to purchase guns, attachments, camos, etc after you've reached the required level.
• Dual Wielding will make it's return.
• Combat Training Mode allows for new players to get acquainted with online play vs'ing Bots. It has a totally separate ranking system from regular MP.
• You can buy "contracts" (which are timed challenges) with your CP to earn even more CP with better rewards for more difficult contracts.
• Pro Perks have made their return.
• You can now create custom game modes.
• Perk in Slot 1 will effect how your character looks.
• Max level is 50 and there is a Prestige Mode.
• New Game Mode called "Wager Match" which contains 4 FFA playlists in which you can bet your CP against other players with the top 3 scorers being "In the Money" and the rest gaining 0. Playlists as follows:

• One in the Chamber: Everyone spawns with a pistol with 1 bullet and 3 lives. If you get a kill, you take your enemies bullet and can keep shooting. If you miss, you then have to use a knife.

• Sticks and Stones: Everyone spawns with a Crossbow, Ballistic Knife and Tomahawk. The catch in this gametype is if you are hit by a Tomahawk, you are bankrupted. UAV will be on constantly, players will show up as red blips to reduce camping and first place will show up in gold

• Gun Game: Everyone starts with a pistol and with every kill, your weapon will progress to the next level. The first player who progresses through all the weapons wins the Gun Game. Look out though, if you are knifed, you are knocked down a level.

• Shapshooter - Everyone will spawn with the same randomly selected weapon. You used that gun for a fixed amount of time and only that time and then everyone will get switched out to the next weapon. With each kill, you will earn a perk and eventually a scoring multiplier.

• Prestige and Harden edition include the following: Black Ops avatar, Black Ops medal, limited edition case, 4 original WaW zombie maps, and RC car*

*only included on Prestige.

Killstreaks

• 3 – Spy Plane - Shows enemy on mini-map (can be shot down).
• 3 – RC XD - Remote control car strapped with explosives (unlimited time and detonate yourself).
• 4 – Counter Spy Plane $1600 - Temporarily disables enemy mini-map.
• 4 – Sam Turret $1600 - Airdrop a place-able SAM turret that destroys enemy aircraft.
• 5 – Care Package - Airdrop a random killstreak or ammo crate.
• 5 – Napalm Strike - Airstrike that covers an area in Napalm.
• 6 – Sentry Gun $3200 - Airdrop a place-able Sentry gun.
• 6 – Mortar Team - Target 3 locations to bombard with Mortar strikes.
• 7 – Attack Helicopter - Call in a support Helicopter.
• 7 – Valkyrie Rockets $4000 - Launcher with remote controlled rockets.
• 8 – BlackBird $4500 - Shows both enemy position and direction on the mini-map. Cannot be shot down.
• 8 – Rolling Thunder $4500 - Carpet bombing airstrike.
• 9 - Chopper Gunner $5000 - Be the gunner of an attack helicopter.
• 11 – Attack Dogs $6000 - Attack dogs that hunt the enemy down.
• 11 - Gunship $6000 - Pilot an attack helicopter.

Gametypes

Some game types could be work in progresses or discontinued but the code was left in the game.

• Free-for-All

• Team Deathmatch

• Search and Destroy

• Domination

• World Domination

• Sabotage

• Capture the Flag

• Headquarters

• War?

• RC Car Race

• Demolition

• Flag Rush

• Waypoint Flag Rush

• Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Wager Matches

• One in the Chamber

• Sticks and Stones

• Gun Game

• Sharpshooter

Barebones

• Bones TDM - 12 Player Max. No Killstreaks, Attachments, Perks, or Contracts
• Classic TDM - 12 Player Max. No Attachments, Perks, or Contracts. Killstreaks are 3/5/7

Prestige

• Unknown - Only for players that have prestiged.

Wager Match

-Sharpshooter
-Gun Game
-Sticks and Stones
-One in the Chamber

Ante Up - Small bet games, friends can play together

Weekend Gambler - mid tier betting, has been likened to hitting vegas for a weekend, thus the name

High Roller - High bets.

Scoreboard Information

• Lobby leaderboard and game mode specific leader boards return.

• Leaderboards are now sorted on Score per minute averages (which will reward objective mode players better for taking objectives and not just getting kills).

• Game mode objective show Score per minute followed by key game mode stats. For example, in Search and Destroy it’s Plants, Defuse, and Defends.

• There are also weekly, monthly, and all time variants, each with a minimum game played (5, 25, and 50, respective) requirements to be listed on the board.

• It’s the most aggressive leaderboard effort to date in a COD game

Maps

Array
Snow covered landscape.
Size: Large

Cracked
Streets of Vietnam.
Size: Large

Crisis
Cuban base.
Size: Medium

Firing Range
Military practice facility.
Size: Small

Grid
Russian power grid.
Size: Medium

Hanoi
NVA prison camp.
Size: Medium

Havana
Cuban city.
Size: Medium

Jungle
Jungle warfare.
Size: Large

Launch
Huge space launch facility.
Size: Medium

Nuketown
Nuclear testing grounds.
Size: Small

Radiation
Fully operating plant.
Size: Medium

Summit
Research facility on a snowy mountain.
Size: Medium

Villa
Urban estate.
Size: Medium

WMD
An old Soviet base.
Size: Medium

Perks

Tier 1

• Lightweight: This allows you to move faster, but how fast depends on the weapons mobility.
  Pro: No fall damage
• Scavenger: Pick up ammo from fallen enemies. Replenish lethal grenades.
  Pro: Start With Extra mags. Replenish tactical grenades
• Ghost: Undetectable by the spy plane and Blackbird.
  Pro: Undetectable by aircraft, IR, and sentries. No red crosshair or name when targeted.
• Flak Jacket: Reduces explosive damage.
  Pro: Immune to fire damage and allows you to safely toss back frag grenades.
• Hardline: Killstreaks require 1 less kill.
  Pro: Change the contents of a Care Package.

Tier 2

• Hardened: This gives your weapon increased bullet penetration. Works just like the FMJ attachment from Modern Warfare 2.
  Pro: Bullets do extra damage to aircraft and turrets. Reduced flinch when you are shot.
• Scout: Increases the time you can steady a weapons scope. This is very useful with sniper rifles.
  Pro: Faster Weapon Switching
• Steady Aim: Significantly increases hip fire accuracy. This should be used with the Dual Wield attachment, since Dual Wield prevents you from aiming down on the sights.
  Pro: Quicker aiming after sprinting and quicker recovery from knife lunge.
• Sleight of Hand: Cuts the weapons reload time in half. This should be familiar to Call of Duty veterans. Useful with light machine guns since they have long reload times.
  Pro: Faster aiming down sights with non-scoped weapons.
• Warlord: Bling returns from Modern Warfare 2 with a new name. This allows you to equip 2 attachments to your primary weapon.
  Pro: Start with 1 extra lethal and tactical grenade (except smoke)

Tier 3

• Marathon: Extends your sprint time. Marathon does not increase sprint speed or give you unlimited sprint.
  Pro: Unlimited Sprint
• Ninja: Makes your footsteps silent, thus giving you a powerful stealth advantage.
  Pro: Louder Enemies and you're completely silent.
• Second Chance: Allows you to survive a normal death. You will drop to the ground and pull out your handgun. Second Chance ends after 10 seconds or if you take a single hit from the enemy, and in both cases, you will die.
  Pro: Survive longer, and any teammate can revive you.
• Hacker: This works like SitRep from Modern Warfare 2. Hacker allows you to detect enemy explosives and equipment like Tactical Insertions, Camera Spikes, Jammers, etc.
  Pro: Can sabotage enemy equipment, turrets, and crates. Invisible to motion sensors.Claymores, SAM Turrets, etc.
• Tactical Mask: Significantly reduces the effects of flashbangs and concussion grenades.
  Pro: Reduces the effects of the flash and concussion grenades. Reveals the position of a flashed or stunned enemy.
  PRO PERK CHALLENGES

Lightweight Challenges:
Escape death 5 times after being shot
Get 15 melee kills
Get 10 offense medals by killing ops near their objectives

Scavenger Challenges:
Get 2 kills without dying
Get 10 lethal grenade kills with resupplied grenades
Resupply 150 times with scavenger

Ghost Challenges:
Destroy 30 aircraft without killstreaks
Destroy 5 sentry guns
Kill 20 enemies while their spy plane or blackbird is up

Flak Jacket:
Plant/defuse 10 bombs in demolition
Survive 10 explosions
Throw back 5 enemy grenades

Hardline:
Earn and call in attack dogs
Get a 7 killstreak
Share 10 care packages with teammates

Hardened:
Get 30 kills through walls
Destroy 10 pieces of enemy equipment through walls
Shoot 200 bullets into enemy aircraft

Scout:
Get 30 headshots
Get 50 one shot one kills
Get 50 kills with secondary weapons

Steady Aim:
Get 150 hip-fire kills
Melee 2 enemies consecutively 3 times
Get 100 kills after sprinting

Sleight of Hand:
Get 150 kills while ADS
Reload and finish off the enemy you wounded 10 times (shoot, reload, kill X10)
Kill an enemy within 5 seconds of reloading 30 times

Warlord:
Get 25 frag or semtex kills
Get 5 multi-kills with grenades
Get 150 kills using guns with two attachments

Marathon:
Capture 15 flags
Get first blood 10 times
Run 26 miles using marathon

Ninja:
Get 15 backstabber medals
Plant the bomb in search and destroy 10 times
Get 150 kills using the suppressor attachment

Second Chance:
Get 3 headshot kills in second chance
Get 20 kills in second chance
In second chance, kill the guy who downed you 5 times

Hacker:
Destroy 25 equipment or explosives using hacker
Kill an enemy with claymores or c4 25 times
Kill 25 enemies within jammer or motion sensor radius

Tactical Mask:
Kill 20 enemies that are stunned by your concussion grenade
Kill 20 flashbanged enemies by your flashbang
Kill 20 enemies poisoned by your nova gas

CONTRACTS

-These contracts are not to be seen as a set in stone list nor does it list every contract, these are examples of contracts that we have seen as the contracts in the final game revolve and are changed on a schedule.

Mercenary Contracts

• G11 Cruelty: Earn 25 kills with the G11 | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• Combat Gunsight: Earn 25 kills with the ACOG attachment | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• G11 Ferocity: Earn 50 kills with the G11 | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• Advanced Gunsight: Earn 50 kills with the ACOG attachment | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• King of the SMG - Get 5 kills using a sub-machine gun without dying | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• G11 Brutality
• Gunship Authorized

Operations Contracts

• Demolition Victor: Win 2 games of Demolition | Expiration: 45mins of time alive in the game.
• Hardcore TDM Victor: Win 2 games of Hardcore TDM | Expiration: 45mins of time alive in the game.
• S&D Blood Bath: Get 3 kills in one round of S&D | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• Demolition Fury: Get 14 kills in Demolition | Expiration: 40mins of time alive in the game.
• CTF Hurricane: Capture 5 flags in CTF | Expiration: 1hr of time alive in the game.
• Headquarters Hurricane
• Sabotage Warrior
• Domination Warlord
• Sabotage Colossus

Assasination Contracts

• No examples at this time.

Face Paint (21)

1. Clean
2. Stalker
3. Crom
4. Highlander
5. Sidewinder
6. Mantis
7. Militia
8. Apache
9. Sandman
10. Zulu
11. Blitz
12. Commando
13. Tundra
14. Banshee
15. Dutch
16. Ranger
17. Smoke
18. Black Widow
19. Death
20. Reaper
21. Jester

Gun Camos

Dusty - 250cP
Ice - 250cP
Red - 250cP
Olive - 250cP
Nevada - 250cP
Sahara - 250cP
ERDL - 250cP
Tiger - 250cP
Berlin - 250cP
Warsaw -250cP
Siberia - 250cP
Yukon - 250 cP
Woodland - 250 cP
Flora - 250 cP
Gold - Unlocked at 14th prestige

LATEST VIDEOS

GamesRadar Customization HD

G4tv Customization Commentary
http://g4tv.com/videos/48464/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Customization-Commentary-/?quality=hd

G4tv Multiplayer Maps in High Def Video
http://g4tv.com/videos/48466/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Multiplayer-Maps/

Gametrailers Multiplayer Event Interview
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/multiplayer-event-call-of/703994

Part 1 - Black Ops Interview with Dan Suarez
Part 2 - Black Ops Interview with Dan Suarez
Part 3 - Black Ops Interview with Dan Suarez

Seananners plays multiplayer

Hutch plays multiplayer

Wager Match gameplay footage

Black Ops Multiplayer Gameplay M16 Ballistic Knife

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gameplay - Cracked

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gameplay - Summit

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Gameplay - Launch Pad

Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer interview on Jungle map
http://g4tv.com/videos/49177/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops–-Jungle-Multiplayer-Map-Exclusive/

Call of Duty: Back Ops Campaign interview on Kowloon
http://g4tv.com/videos/49142/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops–-Kowloon-Single-Player-Exclusive/

The Floating Apple of Doom

ZOMBIE CO-OP MODE

• The very popular zombie co-op mode from WAW has been confirmed to be making a triumphant return in Black Ops.
• The four original maps from World at War have been cobfirmed to make a return in the "Hardened" and "Prestige" modes from day one. The graphics along with the physics have been updated to the new Black Ops engine.
• Two new maps have been confirmed to be added to the line up: Kino der Toten, and "Five"(Pentagon).

Zombie Maps

Kino der Toten

• New map for Black Ops, takes place in an abandoned nazi theater.
• Unlocked from the beginning
• The weapons that have been seen in play on the new map are a mix of some classics (MP40 has been seen) and new Black Ops weapons (M14, MPL, Stakeout, Olympia, and MP5K)
• Map incorporates new emplaced sentry weapon, and elevator system
• Characters from WaW will be making a return in the Kino der Toten.
• Teleporter, power, and perk machines have been shown to make a return.

"Five" (Pentagon)

• New map design for Black Ops, takes place in the Pentagon
• To unlock you must complete the campaign
• New characters have been unveiled as John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, and Robert McNamara.
• Map design incorporates new elevator design that can be operated for 250 points
• New special zombie "Pentagon Thief" that steals players load outs

Dead Ops Arcade

• Brand new game mode
• Plays much like a top down version of the classic zombie horde mode.
• To unlock you must continually press the LT and RT repeatedly until you are free from your chair, go to the computer and type in Rusalka, CD, and then DOA

Assorted Zombie Info

• New zombie designs have been shown as new "crawler" zombies, and "Pentagon Thief"
• New special weapon called the thundergun has been seen in footage.
• Perk machines, power switches, mystery box, Pack-A-Punch machine, and defensive barriers/posts are all returning
• Quick Revive has a new attribute in solo mode, when purchased for 500 points you will now have the ability to go down and revive yourself. When you are downed your character pulls out akimbo upgraded 1911s that fire grenades.

Confirmed Locations –

Vietnam, Cuba, the Arctic, Laos and Russia

Confirmed Factions --

Friendly

• Studies and Observation Group
• 1st Cavalry Division
• USMC

Enemy

• North Vietnamese Army
• Viet Cong
• Russian Forces

WEAPONS CONFIRMED

1 Pistols

• 1.1 M1911A1
• 1.2 Colt Python
• 1.3 Makarov PM
• 1.4 CZ-75
• 1.5 ASP

2 Submachine Guns

• 2.1 MAC-11
• 2.2 Heckler & Koch MP5K Prototype
• 2.3 Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion
• 2.4 SITES Spectre M4
• 2.5 PM-63 RAK
• 2.6 IMI Uzi
• 2.7 Walther MPL
• 2.8 OTs-02 Kiparis
• 2.9 AKS-74U

3 Assault Rifles

• 3.1 FAMAS F1 FELIN
• 3.2 AK-47
• 3.3 IMI Galil ARM
• 3.4 Steyr AUG
• 3.5 Colt Commando
• 3.6 M16
• 3.7 M14 Rifle
• 3.8 Heckler & Koch G11
• 3.9 FN FAL
• 3.10 Enfield XL64

4 Shotguns

• 4.1 Franchi SPAS-12
• 4.2 Ithaca 37 Trench Gun
• 4.3 KS-23
• 4.4 Olympia Over and Under Shotgun
• 4.5 High Standard Model 10
• 4.6 Model 1887

5 Machine Guns

• 5.1 RPK-74
• 5.2 Heckler & Koch HK-21E
• 5.3 Stoner 63
• 5.4 GE M134 Minigun
• 5.5 M60

6 Sniper Rifles

• 6.1 Accuracy International Arctic Warfare/L96A1
• 6.2 Heckler and Koch PSG-1
• 6.3 SVD Dragunov
• 6.4 Walther WA 2000

7 Launchers

• 7.1 RPG-7
• 7.2 XM191/M202 Grim Reaper
• 7.3 M72 LAW
• 7.4 China Lake grenade launcher

8 Miscellaneous Weapons

• 8.1 Crossbow
• 8.2 Ballistic Knife

9 Emplaced Weapons

• 9.1 M60
• 9.2 M134 Minigun
• 9.3 Browning M2HB
• 9.4 Unknown MANPADS

10 Grenades and Equipment

Lethal

• 10.1 M67
• 10.2 Semtex
• 10.3 Tomahawk

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Tactical

• 10.4 Willy Pete
• 10.5 Nova Gas
• 10.6 Flashbang
• 10.7 Concussion
• 10.8 Decoy

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Equipment

• 10.9 Jammer
• 10.10 Motion Sensor
• 10.11 Tactical Insertion
• 10.12 C4
• 10.13 Claymore
• 10.14 Camera Spike

11 Attachments (Note: some of these attachments only work on certain weapons)

• 12.1 M203 grenade launcher
• 12.2 Extended Mag
• 12.3 Dual Mag
• 12.4 ACOG Sight
• 12.5 Red Dot Sight
• 12.6 Reflex Sight
• 12.7 Masterkey (An undermounted shotgun)
• 12.8 Flamethrower
• 12.9 Infra-red Scope
• 12.10 Grenade Launcher
• 12.11 Suppressor
• 12.12 Speed Reloader
• 12.13 Dual Wield
• 12.14 Snub Nose
• 12.15 Upgraded Iron sights
• 12.16 Grip/Vertical Fore Grip
• 12.17 Variable Power Scope

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Black Ops Achievements

Sacrifice - Ensure your squad escapes safely from Cuba 10

Death to Dictators - Use a single round to bring down Castro 15

Vehicular Slaughter - Destroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break 25

Give me liberty, or give me death - Escape Vorkuta 10

Slingshot Kid - Destroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts 15

VIP Receive orders from Lancer - 10

A safer place - Sabatoge the Soviet space program 10

Tough Economy - Use no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh 15

Looks don’t count - Break the seige in the battle of Khe Sanh 10

SOG Rules - Retrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City 10

Raining Pain - Rack up a bodycount of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City 15

The Dragon Within - Kill 10 NVA with Dragon’s Breath rounds 15

Heavy Hand - Use the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement 15

Up close and personal - Silently take out 3 VC 15

Double Trouble - Use only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon 10

Broken English - Escape Kowloon 10 Bronze NO

Lord Nelson - Destroy all targets and structures while making yo

Pathfinder - Guide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed 50

Mr. Black OP - Enter the Soviet relay station undetected 50

With extreme prejudice - Get to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets 25

Russian bar-b-q - Incinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound 15

Light Foot - Escape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran. 30

Some wounds never heal - Escape the past 10

I hate monkeys - Kill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs 15

No Leaks - Make it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island 50

Clarity - Crack the code 10

Double Whammy - Destroy both helicopters with one TOW guided missile from the deck of the ship 15

BLACK OP MASTER - Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty 100

Stand Down - Complete the campaign on any difficulty 35

Frag Master - Kill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade 15

Sally Likes Blood - Demonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet 15

Unconventional Warfare - Use the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies 15

Down and Dirty - Complete “SOG” and “The Defector” on Veteran difficulty 25

It’s your funeral - Complete “Numbers,” “Project Nova” and “Victor Charlie” on Veteran difficulty 25

Cold Warrior - Complete “Operation 40″, “Vorkuta”, and “Executive Order” on Veteran difficulty 25

Not Today - Complete “Crash Site,” “WMD” and “Payback” on Veteran difficulty 25

Burn Notice - Complete “Rebirth” and “Redemption” on Veteran difficulty 25

Closer Analysis - Find all the hidden intel 15

Matinee - Watch a film or clip with a friend 15

Gamblin’ Fool - Finish 5 Wager Matches “in the money” 20

You can do it - Reach rank 10 in Basic Training 15

The Collector - In Zombie mode, buy every weapon off the walls in a single game 20

See Me, Stab Me, Heal Me - Fire a Pack-a-Punched Ballistic Knife at a downed ally to revive them from a distance. 15

Hands Off the Merchandise - Kill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out 20

Sacrificial Lamb - Kill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt 15

“Insert Coin” - Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade 10

Easy Rhino - In Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time 5

Just ask me nicely - Break free from the torture chair. 15

Eaten by a Grue - Play Zork on the terminal. 15

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UPDATE LOG

9/19 - New information on flak jacket added in recent information section.
9/20 - New Information for Hardline pro added to perk information.
9/20 - New information on sticks and stones added to corresponding location, New wager match info added to 'new info' section.
9/24 - Updated contract information.
9/25 - New Information concerning people who leave games early or "dashboard" before games end added to recent info section.
9/25 - New information regarding classified weapons added to recent info section.
9/25 - New information regarding emblems/layers/backgrounds added to recent info section.
9/27 - New information on how many maps will be in MP added to recent info section.
9/27 - New maps added to map section, information is courtesy of ios37
9/27 - FAQ question regarding zombies has been updated.
9/28 - New attachments added to weapons list.
9/28 - New objective information added to recent info section.
9/28 - GTTV Information added to top of post.
9/28 - Interactive map info added to recently added info section.
9/29 - Zombie information updated in FAQ section
9/29 - New information regarding zombies added to recent info section.
10/1 - Contract info updated
10/1 - New information added to recent info section.
10/1 - Achievement list added
10/1 - Classified sniper rifle (PSG-1) added to weapons list.
10/4 - Prestige information added to recent info section.
10/5 - Zombie info added to recent info section.
10/6 - Party chat information added to recent info section.
10/6 - Added Pro Perks to perk section.
10/8 - Added new videos to video section.
10/12 - Added 1887 shotgun to weapons section.
10/12 - Removed pro perks until a more reliable source is found.
10/12 - 2 videos added to video section.
10/12 - Leaderboard info added.
10/13 - Variable power scope info added to attachments and recent info section.
10/14 - Added prestige info to recent info section.
10/14 - Added pro perk info to recent info section.
10/14 - Added info about sound fx, the cz-75, and the final kill cam in the recent info section.
10/15 - Added Havana and Jungle info to multiplayer map section.
10/18 - Multiple sections updated.
10/18 - Clan tag info added to recent info section.
10/18 - Beta info updated in faq section
10/19 - Added maps to map section.
10/21 - Maps updated for correct information
10/21 - Updated multiplayer game types.
10/23 - Added top prestige info to recent info section.
10/24 - Added purchasing information to recent info section.
10/26 - Added Pro Perk Challenge section.
10/28 - Added pro peks to perk list.
10/28 - Updated FAQ section.
10/30 - Added info about friends list to recent info section.
11/02 - Updated achievements list
11/02 - Updated weapon camo list
11/02 - Updated face camo list
11/02 - Updated ghost pro perk info
11/02 - Added zombie section
11/02 - Added dead ops information to recent info section.
11/02 - Moved recent info section for more convenient viewing.
11/02 - Updated zombie info section.

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CREDITS
I want to thank Ik0n from the blackops forum for the original layout and information compiling for most of the list. I also want to thank ios37, MrMurderx1221, Cartonofsmokes, ShaGGy_UK, Ghosthound, HEH Edin, and Cable99 for all of their hard work in helping me keep this thread up to date with the latest information, and also keeping this thread alive when I was not able to bump it to the top. Everyone that has helped in suggestions and new information has been a great help and I am glad to see that the thread has helped many people. Keep up the great work guys

Per someones request here is the original link to Ik0ns list that is posted above, again all credit goes to Ik0n for compiling the information.[/hide]

My Gamertag: Sage Is Seri0us

Bromance Dawn

@Don:

For that i had to expand for you my version of the story..so using the same method as you…dubidu:whistling:
You`re my "man in the mirror" i guess...dammit!

Oh the bromance!

In the end, all I REALLY want is for Sabo to impact the story just as Ace did…I want one more OMF HOLY MOTHER OF GOD moments in the series...just like the chapter of Aces death...

The Mirrored Effect

@Don:

So yeah, sure Sabo and Ace may have founded a pirate crew togeather but it didn`t happen.

So everyone went his own way in having adventures and hunting down his dream..alone.
It was never important to do it togeather..it was important to do it in which way life may present it to them.

The Point I was trying to make is that from the START they planned on doing it TOGETHER and not ALONE. It just ended up that way. For you to say it was never important to do it together is your opinion and not based on fact.

Sabo couldnt live any longer at Goa Kingdom and decided to go on his own without saying "Hey Ace cmon now..go with me."
He could have done that..but why hasn`t he?
In my eyes because it was HIS problem and so he wanted to conquer it somehow on his own, without his brothers.

Sabo did not want to get Ace and Luffy involved in his situation with his lineage and heritage. Sabo wanted to leave together with Ace but after his father threatened them and after shit went down badly for the whole Kingdom, Sabo needed to take matters into his own hands without risking the lives and dreams of Ace and Luffy. Ace didn't want Sabo to do it alone, and I bet Sabo didn't want to either but he did…and unfortunately it got him blowed up.

Yup, they all have their own stories to tell..they all lived their own lifes so far without a problem as it seems(we dont know for Sabo..and Ace..well did not so good,lol) and i dont know why Sabo should now chance his life just like that, just because his dream is now suddenly to help Luffy become PK.^^

I never said that Sabos dream would be to help Luffy. Sabo has his own dream which really isn't a specific one. Roam the open sea and live a life opposite of the opression he recieved from being a noble and living that life. Becoming a Revolutionary would be the total opposite of the life he lived…as a revolutionary he has freedom to do what's right by himself and the people and he could counter the nobles and do so much...maybe even save a young child that is in the position he once was. All the Straw Hats have specific dreams...none of them are literally "To Help Luffy become P.K." By being with Luffy, they are on the road to fulfilling there own dreams and at the same time helping Luffy. The same can totally apply for Sabo, especially since there is a huge connection between Luffy, Dragon, Sabo, and the Revolutionaries.

So sure i dont want to say that your thoughts could never become true, but i just think it wont happen,as long as Oda doesn`t give us a huge turning point for Sabo, which is right now just in your fantasy\fanfic..

Oda has not given much info on post-flashback Sabo at all. So all the "I just think"s and "maybes" YOU and I are spitting out are right now are "just in your fantasy\fanfic" as well with no REAL base for your beliefs…just as you claim for me.

Its more likely that he loves to see Luffy so close and fulfilling his dream like that, but still i think its more like Sabo(well, we don`t know his chara that good so far anyways) still wants to hunt down HIS OWN DREAMS.

Again another fantasy/fanfic opinion. You WANT Sabo to be hungry for his dreams to the point that joining the SH's seems unlikely because "Sabo is out pursuing his own shit and has no time to help his brother"… that is what you expect, but it's really based on nothing but bits and pieces of a flashback that happened YEARS ago.

And yeah, when his dreams does become somehow to help Luffy thats possible that he joins…but right now it would be more likely that Oda shows that each brother did go his own way and lived it to the end.
Not giving us readers the impression..well one dream of the brothers didn`t come 100% true, so now he helps his brother fulfilling his dream..meh

Again, I never said anything about Sabo making his dream to help Luffy. It's not more than likely of anything. Ace went his own way and died. Oda took Ace out in the middle of the story and at the same time revealed a 3rd brother who's information and whereabouts till this very day is unknown. Oda wouldn't have made Sabo a "brother" if he wasn't important. It wouldn't be wrong to expect Sabo to have the same effect on the story as Ace did. One way that COULD happen is if Sabo joins the SH's, at the same time filling a void that is in Luffy's heart because of his own incident and because of Ace's death.

Sabo could very well be fulfilling his dream right now. There is no telling.

And i see nothing for your theory other than you hoping he may could have changed, he may likes now to help Luffy etc,

Honestly I think YOU are so hell bent on Sabo being a certain way that you don't WANT to see the possibility of him joining as a truly valid one…although you admit it is possible...but you really don't lol.

I admit that Oda could do a whole lot of other things with Sabo that don't involve him joining the SH's ever. Im not stuck on the idea, but I think it is a valid one and it would fit. Oda is very unpredictable most times so as we both are agreeing, there really is no way we can lean toward any side due to the extreme lack of information on Sabo.

So just don`t start bringing holdless arguements.
It sure can happen and is maybe a nice fanfic for you..but there are no arguements or hints anywhere which would back them up even a little bit.

Ya gotta look in the mirror and say that too Don.

My book says that now after so many years without having any contact to Luffy Sabo may have lived his own life with now chasing maybe new dreams..but which are HIS dreams.

Yeah there was no contact. Yeah Sabo is probably out there fulfilling his dreams…maybe even new ones...yup....

And as long as those new dreams aren`t fulfilled\gone, he has no reason to now suddenly help Luffy after so many years.
We may need an arc based around him to reach what you hope.

Woah woah your buggin'. You don't know what's going on with Sabo, there is no way you can really make this statement and have it float. As I mentioned above, the SH's all have there own dreams and yet they still are with and helping Luffy and are making progress in fulfilling there own dreams while doing so…the exact same can fairly be applied to Sabo depending on his current situation...which ties in with us DEFINITELY needing a Sabo arc to find out once and for all where Sabo stands in terms of the story and the brotherhood between himself, Luffy and Ace.

With Age Comes Change

@Don:

@Sage

Ace, Luffy and Sabo swore they would fulfill their dreams on their own.
Become strong pirates on their own without their brothers(or else they could have sailed togeather from the beginning).

Ace and Sabo were saving to leave together. They all had the dreams and ambitions to roam the free open sea. Unfortunately due to the situation that went down in that Kingdom…things didn't really go according to plan.

Ace said that they knew that everyone will have their own adventure and own storys.. they sure are still brothers and fight for each other, but they all wanted to do their own thing in the end.

Fixed. Think about it. Technically they all already have their own stories to tell. We do not know what happened to Sabo for sure. Remember he wanted to become a Pirate but there is a big chance that he is a Revolutionary. Things change over time especially when your own limits and strengths are realized and/or challenged. It wouldn't be wrong if Sabo decided to help Luffy become PK just like Ace was trying to do for WB…as family.

I guess Sabo would never join one of his other brothers even when he has no crew or anything else to do.

You guess? Cmon Don…you know better than that. You nor I have ANY idea what is going through Sabo's head right now and we cannot make ANY judgements as to what he would or wouldn't do at this point. So the possibility of him being a candidate for the 10th Straw Hat is still solidly there.

It wouldn`t be the same to be under one of his brothers to do so.
Ace asked Luffy if he would join the first time they met in Alabasta, but he definitely knew that Luffy would never agree to something like that.

Ace did ask…whether he knew what Luffy's answer would be or not he still asked. If Luffy said yes, you think Ace would have said "Oh Nevermind, I didn't think you'd say yes." ?

All I am saying is that we cannot speak for Sabo regarding ANYTHING at this point because we don't know what's going on with him and how his personality has developed now that he is grown.

Sabo's candidacy into the Straw Hats is definitely a stern possibility in my book.

My Ride Or Die Boyz

@maxterdexter:

I think that the crew is complete.

I would love for the crew to get to 10, but after this kind of reunion, it trully does feel like someone new wouldn't have the bond that they have. The "but Brook, Franky, Robin, Chopper weren't in THAT moment" doesn't cut it, it wasn't a moment, it was 2 years of hard work invested in the gathering of the crew.

This is quite true. With all this excitement that comes with the post timeskip…I really never stopped to think about the next crew member and how that would make me feel compared to the rest of the SH's. It's true that a certain bond can be lost because of what the seperation did to bring the SH's (and the readers) closer.

The only way an additional member would work, in my opinion, is that it HAS to be someone we already know...obviously someone who survived the 2 year timeskip.

If I had to put my money on the one solid Strawhat choice that wouldn't bear the weight of the crews bond with eachother would be Sabo.

Sabo was there before any of the SH's were there, he is the 3rd brother, and the only one left that can REALLY relate to Luffy's loss of Ace. Sabo has already been through enough, probably worst than what some (if not all) of the SH's went through during the 2 years.

I dunno....thoughts?

Technically Literally Figurative?

@Brizan:

and a tendency to suck on poor marine soldiers's heads/

Depends in what sense we are talkin' here buddy….....ZING!

The Closet…

@HikaruYami:

While it's true that the okamas are a comedic factor in One Piece, I'm… actually not okay with that face you made. Okamas exist in the real world, and fall in love with both genders of people, depending on their situation. Even if you think that's gross, don't bring your bias in here, dick.

Does this mean you are out the closet?

Don't get your panties in a twist over a emoticon…seriously. It wasn't like he was flaming trannies and damning them to hell and everlasting torture...

And unfortunately to many people, the thought of 2 men all up in eachother is nasty (sweaty balls...hairy asses...Oh NO)...naturally nasty...don't start filtering opinions because it makes YOU feel bad about yourself.

There is a fine line between a respectable opinion and an outright hate bash.

I don't like Salt...you gunna complain about that?

:sick:

Besides...Sent. looks like a lesbian.

What Happens In FI, Stays In FI…If At All

I have to admit that, along with most of us, I am also excited about potentially seeing Fishman Island.

It would really suck if FI get's postponed or even avoided altogether but everything is leading toward FI anyway…whether it be the coated ship needed to navigate to and from FI as well as under and through the Red Line, the fact that we wanna see Jimbei, Camie, Hachi, Pappi, or even the fact that FI WAS protected by WB and now, especially after 2 years, this should be a little different…unless Jimbei got it down.

I am acutally hoping for Fishman Island to be in disaray and nearing utter Chaos because that would be the perfect situation to showcase the SH's powers and Luffys gratitude toward everything Jimbei has done for him. Would be good to possibly see Arlong as well.

Oda…Please...Be For Real About Fishman Island this time...we have waited enough to see a damned island full of damned fishmen!

No Womans Land

@Chopperrules:

Come on, Perona looks pretty good. But notice his reaction to Nami and Robin were ten times greater, lol.

I guess Perona is either hit or miss. Either you like her or you don't. Either way, we probably won't be seeing her or Hancock for some time. Jinbei is going to get the focus now in the next arc.

Haha, considering the fact that Sanji spent the last 2 years on an island full of crazy trannies…I don't blame him from getting aroused by a REAL woman with a REAL COOTER. It's just like dudes who get out of prison after serving a long sentence...anything with a vagina is game...Sanji was in a worst position.

Official or Unofficial…It Is What It Is It seems that some people are not for the rankings/labels of the crew members because it would be "against everything the SH's represent"…I think that having ranks WILL NOT change the SH's relationship with each other at all, it's just a label after all.

If Oda decides to keep the SH's "rankless" then I will be totally cool with that, in fact it leaves me, the reader, to decide in my own way. Whitebeards crew members were all considered his "Sons" that he loved equally…despite their rank. The same concept can be portrayed by Luffy in terms of family and nakama. I admit Luffy isn't the most organized and it would be weird to see Luffy, given his character, in a serious boss role...but who said it has to be so "serious"? The SH's have a unique relationship with each other and unique personality as a crew...none of that is threatened with ranks and Luffy being the coolest bad-ass of a boss could still keep that unique quality of the crew that we all have grown to love...even if it's just a label with no real meaning or effect.

Hell I would even accept if the world, WG, and/or the SH fans label the crew members for whatever reasons while Luffy & Crew pay no attention to it...

I guess in the end I am trying to keep the possibilities open as opposed to having people argue "it would never happen".

P.S. - When I say "ranks" I do NOT mean it in the way that would make a certain member of a certain rank better or more important than another member with a different rank. Think of it more as labels than anything else…everyone being treated, viewed, and loved equally despite being the Captain, First Mate, or Cook which is normally unorthodox for a "Ranked Pirate Crew" but that's what the SH's are all about...being uniquely different...who said they have to follow the rules? They make their own.

Equally Valued Ranks

@Mono631:

Nah. I don't think Luffy would want to spend time focusing on something like that. It goes against his character. He's never even once thought about who's first mate or who is most important in the crew. Luffy values his crewmates equally.

Who said anything about anyone being more important than anyone else?

I can agree that Luffy loves his Nakama all the same but that has NOTHING to do with organization and ranking. Luffy can go on to label Nami as the navigator and Brook as the Musician…Chopper as the Doctor...etc....so what makes you think it is not within his realm of possibility that he would label Zoro as the First Mate.........

Sorry Zoro, You Don't Meet The 'Qualifications'

It kind of saddens me that members here (new and old) are actually getting worked up with the whole "Zoro being the First Mate" thing.

To make things clear, Zoro was never officially titled the First Mate of the Straw Hat Crew.

In Chapter 499 p.16, Urouge refers to Zoro as the First Mate but this seems to be a scanlation/translation issue as the RAW did not use first mate, it used 副船長, Fuku Senchō, which is generally translated as "second in command"…which technically IS the First Mate anyway...

Whatever the case is he isn't "official".

Now imo, I think it is obvious he is the first mate with or without it being said. Yes you can google "First Mate" and it will give you a job description that really is kinda irrelevant to the OP World because if Oda see's Zoro fit to be the first mate despite him not meeting even half of the "qualifications" listed on www.ICantThinkForMyself.com/search/Real_World_Job_Description_Of_A_First_Mate/ then so be it….and everyone would not have an issue with it anyway.

With all that being said, don't you think Oda realizes this? I wouldn't be surprised if Oda decided to bring out the official labels fairly soon as things are getting a lot more serious, the big shots and feared are in the world that Luffy is heading straight into and his crew wouldn't look…organized...or official (despite there reputation) without properly labeling each crew member like most (if not all) of the crews we have encountered. If WB's crew and Rogers Crew had an extensive ranking system...don't you think the future crew of the Pirate King would have some type of ranks in the least by the end of the series?

Roronoa Zoro - The Pirate Hunting Manslayer

@I:

If your referring to Rurouni Kenshin, it wasn't really the back of his sword, although it is a bit confusing, I suppose…

Wasn't Kenshin using the dull side of his blade so as to not kill anyone because he turned from an Awe inspiring Gangsta to a big pussy who apparently dies from plagues and a yeast infection…..?

I dunno...yes I do :happy:

Here…Put These Glasses On...

@semil:

This is where your thoughts break reality. Even allowing for manga exaggeration, I don't recall MLK Jr ever being a pirate, beating the living shit out of people, or destroying battleships.

Oh cmon' are you really that short sighted?

I believe he was referring to how Jimbei is the MLK Jr of Fishman Island and it's people. Serving as a peacemaker/keeper within his own race and community as well as between other races and communities/cultures….

Franky and Tom Brining Tears To Our Eyes

@HikaruYami:

Hmm, I agree that he should totally be able to destroy a pacifista on his own, but I don't think he should do it in one hit. Well, maybe I'm just not used to the huge power surge the crew received yet….

Edit: a big dent in one hit, yes. Just not a complete victory.

Well consider where this "big denting" hit would land. If it landed directly into the PX's face…don't ya think he could totally pull a "Mike Tyson" K.O.?

Does Cyborg Franky have to smack a PX? lol.

@RomanceDawn:

And certainly lets not forget Franky. Though he didn't say word to one of the men Tom built the legendary ship for he did have a few thoughts on the supject. But seeing as how Jimbei is somewhat of a Martin Luther King of the fish man world, I wonder if he ever acknowledged Tom as someone that helped aid the cause to Fish Man and human relations? Even though that wasn't Tom's intention when building the sea train, I have to imagine Jimbei has something to say about it.

All imma say is that Tom was the man and Jimbei BETTER respect his Gangsta….

Momma Said 'Knock You Out'!

@mastermoses8:

6. i've been hoping that Luffy would become the next Yonkou to replace Whitebeard and i so cant wait to see when luffy meets back up with people like Kidd, Law and Teach!!

If Luffy became a Yonkou…wouldn't that ruin his chances to be PK a little? I mean...I don't think there are any rules to that game but I have always seen it as your either a Shichibukai, or a Younkou, or the PK. Never thought of having multiple titles/responsibilities...but if anyone CAN do it...it would be Luffy hands down.

and now for no apparant reason at all i will attempt to rank the straw hat pirates by the # of moves i think it would take for them to beat a Pascifista and relative strength (feel free to critique)

#1 Luffy (1 Hit KO)
#2 Zoro (1 Hit KO)
#2 Sanji (1 Hit KO)
#3 Robin (1-22-3 Hit KO)
#3 Brook (1-22-3 Hit KO)
#4 Franky (2-31-2 Hit KO)
#5 Nami (1-3 Hit KO)
#6 Chopper (2-43-5 Hit KO)
#7 Ussop (2-5 Hit KO)

Fixed.

I apologize for the length and possible annoyance caused by my comment

Oh don't be silly my good friend!

You Know What They Say Bout Dudes With Big Hands…

@Cloud:

I believe Franky One hit K.O's pacifista now also, considering he damn near turned himself into one using research from the guy who created them in the first place. Besides Franky has shown himself to be a genius in his own right.

I think it's almost common sense that Franky can totally take on a Pacifista..or even two. What is the point of Oda adding these huge arms and hands to Franky's design if they can't even make a dent to a Pacifista.

To me, it's not a matter of IF Franky can obliterate a Pacifista…it's a matter of WHEN DAMNIT!

A New Era Full Of Romance And Fish…men...

@RomanceDawn:

I personally think 3 chapters max and we will be at Fish Man island. But at Water 7 it really seemed like they were going straight there for a moment. Then once they got to Shaboady it really appeared as if once again the crew was going straight to Fish Man Island. Oda set us up good twice! What if another major arc came right before it again? Though I really doubt it with the latest title that bares my personal name.

Indeed Oda has pulled a fast one on us quite the number of times when it comes to the venture to Fishman island.

That damn island has been delayed so much that I swear when the SH's finally get there (dare I say if at all?) it better be one of the most jizz inspiring islands and adventure to date. Imagine if it was wack!!!

Hopefully we can expect to see Jimbei again!! I miss that tubby bastard.

@I:

wth is up with you? cut those prejudicial, ignorant uses of words you use incorrectly out man

You, sir, are not fit to make any comments about others and their use of literary accoutrements.

Tell your husband that he has a good woman and that he needs to treat you to a manicure because honestly that kid isn't even worth the keystrokes…

@HikaruYami:

Don't worry, there's not as much conflict in the gag as it sounds like. Luffy didn't have ANY ability to use CoO before the timeskip. Rayleigh was there the entire time to teach him. Therefore, Rayleigh should be the first human whose signature Luffy became able to recognize, and he can probably do so from quite some distance now.

Ya know, I like the whole "signature" idea. Although it wasn't confirmed in the explanations so far, it seems like something like that would fit really well with CoO.

Now remember what Luffy said to Zoro and Sanji (real ones) as they came up. "Ohh, it's definitely you guys this time!" In other words, there was some feeling of doubt around the fake strawhats, because they didn't "feel" right (perhaps because both of the fakes' power levels were under 9000, lol).

I totally Lol'ed.