Black Ops 6 has no Footstep Audio!?

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 beta is out and I streamed BO6 gameplay. I haven't heard a single footstep all beta long. Why are there no footsteps or audio cues!?

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[TheMarkBell]

Those Astro headsets I’d highly recommend to anyone. I purchased the A10’s about four years ago after watching Driftors destructive testing video and they are literally showing no signs of wear and tear. The original cable has been replaced but other than that the headset still works perfectly.

[KevinKoolx]

The low footstep volume allowed people to move without fear of being completely "sound-whored". With the lack of dead silence this is needed. There is also a field upgrade that turns up footstep volume

[TruthfullyBogus]

Thats by design. The devs got tired of everyone complaining about Dead Silence so they pretty much gave it to everyone while still keeping + adding to the "movement demon" mechanics.

It's getting aggravating because CoD used to be a healthy balance of both camping and rushing but between the studios and the MW and BO titles we either get "FAST FAST FAST" or "Sentinal" gameplay.

[stevio]

Footsteps are perfect IMO. If you listen, you hear them. If you’re running or there is action, you probably won’t.

I love it, think it is perfectly balanced and hope it does not change.

[vulcan]

I never would have expected the footstep audio to ever become this bad in a COD game, but here we are.

[ReboyGTR]

*Drift0r, a lot of audio engineers use the Yamaha NS-10 when mixing and mastering BECAUSE they sound like crap. Hence the old adage "If it sounds good on a pair of Yamaha NS-10's it will sound good on anything."*
*While it is generally not advisable, you can mix on headphones as well. Just be sure they're open-back with a large soundstage.*

[SuosRift]

Eh that's strange because the footstep audio on this was better than all recent mw games. I can tell exactly where they are coming from and how far

[illegalTyrant]

I hear footsteps loud as heck but I can never tell if it’s enemy or teammates

[YxngTexas]

Glad I wasn’t the only one that couldn’t hear footsteps.

[mankisman]

I agree, I hear absolutely nothing like 90% of the time, but I’m always getting tracked across map by my footsteps by enemies.

[MrCondor]

There is footstep audio, but i cannot differenciate with whether or not they're close, or further away.

The same goes for gunfire, ESPECIALLY with suppressed weapons.

Most of the time i couldn't tell if the gunfire is distant, or there is literally someone right behind me, and before i can figure that out it's already to late and i die.

[Smitdogz]

Honestly thought the footsteps were a lot louder in the game 😂

I don’t even have my audio up high at all. I think there’s a few things at play that might make you perceive them as quiet.

1. Your ears
2. Lethal spam (mainly Semtex)
3. Footstep range drop off

I find it very easy to differentiate teammate and enemy footsteps.

(Turtle beach Stealth Pro) admittedly an expensive headset.

[eli_da_man_]

I've definitely noticed this, I never knew when someone was near me and was genuinely baffled at times when an enemy snuck up on me

[kidthekiddo]

the update yesterday turned footstep audio up, and i immediately doubled my kd by playing a bit slower and soundwhoring ppl. i liked it better when it was quieter, i hope to see them revert the change

[emwols]

Someone shooting 5 feet from you is quieter than someone running 5 feet from you in my experience. Suppressors are pretty much inaudible. Footsteps are plenty loud to me.

[YourGuySmallFry]

I used the microphone field upgrade that's supposed to make footsteps louder and still didn't hear anything.

[stevenshatswell]

Weird. I think the footsteps sound fine. I hear the enemy fine, and can tell whether they're below or above me. I don't have my audio up insanely loud either.

[Bob-bfcg]

Good. It’s not fun having to crank up your headset all the way to combat the nerds. I like to be able to talk with friends, play background music etc.

[mrmeownandez]

I wanna encourage pace and less camping.

[atreides]

Drift0r posting on the reg is taking me back to BO2 days and I’m here for it!