Treyarch has made a big change to damage flinch for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Treyarch has made a big change to damage flinch for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Take it on the chin. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 12 Sep 2020 5 comments Treyarch has made a big change to the way damage flinch works for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. In previous Call of Duty games, including last year's Modern Warfare, when you take damage you suffer damage flinch. That is, your crosshair moves up slightly as bullets hit you. This damage flinch effect has proved controversial among the Call of Duty competitive multiplayer community, with many saying they'd prefer to play without having their aim disrupted by being shot. Well, it sounds like Treyarch is giving the people what the people want. In a tweet, Tony Flame, Treyarch's wonderfully-named lead game designer, said damage flinch no longer affects the aim position of your weapon. In Black Ops Cold War damage flinch is primarily a feedback mechanism to let you know you're taking damage. "No more flinch headshots," Flame said. (A flinch headshot is what happens when someone shoots you as you're aiming lower than your enemy's head, and the damage flinch pushes your crosshair up to hit a headshot.) Damage Flinch has been redesigned in Black Ops Cold War. Flinch is now primarily a feedback mechanism to help you understand you're taking damage, without affecting the aim position of your weapon. Your weapon will move with your screen to stay on target. No more flinch headshots- Tony Flame (@Tony_Flame) September 12, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Call of Duty YouTuber Xclusive Ace showed Black Ops Cold War's redesigned damage flinch in a video published to Twitter. As Flame suggested, the crosshair barely moves as the player is shot. Lots of people have expressed concern (rightfully so) about how high the Headshot multiplier is in Cold War due to flinch but it turns out there's little to no flinch when shot as far as I can tell. The deeper I look, the more I'm seeing a really solid gameplay foundation pic.twitter.com/IGQvKVdotm- Xclusive Ace (@TheXclusiveAce) September 11, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings This change is in keeping with Treyarch's apparent philosophy for Black Ops Cold War: clarity and gameplay are the priorities, winning out over pretty much everything else. There's more on the announced Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer changes here. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store