Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Barebones playlist lets you play without specialists Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Barebones playlist lets you play without specialists Back to basics. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 28 Feb 2019 7 comments Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will get a Barebones playlist with no specialists, Treyarch has announced. Confirmation comes from the first in a planned series of developer update videos from Treyarch. With Operation Grand Heist now live on all platforms, learn about the design philosophy behind #BlackOps4's newest content from the dev team in our Treyarch Developer Update video. pic.twitter.com/1bTeM7czvp- Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) February 27, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Specialists are the name given to the various soldiers you can pick from when playing multiplayer. Each has its own unique equipment and ability, which run on a cooldown. Battery, for example, has a cluster grenade as her unique equipment, and a grenade launcher for her ability. Firebreak's equipment, meanwhile, is the Reactor Core, while his ability is a flamethrower. In the video, the wonderfully-named Tony Flame, expert game designer at Treyarch, revealed the Barebones playlist is coming as part of the ongoing Operation Grand Heist, which is now live on all platforms after launching first on PlayStation 4 last week. This playlist lets you play with no specialists and classic gameplay rules, Flame said. No specialists is an interesting addition to the game, but it's something players have called for for some time. There's a hankering for a stripped-down, old-school Call of Duty experience (specialists were added to the Black Ops series with the third game in 2015) fuelled by the feeling Black Ops 4 specialist equipment and abilities are particularly powerful and unbalanced. The Barebones playlist, then, will give players the option of playing Black Ops like it's 2012. We don't know exactly what the classic gameplay rules are, but previous Barebones game modes reduced sprint speed, stripped out perks and banned some weapons. 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. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 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. 61 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