In the thrilling arena of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 competitive multiplayer, players often celebrate their final kills with flair, sharing them online. Yet, few moments stand out as dramatically as the one captured by player kev99gh.
The spotlight is on the Ricochet Blades, a distinctive ammo type for the D1.3 Sector secondary weapon, introduced during the contentious Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event. These blades, known affectionately as "pizzas" within the community, have sparked discussions due to their erratic bouncing paths across multiple surfaces.
Kev99gh's remarkable feat occurred during a round of hardcore Search and Destroy on the Lowtown map. They managed to bounce a Ricochet Blade out of the map and back inside, securing a one-hit kill on an enemy who dared to peek through a window. This clip, dubbed the "longest ricochet blade ever," showcases kev99gh launching the blade from behind cover, then tracking its path on the overhead map as it travels outside the map's boundaries before ricocheting back to claim the kill.
Such elaborate and seemingly improbable shots are not merely the result of luck. As Redditor SpawnTubing, who shared kev99gh's clip, pointed out, the Black Ops 6 community often practices and anticipates common camping spots. Commenters highlighted the perfect timing of the enemy's peek, coinciding with the blade's return—a moment many players can relate to.
The Ricochet Blades have ignited a "bounce kill meta" within the game, with numerous clips of impressive, albeit less extraordinary, kills circulating online. One such example shows a blade ricocheting multiple times around the Subsonic map before finding its target.
However, not everyone is thrilled about the bouncing blades. Some players find them frustrating and annoying to play against. Their dissatisfaction may grow with Treyarch's recent update, which has buffed the Ricochet Blades' physics and bouncing speeds, ensuring one-hit kills upon contact. The relevant patch notes detail these changes:
D1.3 SectorOur initial design for the D1.3 Sector Ricochet Blades revolved around quickly launching many high-speed blades, meant to perform best blind firing into enclosed spaces. We have been following your feedback and agree that, in practice, the use cases for this ammo type are too low. The Ricochet Blades will now do 100 damage to enable one-hit kills, and to compensate we are lowering the fire rate and projectile speed. We think the popularity of this ammo type will see some new interest with these changes and look forward to seeing more of your cross-map killcams in MP.
Ricochet Blades
- Increased damage from 75 to 100.
- Decreased rate of fire.
- Decreased projectile velocity.
- Improved bouncing speeds and physics.
With these adjustments, the dominance of Ricochet Blades is poised to escalate, especially as players anticipate Season 3 and the return of Verdansk to Warzone.
