Secrets have long been a part of the Duty Zombies formula. But while players loved hunting Easter eggs to reveal new bits of knowledge, according to Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch, very few players find these secrets in the game. So for his latest take on zombies, Treyarch has decided to make the secrets easier to find.
In an interview with IGN IndiaCorky Lehmkuhl, the Studio Creative Director at Treyarch, said that while “there is so much development time that goes into Easter eggs,” less than two percent of players discovered and unlocked the secrets the studio had hidden in the various zombie levels. So Treyarch settled that in Cold War Season 2 would make the Easter eggs more “accessible” so that more players can experience the new zombies mode.
Since the first versions of the popular zombies game mode appeared in the Duty franchise, the modes have become famous for their hard-to-find, strange and complicated secrets. As the series went on, these Easter eggs became one of the main ways Duty Developers like Treyarch brought the story forward, building on the knowledge of the universe. This led to a situation where most of the players couldn’t experience these new narrative beats because they couldn’t find the Easter eggs or were not skilled enough to pull them out.
The change doesn’t mean there are no secrets; Lehmkuhl said, “There are some Easter eggs on the side that are still somewhat obscure that you will have to find, but for the main quest we just wanted more players to experience it.”
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Meanwhile, Duty zombies continues to grow. The recently added Outbreak, the newest Codfish mode starring the undead, is a huge mode with open world maps, interconnected areas and different objectives. And I expect more zombies and Easter eggs to appear in the coming seasons Duty.
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