Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 adds hilarious feature that lets you whisper sweet nothings to your enemy — and it’s going to get a lot of people in trouble

The Body Shield feature with enabled voice chat is really cool and I just hope people behave with it…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 NEXT event has revealed much more about the game launching intoXbox Game PassandPC Game Passon October 25, but one feature in particular has got tongues wagging right now. The Body Shield. Yes you can grab an enemy player in the game and use them to absorb enemy fire, but that in itself isn’t unusual. What is hilarious is that they are going to enable proximity voice chat between you and the enemy. So not only do you have the enemy in a vulnerable position, you can now whisper sweet nothings into their ear.“We’re trying to contact you about your car’s extended warranty.“will now become an actual threat.

Response from fans has been mixed

We heard you and can confirm that the Body Shield feature in Multiplayer will enable voice chat between the attacker and victim. Be nice… pic.twitter.com/KxyaDo7bAcAugust 28, 2024

Treyarch Studios' tweet with “Be nice…” has been met with some disbelief by fans who already know full well how this feature is going to be used. Given the addition ofActivision AI-assisted voice chat moderation, it’s likely going to get a lot of players in trouble. However, I can already anticipate some great memes and viral moments when the community gets their hands on this feature and a human shield buddy.

I’ve already come up with some ideas for what you can say to your new hostage:

My point being here that this could be a really fun mechanic as long as the community behaves which… let’s face it is probably not going to happen. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t add it though, as it will be great for those who really want to have fun with it. Let’s just hope those moderation tools do their job.

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