Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Not sure if this is helpful or not but If your going for Veteran Black Ops II Master. When you unlock "Strike Force" missions you do NOT need to complete "Strike Force" missions on Veteran at all! I've tried and its very frustrating and difficult. Just skip all the Strike Forces and go back to them later if you want to. When I finished the final future mission "judgement day" I unlocked the Veteran Achievement and the Futurist Achievement. I hope this helps for those who were trying the strike missions on Veteran.

Not a guide, so to speak, I just wanted to add my thoughts to this, incase Seraphim’s links above are not enough.

I could, and may well do a written, level-by-level guide, but only if I get enough indication that it would be a worthwhile use of my time…..


COD Black Ops 2 has one of the ‘easier’ veteran campaigns out there, but I’d still recommend a full playthrough on normal difficulty first, purely so you know what’s coming, and when. Don’t get me wrong, you’re still gonna be dying a bit, but this is nowhere near as hard as some of the other titles (unbelievable grenade spam in WaW, I’m looking directly at you….).

Your squad mates in Blops2 are pretty good at pushing forward with you, cutting off the enemy forward-spawns, but take note that they are not quite as good at actually disposing of some of the straggling enemy players while doing so. So watch your back. Also, as with the other titles, you will find that the enemy AI prioritises their main target as you, over your squadmates most of the time.

I’ve always found that veteran difficulty is a balancing act between a slow, measured advance, and a super-aggressive flashbang/shotgun approach – the former for the more open areas, the latter for the obligatory close-quarters corridor fighting. The same strategy works great in Blops2 aswell, or it certainly did for me…

Couple of pro-tips:

ALWAYS take the access kit – aside from gifting you some nice kit, it will occasionally allow you to make use of environmental weapons such as turrets, which are invaluable for thinning out the enemy.

Whenever you get Active Camo, use it. No brainer really, but if the enemy can’t really see you, they can’t really hit you either ?

For all the future levels, as soon as it is unlocked, use the Storm sniper rifle – it cheapens even veteran difficulty by allowing charged shots to penetrate through walls, thick walls. Coupled with its infrared scope it allows you to wipe out whole areas of enemies who don’t have the foggiest idea where you are, let alone firing back at you.

For all other weapons, I would recommend the Millimetre Scanner sight, for when you just have to see around corners, or through them.

Wherever possible, flank the enemy – they’re not expecting you to come at them from a flanking position – this can buy you precious seconds while they are caught off-guard, and really can be the difference between getting through an area quickly, with minimal fuss, or going at them full-frontal and dying repeatedly.

Anyway, re-reading this it doesn’t seem to be as helpful as I’d hoped, but if it assists atleast someone out, then it’s done it’s job ;)

And if there is any call for a written veteran guide, level by level, let me know.

Thanks for reading,

Dirt.

I'd recommend beating the game on an easier difficulty in order to unlock the greatest gun the Call of Duty series has ever seen.

My tip is to use the Storm PSR. It's all you really need. And like said above, you don't need to complete those pain in the butt Strike Force missions either. The Storm is a sniper rifle that allows you to charge up your shots in order to kill your enemies behind great amounts of cover. It sort of feels like a cheat code in that you're able to see enemies behind walls and you're even able to see where they spawn and stuff too. I always found the missions in the past to be the most difficult, and since you're able to bring the Storm PSR back in time with you somehow, it makes them all the more easier. And be sure to bring the Access Kit because you'll be able to find some great goodies with it. Instead of starting a completely new game over, just go to Select Mission and then start with the first one. It's real simple. Good luck!