Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Directed mode has nearly doubled the number of players completing the main Zombies quest. While many Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies players prioritize survival, Directed mode has significantly impacted engagement with the storyline.
Since the debut of Zombies in World at War, the mode has featured a continuously evolving narrative, significantly expanding with each iteration, including Black Ops 6. Despite a decline in the overall Black Ops 6 player base, the Zombies mode retains a dedicated community. Zombies' wave-based gameplay, focusing on increasingly difficult enemies, often leads players to prioritize upgrading weapons and defenses over story completion. Introduced in Season 1, Black Ops 6's Directed mode has proven remarkably popular.
A recent Call of Duty blog post revealed that Directed mode boosted the Black Ops 6 Zombies main quest completion rate from 4% to 8.23%. This data, derived from 480 million hours of gameplay (with a small portion post-Directed mode's November 14th launch), demonstrates its success in achieving Treyarch's goal. While this represents a doubling of completions, Treyarch acknowledges that over 90% of players still don't complete the main quest and are actively exploring further improvements.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Directed Mode: A Significant Improvement
Part of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Season 1 update (including three new maps and two game modes), Zombies' Directed mode provides a structured path through the storyline. This guided experience helps players navigate the complex narrative, which over the years has incorporated interdimensional portals, zero-point energy, time travel, and teleportation—elements that can be challenging for newcomers to grasp. Unlike previous installments, which largely left players to piece together the story independently, Directed mode offers a more accessible approach.
Thanks to Directed mode, more Zombies fans than ever are completing the main quest. As Treyarch continues to update Black Ops 6, future adjustments to Zombies and Directed mode may further enhance these statistics.
