According to most reports, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming along quite well. With Black Ops 6 offering three Stakeout maps and five core game mode maps, the last beta weekends gave excited fans a decent taste of what's to come. Thus far, these maps seem to be a throwback to Call of Duty's original formula, offering a satisfying blend of close-quarters chaos and more strategic, long-range gaming.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's beta maps, which had elements of the iconic Call of Duty level design, such as Scud's twisting trenches, Rewind's three-lane layout, and Babylon's core no man's land, each established a unique identity for themselves through the map's location and architecture. While Skyline is similar to these maps, it has one more trick up its sleeve that makes it stand out from the competition. This trick ought to be applied in a couple of the other launch maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

The Skyline Gimmick In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6: An Explanation

Skyline, a map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's beta, is widely regarded as the best one. It transports players to an opulent resort penthouse suite perched atop a tall building. Skyline is a pleasant, medium-sized map that offers players multiple action lanes simultaneously and numerous important landmarks that aid in player orientation. Though Skyline's design sets the stage for traditional Call of Duty run-and-gun action, it's the more understated elements that make it stand apart from the competition.

The Skyline map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a subtle but highly useful trick that modifies the map's layout just enough to maintain excitement and novelty. Players can initiate an emergency lockdown by pressing a button while they are in Skyline's Office POI. In order to protect people inside from grenades and gunfire, the windows and patio doors are boarded up with metal shutters during this lockdown.

It's only a temporary feature, but Skyline's panic button goes a surprisingly long way in shaking up the dynamic of a multiplayer match, particularly when the Hardpoint objective is located behind the office's barricaded windows and doors. These barriers require players to take just a few more seconds to think out their plan of attack, and it's a neat layer of strategy that isn't often seen in Call of Duty's mid-sized maps.

More Black Ops 6 Maps Need To Take After Skyline

The Skyline map gimmick in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is a straightforward yet useful one. It provides the map a distinct character and more unique gameplay chances; other Black Ops 6 maps could do well to take note of this. A movable cover that can be turned on or off, for example, might be present in one map, while a platform that can be elevated to provide players with a height advantage might be present in another, offering players different gaming options and separate personas.