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The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty doesn't feel like a quick shop refresh; it feels like someone on the team actually cared. I've seen people online calling it a "new game" moment, and yeah, I get why—especially if you've spent time grinding the same playlists for months. If you're the type who likes testing new stuff in a lower-pressure environment, even discussions around CoD BO7 Bot Lobby setups keep popping up, because this update has folks experimenting again instead of sleepwalking through matches.
You load in and the first hit is the audio. It's not the usual modern military mood. It's got that Fallout flavour—music that's a bit eerie, a bit cheeky, and somehow calming even when you're about to get slammed. Then you catch little mechanical cues that mimic the V.A.T.S. feel, and it messes with your brain in a good way. It's not just nostalgia. It changes how you play. You slow down for half a second. You look around. People don't do that in CoD unless something's different.
The operators are where the event either works or falls apart, and this time it works. The T-60 Power Armor look is bulky without turning you into a fridge on skates, which is honestly impressive. The Ghoul skin is the one that sticks, though, because the voice lines do the heavy lifting. When a character talks like they belong there, it stops feeling like cosplay. And Vault Lucy. She's bright, loud, and kind of impossible to ignore on darker maps. Some players will moan about visibility, sure, but the upside is your lobbies don't all look like the same mud-coloured squad anymore.
Turning Nuketown into "Vault Town" is such an obvious idea that it's weird nobody did it sooner. The 1950s-ish styling lines up perfectly with Nuketown's vibe, so it doesn't feel forced. And the little lore nods reward the players who actually stop and look. Still, the finisher is the show-stealer. The V.A.T.S.-style overlay, the slow-mo, the hit percentages—then the minigun chaos. It's brutal, a bit silly, and exactly what Fallout fans expect. After a few matches, you can tell why people say this update "ruins" the regular game—because now the normal stuff feels plain, and you start wishing even more modes had this kind of care, even when you're just messing around in BO7 Bot Lobbies to see everything up close.
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