Black Ops Zombies Expert Tip: Launchers on Ascension

Play­ing on the pre­vi­ous zom­bie maps, some of the most unde­sir­able weapons in the mys­tery box were always the launch­ers (the M72 Law and the China Lake).  These weapons fired slowly and were use­less at close range due their dan­ger­ous splash damage.

With the new Ascen­sion map, and the addi­tion of Ph.D. Flop­per, the tides have turned in favor of the launch­ers.  The Ph.D. flop­per elim­i­nates splash dam­age from ray guns and explo­sive weapons.  This of course improves the power of the ray gun, but the ray gun was awe­some already.  The real trea­sure that this new perk unlocks is the delight of close-range pyro-zombie death.   Pre­vi­ously it was pru­dent to exer­cise some self-preservation cau­tion and not fire your rocket launcher at close range, less you blow your­self to smithereens.  Now, how­ever, you can let fly the ordi­nance when the zom­bies are in your face.  Pick up some Ph.D. Flop­per and try it out; the M72 Law is handy for dis­patch­ing large clus­ters of zom­bies in later rounds.  And don’t for­get to give the Mus­tang Sally a whirl.  Fifty rounds of explo­sive ordi­nance with no splash damage!