The Call of Duty community has varying levels of toxic behavior that appear in each chapter of the franchise. With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, that toxic trend has continued, but occasionally there are beacons of light in player interactions. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans are all playing the same game, and sometimes that alone is enough to connect them deeper than just simple enemies to shoot online.
In gaming, there is an unspoken language that appears in titles that are created by the community. From tea-bagging to a simple wave, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans have a way of communicating without any words being spoken. Sometimes, this communal language can save a life and brighten a day, as is seen in this wholesome moment with an enemy RC-XD.
In a clip shared by MilanRico, a player is seen on the map Raid in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. As they run around one of the many tree-islands scattered across the map, the spot an RC-XD passing around the corner. Hiding behind the island, he waits only to have the RC-XD drive directly in front of him. Out of a moment's impulse, he waves at the small explosive truck when suddenly it turns around and drives away, sparing MilanRico their life. This small exchange speaks volumes to the type of players in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. For every player who would rage into a microphone, there is an equal number of fans who would simply wave when faced with an exploding truck of death.
In all rights, the RC-XD should have exploded and gone for the kill. The player is in a match of Team Deathmatch, and his team is leading. By letting him live, the enemy was surrending a kill that could have benefited their team. Still, they followed an unspoken code among the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War community, and because of that, they earned major respect among the online followers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is not the only game that has a language like this. Minecraft fans know that crouching means peaceful, DayZ community members switch to unarmed, and in World of Warcraft, sitting down signifies that a player is harmless. While these are unspoken rules, they are respected among each game's community, with a major hit to a player's reputation for ignoring them.
This encounter is only one of many that show a level of respect among the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War community. While there are super competitive fans out there, actions like this will constantly stand in contrast showing a deeper, more fun level to the competitive shooting environment.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.