My concern about this game was that the Treyarch productions have always been something of a pale imitation of the IW games. Since I'd been so incredibly disappointed in Modern Warfare 2 and the mess the multiplayer was in that I wasn't holding out much hope what-so-ever for Black Ops. I expected it to be a decent, though largely similar, experience.
But then the news about various tweaks and changes they'd made as a result of listening to the fans and I was intrigued, I just wonder if Treyarch could pull it off. Sounds like they have and what with all the feedback I've seen from mates I trust (including people here) I too am going to pick it up. In fact I plan to pop out into town this morning and try and grab a copy.
Given past performance I don't think it's entirely unfair that people like us were a little more cautious about this release (I had played some of World at War's MP and really didn't like what they'd done with it, as well), but I'm not going to cut my nose to spite my face, so to speak.
Guess I'll be seeing you guys on there for some multiplayer later then.
Jam it back in, in the dark.