Fringe
Advanced Map Tips
Map Focused Loadouts
Prebrief
Revisit Fringe from Call of Duty®: Black Ops 3, reimagined for the first time in Black Ops 6. Attend the grand opening of the Rolling Hills distillery, and battle along the main Road or dive into the Bar for a closer fight. Watch for sharpshooters in the upper Barn and along the Bridge and relive the thrill of trying to make it out alive through the narrow Loading route.
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POI Overview
You’ll need every advantage you can get on this 6v6 map. Click or tap “Learn More” at the bottom of each image for additional tips and insights on each POI.
Main Spawn Point: Bridge (South)
The Bridge is a main spawn point on Fringe that branches in several directions, leaving players with a four-course menu of options. This POI leads into the Road and Creek so be ready for multi-level combat, and utilize the vehicles, barrels, and buildings as cover.
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Mastering the middle: There’s no wrong way to gain or maintain control of the central area of the map. Whether you take the long-range approach from the East and West or you flank from the North and South, as long as you can get there, you’ll be able to find an angle the enemy won’t expect you to fire from.
Info inspection: Pay attention to the enemy spawns and take a moment to think about the info you’re seeing and hearing. Fringe is a dynamic map that gives strategic players a big advantage toward their next elimination. Take the long route to the flank or toss a Frag from over the fence where the enemy can’t see you. A small piece of info can go a long way.
Lane lockdown: Because of the many flanking routes on Fringe, it’s imperative that your team locks down at least two of the three lanes on the map. Whether it’s sending a large number of rounds down the center lane or utilizing your equipment on either of the side lanes, stopping the enemy’s movement and forcing them to play at your pace can be the deciding factor in any given match.
Advanced Map Tips
Fringe Rule of Thirds — Alpha (A)
Fringe can be thought of broadly in three major sections. Placing the Barn and Grandma’s House at the center of the eastern and western sections, traverse these areas as if they were their own three-lane maps. Keep this in mind when attempting to gain or maintain control of each major location and help your team control the flow of the entire map.
Bar Hopping — Beta (B)
Perhaps the most cover you’ll find in the center of the map is in the Tasting Room/Bar. It’s also one of only a few ways to approach the “B” Domination Zone or Hard Point “1” without being exposed to snipers for any extended amount of time. The Bar also contains two windows that look out in either direction of the Road, which can provide some covering fire for your teammates who may be capturing the objective. The windows can’t see into the point itself clearly unless you’re pressed up against the edge, but it can provide a visual on the approaching angles. Just be sure to have someone or something watching your back, because the back entrances are wide open.
Fortify the Sniper Lanes — Gamma (Γ)
The center lane on Fringe is an obvious sniper lane. Holding down the middle of the map with a Sniper Rifle or Marksman Rifle is straightforward so long as you don’t have enemy Operators flanking your position or tossing in explosives from the ground level. Both the Barn and the House are exposed to these tactics. If your teammates are covering these positions, be sure to watch their backs and make sure they don’t get taken by surprise. Keeping your eye on your team can help you rack up quite a high elim count if you play to your Loadout’s strengths.
Map Focused Loadouts
Slip through the cracks and subvert the enemy’s expectations on Fringe with these helpful Loadout suggestions.
Disruptor
Assault Rifle, Enforcer Combat Specialty
The objective: disrupt the enemy’s ability to gather info and deny any advantage they seek to gain. Toss Decoys, set up a Scrambler, and take down enemy airborne Scorestreaks. Use the mobility and accuracy of the FFAR 1 to attack enemy positions with precision and, if you have to, throw a C4 over the fence to eliminate some of your team’s problems.
Deconstruction
Light Machine Gun
There are a lot of penetrable surfaces on Fringe, so why not bring in the heavy guns? There’s always a way to get around a defended chokepoint, but sometimes you have to force the enemy to make that decision by sending a large number of rounds in their general location. This Loadout is especially useful in an objective-based mode, so be sure to pick some Scorestreaks that may benefit your team most.
Brewhouse Sniper
Sniper Rifle, Recon Combat Specialty
New to Season 04 Reloaded is the SVD Full Auto Fire Mod, and Fringe is a map where power and versatility go a very long way. Even though you have Ghost equipped, it’s never a bad idea to be ready to take down enemy Scorestreaks and support your team. Become the driving force on both offense and defense with the Brewhouse Sniper Loadout and use the entire kit to inform your team and eliminate the enemy.
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