The recent release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation has brought a surge of new players, and with it a long-standing frustration among the community: the same handful of maps, particularly Nuketown, Hijacked and Raid, being voted for almost every match. A popular Reddit thread highlighted how players repeatedly ignore other maps in favour of these favourites, often voting Random or leaving the lobby entirely if a less popular map is chosen, which many say is harming the overall experience.

Commenters noted that maps such as Takeoff and Uplink are routinely skipped, and even a dedicated "Nukejacked" playlist rotating only Nuketown and Hijacked hasn't solved the problem, since it mixes in unpopular game modes that still prompt players to quit. Nuketown itself has remained the series' most enduringly popular map since its debut in the original Black Ops, valued for its small size and constant action while still accommodating weapons like sniper rifles. The article also notes that, despite their popularity, the new ports have drawn criticism for offering little improvement over the original PS3 versions and for reviving issues such as hacking, though Activision has taken some steps to address the worst cases.