Does Black Ops 4 offer a robust offline experience, or is it a paperweight without PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold?

However, if you are a solo player looking to grind camos or level up weapons while your internet is down, you will be frustrated. Treyarch built BO4 to be a live service, and the offline mode, while present, feels like a skeleton of the full experience.

Progression does not save offline. If you are level 55 online with gold camos, and you switch to offline mode, you will be reset to Level 1 with base weapons. Conversely, any unlocks you earn while offline will disappear the moment you reconnect. Offline mode is essentially an isolated sandbox.

Keep a copy on your hard drive for Zombies nights with friends. Delete it if you want a competitive bot shooter.