It was inevitable: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now has wild, out-there soldier and weapon skins with the launch of Season 1 — skins it was all the time going to get given what’s gone earlier than in earlier Call of Duty video games — however that hasn’t stopped followers from lamenting the tip of the sport’s Gulf Conflict-themed Honeymoon interval.
To be clear, there isn’t any shock right here. Certainly, Black Ops 6, which is ready within the early 90s, launched with varied Zombies-themed soldier and weapon skins, together with a robotic, however they have been a minimum of lifted from the Zombies story.
Now, it’s open season on cosmetics, and Activision has gone onerous with operator skins primarily based on dragons, a shark, and even a raccoon.
In case you’re taking part in Black Ops 6 Multiplayer for Season 1 you’ll have no-doubt noticed these outlandish skins out within the battlefield. Already there are a lot of choices, however there’s one the group has zeroed in on, included with the tremendous costly Tracer Pack: Draconic Forge Mastercraft.
For 3,000 COD Factors, or round $30, you should purchase a bundle that turns Westpoint into a Dragon Knight. Now, it’s value noting you additionally get new dragon-themed weapon skins, a new ending transfer, emote, and extra digital gubbins with this bundle, but it surely’s the operator pores and skin that’s of most curiosity.
As you’d count on, the Dragon Knight stands out on the battlefield, not simply because of that garish inexperienced however as a result of, nicely, it’s a Dragon Knight, not a tier one operator making an attempt to do their greatest to survive. It’s foolish, however let’s bear in mind Call of Duty has prior to now allow you to play as a stoned sloth.
The Dragon Knight has rekindled a long-running debate about realism in Call of Duty. There are some gamers who hate what they name the ‘Fortniteitifcation’ of Call of Duty, and a lot choose a extra grounded, sensible look to their teammates and opponents. Others aren’t bothered both means. Some adore it (you may inform, as a result of tons of gamers purchase these items).
“I want I may simply choose out of seeing silly battle go skins and kill results,” redditor TacCoyote declared. “Will not occur as a result of they need individuals to see these skins in case they could get tempted to purchase them,” GodHand7 replied. “These ridiculous skins and weapons are going to have the other impact on me and make me not play the sport,” added Fraegtgaortd.
“Please allow us to flip off cosmetics!” redditor TheShadowWanderer pleaded. “If you would like that silly shit, no matter, however allow us to disable that rubbish. I do not want to see dragons and lasers everywhere in the map. Cannot we simply return to pre-season? On the naked minimal disable all of the silly results on our finish, in order for you to have an epileptic match in your finish that needs to be your downside.”
One redditor, Thelastfate, went so far as to say they’d be keen to pay $20 not to see these types of cosmetics in-game.
“… hell I am going to even pay $20 for this selection to assist pay for the diminished gross sales of cosmetics if it permits me to benefit from the sport to the fullest extent and not really feel like I wasted $100 on a sport that can quickly appear to be each different rubbish beauty crammed sport,” they mentioned.
One other concurred. “I‘d pay to not see different gamers‘ skins / tracer rounds,” aizendoto said. “I don‘t know why the skins in CoD have escalated to this degeneracy, it is – Oh I do know! As a result of individuals purchase this dogshit for some motive, I believed Nicki Minaj was the height of dogshit however at the moment I go online and there’s a inexperienced glowing dragon that has big wings and shoots gentle inexperienced explosions that actually make you see NOTHING on affect.
“I really feel like im taking part in some asian gacha RPG sport after I take a look at some of these lobbies. Was good to play a ‘regular‘ CoD for a couple of weeks, appears we’re again to absolutely the most cancers skins / tracers and ineffective litter in every single place now. I actually thought this was gonna be an pleasing COD for me once more since a very long time however wcyd.
“I‘d pay them literal cash so I wouldnt have to endure this nonsense.”
Activision gained’t cease, of course. Not solely is Black Ops 6 a full value sport, but it surely’s a reside service designed to swell the corporate’s coffers with recurring revenue. I count on the Dragon Knight is definitely doing his half.
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