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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6players are concerned that the new Front Man operator skin, which can be obtained via theSquid GameEvent Pass, could be considered pay-to-win due to its dark design. TheCall of Dutycommunity has previously experienced issues withModern Warfare’s Roze skin, which Infinity Ward was forced to adjust due to backlash, but nowBlack Ops 6players may be about to experience a very similar problem with the latest skin to join the game.
Back in the days of 2019’sModern Warfare, theRook skin for Roze caused massive outrage amongCall of Dutyplayersdue to the operator’s fully blacked-out attire. WhileBlack Ops 6is a much more vibrant game, the rebootedModern Warfareseries opted for a much darker tone, which meant skins of this nature were almost impossible to see in certain lighting. With the skin quickly becoming the meta due to it practically making players invisible, Infinity Ward was forced to increase the brightness of the outfit multiple times until it could be easily seen in all types of lighting. Now, however,Black Ops 6fans are concerned that they’re about to experience something similar.
Call of Duty Players Express Concern Over New Black Ops 6 Skin
The Front Man operator skin inBlack Ops 6was released on January 3 along with the newSquid Gamecollaboration event. While the skin isn’t purchasable via the in-game store, it can be obtained via the controversial Event Pass, which works similarly to the seasonal Battle Pass. While there are plenty of players still working their way through the pass to obtain the skin, some are taking to social media to express their concerns that the blacked-out outfit could be another “pay-to-win” scenario, similar to the days of Roze’s Rook skin inModern Warfare.
Call of Duty’s newSquid Gameskinappears to have divided the community, with some sharing the concern that the Front Man is going to become another Roze incident, while others believeBlack Ops 6’slighting means this is a non-issue. While there are plenty ofReddit postsappearing on theBlack Ops 6subreddit calling the Front Man a “new sweat skin,” Reddit userZero-Order-93said that they have “already seen [the skin] in the game” and noted that it has “standard visibility.“JayFranMaralso agrees, noting that the lighting has been “changed up” since the days of theModern Warfareseries, so these types of skins are a lot more visible.
While the skin doesn’t appear to be causing mass controversy just yet,Call of Duty’sSquid Gamecollaboration has already outraged the community. Prior to the event’s release, a leaked message of the day revealed that there would be a premium Event Pass added with the newSquid Gamecollaboration, allowing users to purchase the pass and work their way through it to earn exclusive rewards. The pass works similarly to the seasonal Battle Pass, but fans were quick to blast Activision as “greedy” for adding another paid pass on top of the existing Battle Pass and Blackcell edition, which was also incredibly controversial in itself when it was first released.
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
