Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the latest in the legendary FPS series, has finally arrived. The new title was joint-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, and brings players back to the Cold War setting of the previousBlack Opsgames.
As with mostCall of Dutygames, a lot of interest in the new title is focused on its multiplayer. While there aren’t many major innovations over previous entries inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, there are some interesting changes. One of the most impactful of these revolves around the Camo Challenges, which players must complete to unlock new skins for their weaponry. Many players have experienced the long road to Damascus, the most difficult camo to acquire inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare. However, whileCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warlaunchedonly a few days ago, players are already noticing some striking differences.
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Sticking to the classics
Assault Rifles are the quintessentialCall of Dutymultiplayer weapon class, and will always be among the most popular picks. This hasn’t changed inBlack Ops Cold War, and many of the new game’s most effective guns are among the ARs. To complete the Camo Challenges for Assault Rifles inCold War, players will need to do the following:
While these kill counts may seem pretty big, they look like rookie numbers to anyone who has attempted to grind out Assault Rifle Camo inModern Warfare. Most of the comparable Challenges require almost double the kills, and a few have much more specific objectives. For example, having one camo that unlocks after kills with 0 ofCall of Duty’s Weapon Attachmentsand one that unlocks after kills with 5 Attachments means that players can’t grind both at once.
There is oneCold WarCamo Challenge that players are findingharder than those inModern Warfare,however. Though it’s not because it’s particularly difficult, but instead because it’s hard to know what the rules are. The challenge to unlock the Science camo is to kill 50 enemies that are taking cover. This is a vague challenge to say the least, and it seems thatCold Warhas a very strict definition of “taking cover.” Already players are complaining that the incredibly specific challenge is practically impossible to complete in regular gameplay.
The Big Guns
Assault Rifles aren’t the only weapon type with simpler Camo Challenges inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Even themost powerful weapons inCold Warare easier to doll-up than theirModern Warfarecounterparts. For example, here are the Launcher Camo Challenges forCold War:
They’re a fairly tricky set to complete, and it may take some time for players to get the Flora and Geometric camos. However, when compared to theLauncher Camo ChallengesforModern Warfarethey seem almost trivial:
In terms of raw numbers theModern WarfareChallenges may not seem that much worse, with the obvious exception of the Spray Paint challenge. However, they’ve received a lot of criticism from players over how difficult some of them are to accomplish. The only bright side is that many can be completed at once, if players are smart about theirCall of DutyPerk loadoutsand targeting.
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From Long Range
There isn’t a single weapon class that hasn’t had its Camo Challenges simplified inCold War, including some of the most difficult. Sniper Rifles are notorious inCall of Dutymultiplayerfor their high skill-cap and deadly effectiveness in the right hands. As such, they’ve always been one of the most difficult weapons for new players to unlock camo for. Here are the Camo Challenges for Sniper Rifles inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War:
Once again, the numbers for theModern WarfareChallengesare almost universally higher:
There are a few potential reasons whyTreyarch might have chosen to reduce the difficultyof its Camo Challenges compared to the most recentCall of Dutytitles. One is that the Challenges forModern WarfareandWarzonewere increased in order to compensate for the fact that players share progression between the games. Another could be that player feedback and internal number-crunching showed that the higher requirements were off-putting to players. While players may never know the real reason, it’s clear that many are glad to be able to avoid the grind inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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