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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6fans are calling the recently announced BlackCell Battle Pass loyalty bonus “disgusting” and “disrespectful,” with some even referring to the XP boost as a pay-to-win feature.Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s first mid-season update is now confirmed for December 5, but the community’s attention was swiftly taken away from all of the shooter’s upcoming content when Activision simultaneously revealed that BlackCell owners would receive an increased XP bonus with each passing season.
The highly-anticipatedSeason 1 Reloaded update forBlack Ops 6is set to arrive later this week, bringing with it new multiplayer maps and weapons, a new Christmas-themed event, and a brand-new Zombies map. With the holiday season fast approaching, fans will soon be able to jump into a new holiday version of Nuketown withBlack Ops 6’s mid-season update. Or, for fans looking for something a little fresher, Treyarch is adding a new two new 6v6 maps into the game’s rotation: Racket and Hacienda. The former will also be playable on any 2v2 modes, while the latter is a fan-favorite map from one of the studio’s previousCall of Dutytitles,Black Ops 4.
Black Ops 6 Fans Angered Over New BlackCell Loyalty Bonus
While there will be plenty of new content forCall of Dutyplayers to check out later this week, fans have made it clear that they’re not happy withBlack Ops 6’s new loyalty XP bonus for BlackCell owners. Revealed as part of the Season 1 Reloaded announcement, Activision confirmed that players who continue to purchase the BlackCell Battle Pass will receive further XP bonuses with each passing season. This means that anybody who purchases BlackCell every season will eventually have a 50% XP boost by the beginning of Season 6, with an increase of 10% for every season beginning from Season 2. As expected, the loyalty bonus hasn’t gone down well with fans, as some are calling it “disgusting” and “disrespectful.”
Call of Duty’s controversial BlackCell Battle Passwas first introduced in 2022’sModern Warfare 2, offering a premium version of the existing paid Battle Pass with new cosmetic items for players to get their hands on. The catch, however, was that it could not be purchased with COD Points, meaning fans were forced to spend $29.99 USD on top of the existing cost of the standard Battle Pass. While the majority of fans have been against BlackCell for the past couple of years, it hasn’t stopped Activision from attempting to entice players with new features.
Reddit userDisaronnoSwigssaid they “hope people catch on soon and stop spending money on stuff that gives you nothing of value in return,” while Twitter userDan Lawtonbelieves the new loyalty bonus is “pay to win.” Plenty of other users have also pointed out that anybody dedicated enough to purchase the BlackCell for 6 seasons likely won’t need an XP boost by Season 2 or 3, making the feature redundant for many.
Prior to the new XP loyalty bonus, Activision made another attempt at getting players to purchase the BlackCell Battle Pass by offering a bonus skin for an already paid store bundle.Black Ops 6players were angered with the new Replacer bundleafter Activision revealed that BlackCell owners would receive a “bonus skin” when purchasing the bundle, but anybody who did not own BlackCell before purchasing the bundle would only receive one skin.
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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.
