Fans are currently upset about a new skin in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. They claim it is a simple one-to-one copy of an already existing customization and is hard to surpass in laziness, according to some players.
This is the skin in question: In Black Ops 4, you can earn or buy numerous skins to customize your character’s appearance. One of these skins, specifically a new look for the female specialist Battery, is currently drawing the ire of many fans. But why exactly?
What is the problem with the Battery skin? The issue is that the “new” skin Fall looks exactly like the already available skin Classic. It only sports a new name.
You really have to search closely to find any real differences. Highlights of the new skin are basically a slightly higher green component in some areas and a differently colored scissor. That’s about it.
What are the fans saying? On Reddit, fans are currently venting a lot of frustration over this “new” skin. It is said to be hard to surpass in laziness and represents the content policy of Black Ops 4, according to the general sentiment. You can only shake your head at that.
Additionally, there are complaints that Treyarch is simply filling or cluttering the loot pool with such lazy reskins, making it harder to pull a really cool item from the reserve crates or reserve cases. After all, the new skin can be acquired through reserves.
Meanwhile, especially sarcastic comments are pouring in on the discussion platform:
- Some believe that Treyarch could have easily entered both outfits into a “Spot the Difference” contest.
- Others do not understand all the fuss: The scissor is supposed to have a different color, so it must be a brand new skin.
- Still, others say that Treyarch probably forgot to pay its designers.
This has not done Treyarch any favors, as the microtransaction policy and the cosmetics of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 are already regularly under criticism.
What do you think about the whole thing? Are cosmetics generally of no concern to you and can you not understand all the fuss? Or do you share the frustration of many fans over such practices?
