Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is just around the corner, and we were able to ask important questions about the upcoming shooter in a short interview with the developers. One of the most important topics was the skins, as some examples have posed a serious problem for fans.
What problem have fans had for years? With the skins, as they have changed drastically since Black Ops 2. While in earlier “Call of Duty” titles players could walk around as regular soldiers, fans can now purchase skins for their soldiers with real money.
These range from elite soldiers and futuristic fighters to monsters, aliens, anime characters, and even artists from the music world like Snoop Dogg or Nicki Minaj. The skins sell well, but when it comes to immersion in multiplayer, many fans agree: they are disruptive.
The Call of Duty community has often voiced its loud opposition to Activision’s current skin policy, yet nothing has changed so far. For this reason, we asked the developers at Gamescom how the future of skins would look.
Black Ops 7 wants to be more cautious
What did the developers say about the skins? Our MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes was allowed to talk with both developers Miles Leslie (Associate Creative Director at Treyarch) and Natalie Pohorski (Lead Narrative Producer at Raven Software) about Black Ops 7 at Gamescom.
One important question that particularly occupied Nikolas was about the skins. He was interested in how the team behind Black Ops 6 and 7 decides on collaborations, because those who look at the community will notice that some skins are perceived as inappropriate. Miles Leslie had the following to say:
Yes, definitely. Our approach is that we have so many fans, right? Millions of fans, and everyone wants something different. It is important for us how we can best serve as many of our fans as possible and provide them with what they want in the game. So when the team plans collaborations and the like, that is our goal and intention. We have heard the feedback and are listening to it. Therefore, it is important for us with Black Ops 7 to stay true to the tone and theme while also supporting our large fanbase.
To what extent this will also be reflected in Black Ops 7 remains to be seen. However, the answer sounds promising at first glance – the team is aware of the negative sentiment of the community, but when looking at the last blog post about Black Ops 7, a different wind is blowing.
What has Activision announced? A “content takeover” feature is supposed to be implemented with Black Ops 7. Skins as well as operators and weapons from the predecessor are also to be carried over to the new installment of the shooter series.
This means that outfits like Beavis and Butt-Head will be back from Season 1 to once again pull you out of the immersion. There is no option to disable their representation.
So even if Black Ops 7 should take a more realistic approach, the skins from the predecessor will still have the chance to ruin the gaming experience for some fans. Would you like to know more information about the changes in Black Ops 7? Then feel free to check here: CoD Black Ops 7: All information about the release, beta, and price
