On November 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 received update 1.05. It introduced a feature that now makes the tough grind for black market ranks a little easier – provided you are not a complete noob at the game.
In addition to numerous tweaks, fixes, and the popular Nuketown map (initially) for PS4, one specific feature of update 1.05 stood out. Especially those who toil hard for black market rank advancements should be pleased. Because Black Ops 4 has now simplified this tough grind a bit.
Black Ops 4 gives you a black market rank every day – if you win
The black market grind under criticism: The black market of Black Ops 4 has recently come under increasing fire. The criticism was mainly directed at the tedious rank advancements on the black market.
The progress is not tied to player performance, but depends on pure playtime. The effort required is enormous and, in the eyes of many fans, still disproportionately high even after a tweak.
Moreover, the returned microtransactions are believed by fans to be pushed by the tedious grind. For recently, rank advancements on the black market can also be purchased with real money. Anyone who wants to have everything can easily spend $1,000, as shown by a YouTuber’s test.
This is how Treyarch makes the grind on the black market easier: The increasing criticism likely hasn’t gone unnoticed by the developers at Treyarch. With the latest Black Ops 4 update 1.05, the studio is apparently responding to the fans’ feedback.
In Black Ops 4, you can now receive an additional bonus rank daily with little effort on top of your normal progress on the black market. All you have to do is win a multiplayer match or earn a merit in the in-house battle royale mode Blackout.
If you are not extremely unlucky, this is a very easy way to secure additional ranks for black market progress. This allows players to advance more quickly in the respective black market streams and secure more cosmetic rewards.
What is the black market? The black market represents a type of in-game shop, where the contents can be earned through increasing gameplay progress in multiplayer and in Blackout, but can now also be purchased with COD points, a real-money currency.
The streams are individual cosmetic content packages within the black market that revolve around a specific theme or motif. They are temporarily available and regularly provide Black Ops 4 with new content.
What do you think of this change? Do you think it’s enough to make the grind for the black market ranks fairer? Or is it just a drop in the bucket?
