Earlier in June, we reported on how a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 update added exciting new weapons – but locked them behind loot boxes.
The move was met with universal criticism from players who accused Activision and Treyarch of adding a pay-to-win element to the game (one of the DLC weapons, the S6 Stingray tactical rifle, seems particularly powerful right now).
This week, Treyarch responded to the furore, and announced what it was going to do about it.
In a post on the Black Ops 4 subreddit, Treyarch announced plans to “provide all players with new ways to earn weapons just by playing the game in any mode”.
These “new ways” include a community challenge that unlocks the free, fully customisable Grav assault rifle (this is live now), an upcoming Contracts system (more on that in a bit), a “new path” to earning more loot boxes in all modes, and additional earnable duplicate-protected Weapon Bribes due out in the future.