LegendOfKage
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The main Official Thread for Black Ops 4 can be found here: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-ot-back-to-black.1466769/
If you want to talk about the game itself, you can still bump the OT. I wanted to use this thread for discussing the new update, and drawing attention to the fact that Treyarch and Activision are actually doing right by their fans. Yeah, I'm surprised too.
They also found a solution that is still going to make them loads of money, as you'll see below. That part I'm not surprised about.
When the previous "contraband supply stream" system first hit Black Ops 4, players quickly realized that it would take playing somewhere around 6 or 8 hours every day in order to unlock all the cosmetic only DLC items available. Players understandably were mad, and changes started to happen, which eventually led to the adjustments and improvements we're seeing for season 2. Some of these changes were made for season 2, and others were made a while ago, but here is where we stand today.
The previous 200 tier system now a 100 tier system. The previous system only included cosmetic items, but the new system includes a new free character class and new 3 DLC weapons.
The new specialist (character class) "Zero" is available for completing tier 1. The new "Secret Santa" melee weapon is available at tier 25. The new "Daemon 3XB" SMG is available at tier 50. And the new "SWAT RFT" assault rifle is available at tier 100. The other tiers all include cosmetic DLC, a lot of which looks just as good as the handful of exclusive paid cosmetic DLC that is also now available. Some of these include new gun models, animated "reactive cammos" for certain guns, and even some animated skins, all for free. The new guns are also free. You just have to reach the tier associated with each unlock, and then that item is instantly yours.
The event lasts about 70 days, and each tier takes a little under one hour to complete, so play the game for 100 hours in the next two months and some change, and all the new contraband supply stream items will be yours. There are also several ways to speed up the process. Once a day, your first mutliplayer win, OR your first Blackout merit, OR you first Zombies game to reach level 15 will award you with a daily tier skip. There should also be at least one or two "double tier XP" events, if the previous season is anything to go by.
Or you could just give Activision all your money. *cough* You can skip any tier for the low, low price of one dollar! If you want to drop 100 dollars on day one, you can have it all now. But where will your sense of pride and accomplishment be then?
Seriously, though, this is a pretty fair and rewarding system. It's considerably better than the completely random loot box DLC weapons in Black Ops 3.
After tier 100, each tier consists of randomized loot from the previous season, which makes me have to wonder how the new character class and weapons will be unlocked after the season is over. Also, if you're thinking "pay to win," you should know that (at least for now) the new DLC weapons don't seem as strong as some of the better weapons in the game. My guess is that could change as balance adjustments are made, once lots of players have unlocked the new weapons.
For now, to anyone buying tier skips and paid cosmetic DLC, thanks for financing the DLC everyone else is getting for free.
Here's an overview of some of the best content the contraband stream has to offer:
For Black Ops season pass holders, you're also getting two new multiplayer maps, a new zombies map, and Reaper is now available in Blackout.
If you want to talk about the game itself, you can still bump the OT. I wanted to use this thread for discussing the new update, and drawing attention to the fact that Treyarch and Activision are actually doing right by their fans. Yeah, I'm surprised too.
They also found a solution that is still going to make them loads of money, as you'll see below. That part I'm not surprised about.
When the previous "contraband supply stream" system first hit Black Ops 4, players quickly realized that it would take playing somewhere around 6 or 8 hours every day in order to unlock all the cosmetic only DLC items available. Players understandably were mad, and changes started to happen, which eventually led to the adjustments and improvements we're seeing for season 2. Some of these changes were made for season 2, and others were made a while ago, but here is where we stand today.
The previous 200 tier system now a 100 tier system. The previous system only included cosmetic items, but the new system includes a new free character class and new 3 DLC weapons.
The new specialist (character class) "Zero" is available for completing tier 1. The new "Secret Santa" melee weapon is available at tier 25. The new "Daemon 3XB" SMG is available at tier 50. And the new "SWAT RFT" assault rifle is available at tier 100. The other tiers all include cosmetic DLC, a lot of which looks just as good as the handful of exclusive paid cosmetic DLC that is also now available. Some of these include new gun models, animated "reactive cammos" for certain guns, and even some animated skins, all for free. The new guns are also free. You just have to reach the tier associated with each unlock, and then that item is instantly yours.
The event lasts about 70 days, and each tier takes a little under one hour to complete, so play the game for 100 hours in the next two months and some change, and all the new contraband supply stream items will be yours. There are also several ways to speed up the process. Once a day, your first mutliplayer win, OR your first Blackout merit, OR you first Zombies game to reach level 15 will award you with a daily tier skip. There should also be at least one or two "double tier XP" events, if the previous season is anything to go by.
Or you could just give Activision all your money. *cough* You can skip any tier for the low, low price of one dollar! If you want to drop 100 dollars on day one, you can have it all now. But where will your sense of pride and accomplishment be then?
Seriously, though, this is a pretty fair and rewarding system. It's considerably better than the completely random loot box DLC weapons in Black Ops 3.
After tier 100, each tier consists of randomized loot from the previous season, which makes me have to wonder how the new character class and weapons will be unlocked after the season is over. Also, if you're thinking "pay to win," you should know that (at least for now) the new DLC weapons don't seem as strong as some of the better weapons in the game. My guess is that could change as balance adjustments are made, once lots of players have unlocked the new weapons.
For now, to anyone buying tier skips and paid cosmetic DLC, thanks for financing the DLC everyone else is getting for free.
Here's an overview of some of the best content the contraband stream has to offer:
For Black Ops season pass holders, you're also getting two new multiplayer maps, a new zombies map, and Reaper is now available in Blackout.
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