Vanguard players call for Sledgehammer to fix ‘annoying’ camo challenges

Weapon camos and alternate appearances have been a longstanding feature of the Call of Duty franchise. Camos are not simply handed out however, as they are most often earned through specific challenges with each individual weapon. Historically, after completing all of a weapon’s challenges and unlocking every other camo, players are rewarded with a golden gun skin.

In Call of Duty Vanguard, the new version of this ‘ultimate’ skin is no longer golden. Instead, player unlock the Atomic skin, a multi-color weapon camo that stands out and fulfills the same purpose. Actually unlocking this weapon has proven to be incredibly confusing.

Simple challenges, such as obtaining 100 Headshots, have been replaced. For snipers, players must obtain 100 point blank kills, an incredibly difficult task that runs quite counter to the weapon’s purpose. In the past, challenges helped players gain mastery over their weapon of choice, though this does not seem to be the case in Vanguard.

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Players have voiced their annoyance regarding the camo skin grind across Reddit and Twitter. Most of the criticisms levied against the process have been echoed and reiterated. Many players have even gone as far to say that the challenges are simply focused on player retention and little more.

Vanguard has been met with heavy backlash so far for a multitude of reasons. Camo skins are only the latest in the ever growing list, though it is certainly turning many players away from the game.

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