Live service games live and die by the content, and for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, its third season brings a brand new battle pass, new playable characters, iconic cosmetics, new weapons, and new bundles in the item shop.
The main attraction that is the battle pass, which, for the cost of 1,100 COD Points, will grant players access to over 100 unlockable rewards. This season’s battle pass sees the return of and homages to iconic weapons from previous Call of Duty titles.
Some examples include the HDR, a powerful bolt-action sniper rifle from 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The bullets have a much lower velocity than most other sniper rifles, but they don’t have nearly as much damage drop-off at longer ranges.
The CR-56 AMAX assault rifle, also from Modern Warfare, makes a return as well. The rifle has a fast fire rate and even faster reloads and is perfect for mid-range encounters, taking out unarmoured targets in three to four shots up to 25 meters away.
The remaining weapons featured in the battle pass are all blueprints, with many referencing weapons from previous Treyarch games. The Marine SP “Trench Wrecker” and Feng 82 “Conflict Victor” are both designed after the Trench Gun and BAR from Call of Duty: World at War, respectively.
The TR2 “Old Timer” is meant to resemble the FN FAL from Call of Duty: Black Ops, and both the AS VAL “Industrial” and ASG-89 “Shatter” resemble the KN-57 and SG 12 from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
The operator skins featured in the battle pass also act mainly as callbacks, with Hudson, one of the main characters from Call of Duty: Black Ops, returning as one of the main attractions of this battle pass.
There are also several new skins for Park, a major character from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and a new skin for Maya, a reference to Outrider, one of the playable specialists from Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Extra rewards such as cosmetic variants and extra XP tokens are also made available to players who purchase the Blackcell edition of the battle pass.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available now on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
