In addition to some of the grimmest spawns we've seen in recent days, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 appears to have a "Groot" problem. As players can transfer content from Modern Warfare 2 to its sequel, the controversial limited-time Gaia Operator skin — which some call pay-to-win — has once again reared its evil, arboreal head.
So named by the community for its undeniable resemblance to Marvel's beloved character, the skin makes for obscenely good camouflage in a gritty military FPS, becoming virtually invisible in wooded or darker environments. It's ludicrous, and we can see why players would be infuriated. Worse, you can't even get the Gaia skin anymore, which makes the whole situation somewhat untenable.
You can get a better idea of the Gaia skin in action from the images below, posted to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III subreddit (not to be confused with the Modern Warfare 3 subreddit; seriously, they're not fans of the new game).
Would you describe this whole "Groot" skin situation as a case of pay-to-win? Be wary of ambush in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via eurogamer.net]
Comments 8
I don't see the issue.
Chew,chew,chew....personally this whole MW3 expansion is just bad. I would like to make clear its not the game in general as its very polished but its the price of entry and the fact that its got so many rehashed maps that its incredibly hard for me to find anything in this package that justifies the cost. I'm only expressing my own personal opinion.
Hasn't Call of Duty also become pay to win. Sometimes you get shot with God-like weapons in ways that shouldn't instant kill you.
This skin is absolutely pay to win.
Its honestly exactly like the photos included above but happens on every single map on both MW2 and MW3.
So many places that the skin basically disappears into the background.
The pinnacle of modern gaming.
At this point I'm convinced that CoD is some sort of warped experiment to see how much they can screw gamers over and they will still buy the game every year.
@NeThZOR Really you don't see the issue especially in the first screenshot?
@Flaming_Kaiser It's a pun... "I don't see the issue."
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