Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch has been forced to reverse its decision to remove legacy XP tokens from the game following a very heavy wave of fan backlash and criticism. Upon the launch of Season 1 on Thursday, players noticed the Black Ops 6 multiplayer menu screen had been updated to let them use the XP tokens they'd accrued from their time in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. This was presumed to be intentional, but 24 hours later, they were gone.
Following a playlist update, Treyarch said it had "fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed legacy XP tokens to be activated in the Black Ops 6 UI". These legacy XP tokens are the exact same as the ones you can earn from the new Battle Pass in Black Ops 6, and they double the amount of XP you gain, weapon level XP, or Battle Pass progress depending on which one you activate in 15, 30, 45, and 60-minute increments.
They let you level up faster, earn better attachments quicker, and unlock new cosmetics sooner, so they have a strong use case within the game. Due to the sudden removal, Treyarch has been hit with a strong wave of criticism that has led to a lot of the goodwill built up by their surprise inclusion being lost. One day later, the studio has reversed its decision and is now working on a way to bring them back "correctly".
In a post to Twitter, it was claimed the legacy XP tokens appearing in Black Ops 6 was a "UI bug" and "introduced some potential risk to game stability". No issues were reported by players as they activated the legacy XP tokens and played on the new Season 1 maps. Still, the developer is now "currently testing a way to implement" legacy XP tokens into the game properly.
Until that update goes live, there's actually still a way of activating legacy XP tokens for use in Black Ops 6. If you load up Warzone, activate the XP tokens you have, then return to Black Ops 6 multiplayer, you'll still receive those XP bonuses for however long they remain active.
What do you make of this situation? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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It has always amused me how much some people care about a number on the screen. Just play to have fun and you'll level up eventually. Why do you care if it is at double the speed or not?
Is prestige still a thing? Where you can reset your level for a medal? That never made much sense to me either. Why would I want to play the game again with all of the crappy guns and perks?
@LifeGirl Prestiging doesn't start you with the worst weapons in the game. One of the most meta guns, the XM4, is unlocked straight away.
People enjoy going through the levelling process again and you get more bonuses than ever before for doing it in Black Ops 6.
A UI bug? Uh-huh 😒
The one time the COD community have stood together as one and forced the companies hand.
Love to see it.
Scummy behaviour as per.
Game stability yeah sure this is just to make more money just be honest about it.
@LifeGirl Your comment would make sense if it didn't run counter to how Black Ops 6 actually works. I just mean that leveling up directly unlocks more mechanics and weapons, so doing so faster is actually a way to increase the fun you're having by getting different weapons, lethals, tacticals, score streaks, attachments, field upgrades, etc. Double the speed means quicker access to more fun.
You're also unaware that this Cod truly doesn't have any perks that are above the rest, so prestiging is only relevant to losing access to the rest of what goes into your loadout (and scoretreaks). But when you prestige you get permanent unlock tokens now, so after my first prestige I used mine to get my favorite weapon that is unlocked at max level so now I will always have access to it when I prestige. As Liam said, this Cod also has the most alluring and "best" prestige system I've seen to date.
People should have pushed back against Sony nuking the 💩 out of PlayStation Stars. But not enough people care about Stars to begin with lol.
I’m glad I never got trapped into this bullsh*t way of thinking as a kid. I was truly blessed to grow up during peak home gaming.
@AhmadSumadi
I’m still waiting for the wallet top ups to come back. As it’s still available out of the U.K. I’m hoping it’s a bug. Otherwise, yes, Stars is now totally pointless.
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