Summary
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s collaboration withGodzilla x Kongincludes the B.E.A.S.T. Glove that costs more than the game itself to unlock, and fans are not impressed. While most users have come to acceptCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s in-game store as a regular feature, its expensive bundles often stir up frustration.
In March,Call of Dutyannounced its newest waveof collaborations, which included popular franchises likeDune,Warhammer 40K, andGodzilla x Kong.Call of Dutylater announced its Godzilla x Kong: Battle for Hollow Earth event that runs from April 5 to April 10 and lets users unlock exclusive items inspired by the franchise. While that event and otherGodzilla x Kongstore items were mostly well received byCoDfans, the collaboration’s most pricey item was met with much less enthusiasm.
While users can get the base version of the weapon for free through the battle pass, the B.E.A.S.T. Glove blueprint for it can only be unlocked by purchasing four separate bundles that each cost 2,400 CoD Points (about $20). After doing so, the B.E.A.S.T. is added to the user’s inventory as a bonus and allows the player to equip the large glove used by Kong in the franchise’s newest movie. Since it’s paywalled behind such a high price, fans expected valuable features like a kill effect or a set of attack animations. However, many say that the item is surprisingly bland for its cost. The B.E.A.S.T. can not equip camos and does not include the previously mentioned features, although it does have a satisfying sound effect and unique inspect animation thanks to its Mastercraft Blueprint status. Twitter user DetonatedCom shared a clip of the B.E.A.S.T. in action.
Call of Duty B.E.A.S.T. Glove Costs $80 to Unlock
Unfortunately, extremely expensiveCall of Dutyitems aren’t much of a surprise seeing how muchActivision focuses on microtransactionsand the massive amount of money they generate. In 2021, the publisher raked in $5.1 billion from the practice, a number that doesn’t even count regular game sales. On the bright side, items like the B.E.A.S.T. are at least purely cosmetic and don’t offer any real advantages over other players, for the most part.
A contrasting issue was seen withCall of Duty’s Gaia skinwhich gave users an advantage thanks to its camouflaged and semi-translucent appearance. The skin was eventually adjusted to remove these advantages after months of complaints.
Activision’s tactic of paywalling certain items behind multiple bundles was recently seen withCall of Duty’s Hunger Pains skin. To unlock it, users had to purchase two bundles for a total of 3,400 CoD Points. While not as egregious as the B.E.A.S.T.’s cost, this generated plenty of criticism on its own. Many fans hope these recent offerings aren’t a sign of a new trend forCall of Duty’s store, although it seems increasingly likely this could be the case.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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