Call of Duty: Warzonerecently received a huge boost thanks to the reintroduction of the iconic Verdansk map, with a lot of older players flocking back to the game. While it is hard for Activision to completely replicate the original era that sawWarzonebecome so popular in 2020, Verdansk’s return is still marked by the same level of high competition, with players looking for every advantage possible to gain an edge over the opposition and stand victorious.
While the gameplay metas ofCall of Duty: Warzoneusually include things like weapon and perk loadouts, some players place huge importance on the choice of in-game operator skins, with this being quite a divisive and controversial way that some fans attempt to tip the scales in their favor. A lot of discourse aroundWarzonehas been centered around “pay-to-win” skins in recent weeks, and one pre-existing operator skin for Captain Price blends in perfectly with the environments of Verdansk. For better or worse, this skin is tied to some pretty specific unlock requirements within 2022’sModern Warfare 2, meaning it may not have as much of an impact as it otherwise would have.
One MW2 Captain Price Skin is Making Waves in Verdansk’s Warzone Return
A spotlight was recently placed on thelack of consistency betweenWarzoneoperator skins with theBlack Ops 6Terminator skin, which many fans felt had huge identification issues which allowed players to effectively blend into shadows and certain environments. The vocal controversy surrounding the Terminator operator skin was so great that Treyarch introduced some visual changes to it, although some fans still feel this has not done enough to stop the issues associated with it.
The modern live service nature ofCall of Dutyinherently draws criticism from its wide range of microtransactions and operator skins, yet the potential for certain skins to have a clear in-game advantage makes this aspect of the franchise much more problematic and concerning. It seems clear that some operator skins can be labeled as pay-to-win in certain contexts, and the “Ghillied Up” operator skin for Captain Price has resurfaced as one of the clearest offenders.
WithWarzonepulling its playable characters fromBlack Ops 6,MW3, andMW2,there are over 170 unique operators with associated skins that players can choose from.
As the name suggests, this skin dons Captain Price in a partial ghillie suit, with this being a reference toPrice’s role in the iconic All Ghillied Up mission from 2007’sModern Warfare. The texture and coloring of the ghillie suit is a perfect match for the grass, bushes, and trees that dominate a lot of Verdansk’s landscape, with players quickly noting that they can conceal themselves to be almost indistinguishable from the environment with this specific Price skin equipped.
Players Need to Jump Through Many Hoops to Use Captain Price’s Ghillied Up Skin in Warzone
The unlock requirements for the Ghillied Up skin are quite specific, however, with fans at the very least needing to own 2022’sModern Warfare 2to even begin the process of unlocking it. Firstly, players need to complete the Atomgrad: Episode 2 Raid forModern Warfare 2, with this being a part ofthe game’s lackluster Special Ops mode. These Raids can be quite difficult to complete, and require two other competent teammates, making this aspect of Ghillied Up’s unlock requirements a difficult ask for a three-year-old game.
As if this was not enough, players also need to purchase the associated bundle for the Ghillied Up skin on top of the Raid unlock requirement, ultimately demanding a lot of time and money for a skin that may or may not have a tangible in-game benefit for modernWarzone. With howdivisive certain skins have been acrossWarzoneandBlack Ops 6in recent weeks, it is probably for the best that the Ghillied Up Price skin is quite inaccessible, although some fans will surely be making the most of the skin’s camouflage potential to capitalize fully on its stealth capabilities following Verdansk’s long-awaited return.
