Activision Yanks Crossbow was accidentally released early, even after players spent time grinding it

What the Call of Duty Yes, Call of Duty take out. Yesterday, a new elegant crossbow came into operation Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War by chance, and now the players who spent hours trying to unlock it are frustrated that Activision took her out of the game.

As Eurogamer rEPORTS, players discovered the crossbow R1 Shadowhunter in War zone bought yesterday, March 18, which was strange because it had not been officially mentioned in the latest patch notes. Players who decided to buy it anyway could not use it War zone but they could take him out and start shooting people at him Black Ops Cold Warmultiplayer. Others have found that it can be unlocked for free by completing a challenge that required them to get three one-shot kill medals in 15 matches. And so they did, for a few hours, until Activision finally realized it had made a mistake and ripped it back.

“A problem with the R1 Shadowhunter weapon that appears earlier than planned in War zone and Black Ops Cold War has been resolved, “the company posted on Twitter from his support account. “Refunds are planned for players who purchased the package while it was live in the store, and the package and challenge in the game will return at a later date.”

Of course, the comments on Tweet were disabled, but that didn’t stop the players from expressing their frustration elsewhere. “Rippa all those who ground their asses after the gun,” a person wrote in a tweet. Others ventilated on subredditing the game. It would be one thing if the crossbow was only temporarily disabled until it was ready (some players reported that its attachments were a bit buggy), but a community manager for Treyarch confirmed on Twitter that progress of unlocking the weapon will be reset for everyone, even after it is brought back into play. Black Ops Cold War However, it is a militarized world of activists and could always decide to unlock the weapon for free if he wishes.

The editor did not immediately respond to a request for comment on when R1 Shadowhunter will officially return.