On March 18th, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War players welcomed a new weapon: the R1 Shadowhunter Crossbow. In the meantime, however, it has disappeared from the game. Because actually you shouldn’t get access to this special opinion booster yet.
What’s behind the crossbow
For a short time, you could buy the R1 Shadowhunter in the Call of Duty: Warzone store and Black Ops: Cold War for 1,200 COD points. However, you were only allowed to use them in multiplayer, not in battle royale. Some players took advantage of the erroneously available offer directly.
In addition, a challenge was unlocked through which you could get the crossbow for free. For this you had to earn three “One Shot, One Kill” medals with a weapon without attachments over 15 matches. Accordingly, players quickly set to do just that and leveled up the weapon afterwards.
Accordingly, videos were created directly on YouTube that not only explain how to get the crossbow, but also show them in action.
This is how the developer reacts
Crossbow disappeared from the store: Activision removed the R1 Shadowhunter from the game. You can currently neither find it in the store, nor can you complete the challenge.
Do I get my money back now? Buyers should be compensated and get their money back. The CoD points should land back in your account.
An issue with the R1 Shadowhunter weapon appearing earlier than planned in Warzone and Black Ops Cold War has been resolved.
Refunds are planned for players who purchased the bundle while it was live in the Store, and the bundle and in-game challenge will return at a later date.— Activision Support (@ATVIAssist) March 18, 2021
What happens to my progress? While it was initially planned to completely reset the progress for the challenge, the studio rowed back here after heavy criticism. All players who have already unlocked the weapon will receive a direct progress of 14/15 on the associated challenge with its official release.
Direct activation, however, is not possible due to technical limitations. All others keep their previous progress.
When will the crossbow come back? When the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow will officially appear in both games is currently unknown.
What happens in season 3?
What Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War are planning in the third season is currently still unknown. However, there are already some leaks that could shed light on this – and besides atomic bombs and zombies, there are other exciting rumors.
We should find out by April 21 at the latest. Because then the current Battle Pass ends, as usual, the next season will probably begin right away. The new content should be published shortly thereafter.