A new Call of Duty bundle is out for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, and people aren’t as excited about it.
The ‘Vibrant Vixen’ bundle that carries a new operator skin and other goodies is being dragged by a few on social media for how out-of-place it looks. The issue with anime skins stretches far, and it might be the last straw for some.
Call of Duty Releases the Pricey ‘Vibrant Vixen’ Bundle
Activision’s popular franchise has been swerving in terms of direction for ages now, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Less than 24 hours ago, the company dropped a new cosmetics bundle for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone, titled the ‘Vibrant Vixen.’
#MW3: A NEW ‘Anime’ Ultra Skin is now available!
💥 The ‘Vibrant Vixen’ Bundle features the ‘Mikan Endo’ Operator Skin & 2 Tracer Blueprints — for 2400 COD Points! pic.twitter.com/pV5WWUF7fw
— DETONATED (@DETONATEDcom) May 14, 2024
Worth 2400 COD points (or $19.99, in real-world money), it comes with the Mikan Endo operator skin for Jet and two weapon blueprints (‘Fox-Bite’ for the FR 5.56 AR and ‘Danger Spark’ for Sidewinder BR).
It also has the ‘She’s a Killer’ large decal, ‘Peace and Love’ weapon sticker, ‘Looks Can Kill’ charm, and a Battle Pass tier skip token.
This wasn’t the first anime-themed skin to grace the franchise, and it certainly will not be the last. Previously, there was the Anime-Ted Dream Reaction bundle, Anime Express, Akimbo Pack Anime, and several anime-themed Tracer Packs.
While the skin was liked by some players, others had some harsh words to share with the developers.
The New Operator Skin Isn’t a Crowd Pleaser
As the bundle was released, lots of people had some strong sentiments to share about the bundle. One player brushed off the skin saying a “12-year-old dev” made the skin.
Going a step further and calling it a “corny kid bundle,” they were happy to see it get out of the way in anticipation of the Task Force 141 bundles that should be out soon.
Lmfao. 12 year old devs making these. Glad they are getting these corny kid bundles out of the way so the next few weeks we get tf141 bundles.
— Roze ™ (@Txharleyquinn) May 14, 2024
The problem isn’t just with the PC titles either. The Call of Duty Mobile Subreddit also has multiple posts complaining about the inclusion of anime skins in the franchise.
Most of the replies just seemed to say that it is what it is, mainly because that is what is making Activision money, and the studio will continue to push these out until people stop buying them.
Why is this game full of anime weeb shit skins? Isn’t COD franchise known for accurate military style warfare?
byu/confused_cat44 inCODM
Calling the franchise the “new Fortnite” seems to be the new trend, as some of its more unrealistic goofy skins from different franchises would fit in the Epic Games title more than anywhere else.
I enjoy the anime skins in cod but outside of that it just takes away from the immersion from the game
That’s why I still play military Sims like insurgency sandstorm or battlefield where at least the skins there still give you the immersion
Call of duty is the new Fortnite
— Brantly (@weebclouds) May 7, 2024
The common complaint seems to be that anime skins take away from the game’s immersion, which is why some have stopped categorizing the franchise as a military sim. This is where the comparisons to Fortnite kick in.
While discussions rage on, we’d like to ask you: do you think the existence of anime skins and bundles in the Call of Duty franchise hurts it? Or do you enjoy them and/or see them as harmless fun?
Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!
