The official Call of Duty account revealed the immediate Tracer Pack: Fallout Bundle release announcement, which introduced Vault 33’s Lucy as a new operator. This Fallout franchise collaboration, which coincided with the recent release of the TV series, has given the audience weapon blueprints and cosmetics that are all themed as such and thus have become part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, as well as Warzone. The announcement has stirred the gaming community a lot, reflecting the excitement for the crossover as well as the discontent with the current state of the game.
So, Activision goes and does this collaboration, right? And it looks super cool on paper. You take Lucy, the one from that series everybody is watching, and you get the blueprints with tracers, a V.A.T.S. HUD theme … literally, it’s a total Fallout immersion pack for your CoD sessions. Some players surely want it. VeeZy is like, “Oh, I got this. Such a great collab.” And groogrux bluntly says, “I picked up the bundle.” So, undoubtedly, there is a group that is instantly opening their wallets, no questions asked. It is a smart marketing tactic, being able to ride that massive Fallout hype wave.
But then… you scroll down. And oh boy, the responses are not all sunshine and radstorms. It is as if the tweet opened a vault door to gamer angst that is of a whole new level. The first thing to notice? People are mad at the game, not just the bundle. Alejandro comes in hard: “Fix the game or else we’re all gunna start cheating and you will have no players.” That’s a threat! And he is not alone. IsmaGBelmont repeats, “This game sucks… crashing the fucking game every single time… I’ll move to BF6.” Ouch. So, while the social media team is posting shiny new cosmetics, a significant portion of the player base is screaming for stability and core gameplay issues. It is a huge disconnect.
Then it comes to the bundle itself. Old Turtle Chilli does us all a favor and puts it bluntly: “Damn, if only it was on BO6.” Wait, what was I saying? Oh right, because this is for Modern Warfare III and Warzone, and a lot of players are already mentally checked out, waiting for Black Ops 6. Hence the timing seems odd to some. And the price! FlyingPiranha simply posts a gif of someone shaking their head no after the announcement. Another reply openly says “2800 cod points though” with a skeptical face emoji. That is like, what, twenty bucks? For a skin pack? In a game that is constantly being complained about? It is a tough sell.
And speaking of Lucy’s look, the community… did not pull their punches. Qz1UK retorts, “Why does she look like an ex-crackhead 😂 such a poor job of remodelling her.” Pepper just says, “Eyes big as fuck!” And then Furkan gives a prophecy: “hentai artists will go generational on her model.” Which is… a statement. So the actual character model is being roasted, which is never a good sign for a premium cosmetic. If you are going to charge people, the face has to be right!
The weirdest part of the whole thread is this mini-drama involving Alejandro and a user calling himself ChadOfDuty. Alejandro keeps mentioning “corruption” and how the developers have “2 choices fix it or be exposed and lose respect.” ChadOfDuty is asking him to clarify what needs fixing, and the discussion ultimately leads to vague threats about pineal glands and influence. It is chaotic and kind of funny, but it also indicates how deep the frustration runs for some. It is no longer just “the game crashed,” but rather this entire conspiracy thing. Meanwhile, another player, Soap, has a more practical complaint: they accidentally bought a bundle because the confirmation page of the store was too unclear. So, even buying stuff is causing problems!
Despite all the chaos, there are still a few who are just excited about the atmosphere. CarlosBitMe even quotes the show with “reload OKEY DOKEY 🥰” and GAM3S.GG is prepared: “Lets do the damn thing!” So, it’s not all negativity in the air after all. But most of the replies indicate a community that is feeling neglected. They see a new paid bundle while dealing with crashes, bugs, and possibly a lack of content for the upcoming title they actually want to play. The Fallout collaboration is fantastic, but it feels like covering a car that is already on fire with an expensive Nuka-Cola paint job and leaving it parked in the driveway.
This is a textbook case of the two worlds of live-service gaming colliding with one another. The situation is similar to controversies seen on other platforms like PlayStation and Xbox.
