Call of Duty has released some major news that the gamers are really excited to hear about! The report has come directly from the official sources of Activision and Treyarch, and they have just opened a Double Level XP event up to December 22th. This is a signal for you to turn on your gaming console, miss that social gathering, and start to level up your character. But, as usual, the tweet from the Call of Duty account was just the beginning. The real conversation, messy and unfiltered player reactions, is where the good part of the story is. It was possible to say that the response was… mixed but with a strong ‘Is that all?’ side.
Let’s start with the basic facts as Google loves that. The Double Player Level XP event has been activated by Call of Duty, starting right now and going till December 22. It’s a bonus only for player rank progression and allows quicker ascent being the Prestige ranks. The event was communicated through the game’s official social media channels.
Great! Now let’s move on to the real talk.
The tweet itself was pretty standard. The next Prestige game was called; it was with phone emojis and all. But the replies? They are a whole different story. The community as a whole seems to have unwrapped the gift, said ‘thank you’, and then immediately asked where the rest of the gift was.
The reply thread was dominated by the biggest and loudest complaint, which was the lack of a Double Weapon XP that was very obvious. One after another, such players were coming in pointing it out. User PuccihTooT expressed it in a straightforward manner: “I’ll take it since I’m out of level 2xp but where’s the 2xp for weapons or gobblegums cmon it’s the holidays.” And that was the overall sentiment. AT0MIK also asked for the weapon XP and even questioned the end date. “Christmas is on a Thursday, why not extend Double XP until Friday?” It is a fair point, right? It seems a little bit like the event finishes just when the holiday gaming marathon for a lot of people truly begins.
The hard-core Zombies crew is there too. User TheUnitedGuide just said “No double gums? I’ll stay on arc.” For the players not familiar, ‘gums’ relates to GobbleGums, which are the powerful consumable perks in the Zombies mode. This tiny slice of the player base is so dedicated that a Double XP event without bonuses for their favorite mode might as well not happen. It shows how fragmented and specific the Call of Duty audience can be. A perfect weekend for one player is another’s reason to go for a different game.
And it would be very strange if such a CoD topic discussion did not include some… let’s call it passionate criticism? Some comments were less about specific perks and more about the overall feeling. “wow stingy for xmas,” said xxRambo_21xx. User melo_danie69845 responded with a classic two-word reply: “Dead Game.” Harsh, but that is part of the chorus. At the same time, sorrycozy raised the issue of a possible bug, arguing that “2xp hasn’t worked in wz since launch by the way.” Whether this is true or not, it shows a level of frustration with the game’s systems when players bring it up.
However, the complaints were not in majority! Don’t get it wrong. The event was a win from the very beginning for some players. Glitchymagic was like, “Perfect timing! Grinding all weekend.” Another player, mullabdula, was already on the pathway, flaunting, “Prestige Master already! Road to Superstar. 🤩” So, there is certainly a group that views this as a full-fledged win, i.e., the chance to shoot up their rank till the event goes off. There was even a mini-debate in the replies about who even cares about normal XP anymore; with some players arguing that at high Prestige Master levels, weapon XP is the only real progression left. It’s a fascinating division in the community’s objectives.
Oh, and we must not forget the random requests that always come up. One player, Erroruto, saw an opportunity for himself: “Can you can guys make it until the 23rd for my birthday is that day. Please 🙏”. Another, Ameerk22_, went on a full rant asking for a Black Ops 1 remaster. The comments section is a wild place, man. It never stays on topic for long.
So what can we learn from all this online talk? A huge portion of the players looking to climb ranks will welcome the Double XP in Call of Duty as a boost. It is a good holiday gift from the devs. The loud reaction, however, indicates the community really wants more extensive bonuses. A Double Weapon XP is a big ask, for sure, but for players on PlayStation and Xbox alike, it’s a highly requested feature.
