The prestige system of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been well received, largely due to the amount of content seen inside the Prestige Shop. However, while Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans have plenty to unlock, some are waiting for some specific Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 emblems before they spend their Prestige Keys.
Specifically, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies fans are asking for the skull emblems that made up the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Zombies ranks. While the Zombies modes that have followed the second Black Ops game all featured traditional, XP-based progression, the system for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was vague. Treyarch never told players how to level up, instead leaving it up to gamers to figure out how the system worked.
While it took some time, players eventually discovered that the system was based on a kill/down ratio. If requirements were met for several matches in a row, an emblem’s eyes would turn blue, with the eyes able to be lost if players stopped meeting the requirement. If they stayed blue for long enough, a new emblem was awarded, with the top-level being a blue-eyed skull with shotguns around it. While the system is likely gone for good, Redditors like BlackBurn115 are pushing for the emblems to come to the Prestige Shop.
Redditors like simplytatered tell the player “you’re not alone,” with clear interest for the emblems seen via the post’s 500 upvotes. While Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s prestiges do make use of a skull, the designs are more sleek and metallic than the skulls seen in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Zombies. The blue eyes concept is also unseen in other prestige emblems, as are the tallies by the side of the icon. While including all may not be necessary, as the bones were never as popular as the skulls, seeing a few of these emblems brought over would be fun.
As pointed out by Reddit user x678-Mx, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Prestige Shop allows gamers to equip icons from non-Treyarch Call of Duty games. With emblems available from the Modern Warfare series, WW2, and even futuristic games like Advanced Warfare, it would make sense if these Treyarch-made emblems were available. With all the icons for Black Ops 3 and Black Ops 4 selectable, it is odd that Black Ops 2 is being left out.
Hopefully, future Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Seasons see Zombies fans getting their wish regarding these emblems. Even if they lack the blue eyes and the scratch marks on their sides, the inclusion of these emblems would clearly satisfy a fair number of players.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
