Call of Duty: Warzone, like many other battle royale titles, often tries to keep its players interested through constant content drops. Whether that be in the form of a new map coming to the game or cosmetics that let players run around inCall of Duty: Warzonelooking like Mechagodzilla, with each new season of the battle royale, some additions are expected.Warzone’supcoming Season 4, for example, will see the addition of twoTerminatorskins, the T-800 and T-1000, and it would have also given players a cute new cosmetic set that let them become a combat dog.
However, upon the release of this skin, whichCall of Duty: Warzonetitled the Loyal Samoyed, an artist known as Sail Lin spoke up about how this design was something they had created independently over two years ago. The artist accused Activision andCall of Duty: Warzone’sdeveloper Raven Software of plagiarizing the skin without their permission, leading to many demanding an explanation from either the game’s publisher or developer.
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For a while, it seemed that the Loyal SamoyedWarzoneskin would stay up, as it was still listed as part of the premium Floof Fury Tracer Pack coming in Season 4. However, in a statement given to Polygon, Activision confirmed that it has removed the Loyal Samoyed skin fromCall of Duty: Warzoneand also apologized for its misstep. “We have the utmost respect for creativity and content creation,” Activision said. “We apologize for the misstep.” While Activision won’t be continuing to plagiarize the skin, the original artist of the “Samoye Medical” piece isn’t content with the company’s response.
“At present, there are no good results,” says Sail Lin. While Activision has apologized, the publisher has not given any explanation to Sail Lin about how or why their art ended up inCall of Duty: Warzone. Sail Lin’s current demand is that an apology be specifically made to them alongside this explanation, something that many on Twitter believe the artist deserves. As well as Sail Lin being disappointed by Activision’s response, there are also someCall of Dutyfans who now believe that they have been misled in the marketing forWarzone’sSeason 4. However, a new skin will likely be introduced to replace the Loyal Samoyed in time.
Fans are also finding other frustrations in the upcoming changes being brought inWarzone’slatest season. For example, some players are growing increasingly frustrated with thetime to kill inCall of Duty: Warzone, feeling like they are being dropped after fewer shots than previously, leading to combat being focused more around who sees who first rather than skill.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
