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rsvsr How to squeeze value from the Black Ops 7 Season 1 pass
Season 1 for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has finally rolled out, and it did not take long before I was sat in front of the new Battle Pass screen, wondering how many evenings were about to disappear into the grind with my mates and testing out different setups in a
CoD BO7 Bot Lobbies just to see what actually works. The layout will look familiar if you have played the last few CoD titles, with that mix of free and paid tiers, but this time the whole thing feels a bit more focused, like the rewards have been picked with actual players in mind rather than just filling space.
Weapons That Actually Matter
If you are anything like me, the first thing you check is what guns are locked where, and there is some good news here for anyone who hates paywalls. The new assault rifle and the chunky sniper rifle both sit on the free track, so you do not have to drop a single point to get them. I unlocked the AR after a few solid hours of Multiplayer and it absolutely fries people at mid range, even before you start sweating over the perfect attachment combo. You never really feel like you are going into lobbies at a disadvantage just because you skipped the premium pass, which is a big deal when every other shooter seems to flirt with pay‑to‑win nonsense.
Premium Track And Cosmetics
That said, if you do decide to pay for the premium side of the pass, it actually gives you stuff you might use. The Operator skins lean hard into that scratchy, 90s espionage vibe that Black Ops has always done well, and there is a Tier 50 skin I keep checking my progress on because it looks like something straight out of an old spy thriller. Weapon blueprints are way better too, not just weird colour swaps you forget about after one match. Most of them drop with a sensible set of attachments, so you can jump into Warzone or Ranked without grinding a barebones gun for hours while getting farmed by people who min‑maxed on day one.
Cross‑Progression And Pace
Where the pass really hits is the way progression follows you around no matter what you feel like playing that night. I had one session where I did nothing but Zombies with a couple of friends and the Battle Pass still kept ticking along, which means you are not forced into respawn modes when you are burned out on PvP. You earn XP in pretty much every mode, so your tiers creep up even when you are just messing about or chasing camo challenges. If you keep up with the season and finish most of the track, you can claw back enough COD Points to cover the next pass, so that buy‑in at the start feels more like a one‑off than a constant sub.
Grind, Friction And Why It Still Works
It is not all smooth sailing though, and you will notice the climb slows down once you push into the middle tiers, where you need a few extra matches for each level and the momentum dips a bit. Hitting Tier 100 still asks for a lot of hours, especially if you are balancing other games or only jumping on a few nights a week, but the overall deal feels fair when you stack it up against other live‑service passes out there. You get worthwhile guns, decent cosmetics and a reason to log in most evenings, whether you are sweating ranked, chilling in Zombies or warming up in
rsvsr BO7 Bot Lobby before you throw yourself into proper matches.