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PC Gamer
Morgan Park

'Kindly nerf that trash into oblivion': Call of Duty's latest 'pay-to-win' skin turns you into a Groot-like tree monster that blends into the background

Call of duty groot skin.

At least once a year, a new Call of Duty skins rolls into town looking to cause trouble. Arriving at the tail end of Modern Warfare 2's run and bleeding into last week's release of Modern Warfare 3 is Gaia, a premium skin on the Season 6 battle pass that transforms your operator into a humanoid plant monster. You get Groot-ified, essentially, and players are arguing it's an unfair advantage.

I'm inclined to agree. Groots are popping up in darn near every MW3 match I play, and I doubt coolness is the only reason it's so popular. Depending on the map, the Gaia's see-through gaps, dark brown color and orange accents create the perfect camouflage.

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