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Maybe we could get Treyarch's clarification on how exactly the ultra weapon bribe works, as the in-game description and official patch notes indicated that it worked as I have stated in the post above.

u/Treyarch_official u/FoxhoundFPS

The Ultra Rare Weapon bribe essentially gives you a Black Market weapon you don't own first. If you own all available Black Market weapons then it provides you with a new variant.

Ultra Weapon Bribes reward players with a new ranged Black Market weapon and two Reserve Cases when opened. If you already own a variant of all Black Market weapons, you’ll be rewarded with an additional weapon variant from your Ultra Weapon Bribe. Get out there, enjoy the new rewards, and have a safe and happy Fourth!

July 2nd Reddit Update

Ultra Weapon Bribes will reward players with a new ranged Black Market weapon and two Reserve Cases. If you already own a variant of all Black Market weapons, Ultra Weapon Bribes will award an additional weapon variant.

June 28th Reddit Update

Additionally, all players will be able to expand their access to more Black Market weapons as Ultra Weapon Bribes become available in the Contraband stream starting next week, and in future Operations.

June 25th Reddit Update

If people are encountering issues then I would need a video of it happening. Of what I'm seeing in PIK's comments are "my friend" or descriptions which seem to fit regular, non-Ultra, bribes.

LisbonBaseball

I don't think you can lvl up the mk2 without the base. Maybe they changed that though.

So they did fix it. But it does say you will get any weapon you don't have first over variants. If you already have a variant but not the base, guess what? You can still get the base.

MKII Weapon level progression has also been fixed in this update, allowing attachments and weapon camos to progress again as intended.

June 25th Reddit Update

Gang_Of_Squirrel

wait so if you have say for instance the rampage mkII but not the rampage mkI, you can still get the rampage? that doesnt sound right (for ultra rare weapon bribe)

No. That's not what I have said at all.

Weapon you don't own first. If all weapons owned, then a new variant of a weapon you do own.

Redditlover1981

Foxhound we know what you're saying. But people are getting the base rampage when already owning the MK2 rampage. This should ONLY happen if people own 1 variant of all weapons. But it's happening to everyone. Please pass this along.

Comments on the video used as a reference indicate that "it's happening to everyone" is not true. This is why I have asked for a video of the Ultra Weapon Bribe issue so that I can pass along a more concrete example.

The above commenter also apparently didn't understand the phrasing so I broke it down into a much more simple example.

Gang_Of_Squirrel

what u/Redditlover1981 said, why are people getting the rampage MKI when they already have the MKII version? that doesnt make sense

I agree that the allegation doesn't make sense, but I'm not seeing any concrete examples as I outlined in my original post. I also can't explain as to why it's allegedly happening because that isn't the scope of my job.

I'm not saying I won't pass it along. I'm simply saying that a bit more concrete evidence would certainly help. The referenced video has conflicting information within it and reports I've seen in various studio mentions point to the bribe having operated as intended per the explanations I've listed above.

Bobbyswagger247

Can you please pass along that no one considers a mk2 variant of a gun that the relevant person already got as a mk1 variant to be a new weapon? Isn’t that how the ultra bribe works atm? If i don’t own a rampage mk2 and I don’t own the Locus I 100% want the locus and not a reskinned rampage. This is the feedback we want you to pass along. If I understood the explanation wrong please clarify. FYI I got the peacekeeper from the drop so I am satisfied but I don’t want to get upset in the future.

That is not how the Ultra Bribe works. I'll restate it again:

Weapon you don't own first. If all weapons owned, then a new variant of a weapon you do own.

You're only to receive a variant if you already own all weapons first. If you're missing the Locus, Peacekeeper, or Stingray only and then open an Ultra Rare weapon bribe, then you should obtain one of those three weapons.