This tip makes completing Cold War OTs 9 unlock challenge much easier

Nicholas Barth
Cold War OTs 9 Unlock Challenge

Season 4 Reloaded brought the new OTs 9 SMG to Black Ops Cold War, but its unlock challenge has proven to be a tad frustrating for players. However, one tip makes it much easier to unlock this powerful weapon for players.

The Season 4 Reloaded update brought a wide range of changes to the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with the new Mauer der Toten Zombies map and the new OTs 9 SMG.

As with previous new weapons in Black Ops Cold War, players must complete a specific challenge to add the OTs 9 to their inventory if they do not wish to purchase a blueprint. However, the unlock challenge for the Cold War OTs 9 has proven to be a very frustrating experience for the community.

Luckily, one community member has discovered a very helpful tip that makes the unlock challenge for the Cold War OTs 9 much less of a headache to complete.

OTs 9 Unlock Challenge

The unlock challenge to acquire the Ots 9 SMG when playing Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer requires players to kill 3 enemies affected by your Tactical Equipment in 15 different completed matches when using SMGs.

It did not take long for the community to voice their displeasure with this challenge and how they thought it was needlessly difficult.

Seeing this frustration, community member fxcoin to the official Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War subreddit and posted a simple yet extremely helpful tip for completing the OTs 9 unlock challenge in Cold War Multiplayer.

The player states that it is much easier to get the 3 kills of players affected by your tactical equipment when using the decor grenade, as it lasts longer than smokes, stuns, and flash grenades, doesn’t block your vision, and players do not actively avoid going in the area it affects.

Other community members stated how this tip made it much easier for them to complete the Cold War OTs 9 unlock challenge, so there is no doubt that players having trouble meeting the requirements of this challenge should try this tip out and see how it helps them.

For more Black Ops Cold War, check out all of the Mystery Box locations on the Mauer der Toten map, and stay tuned for future news and guides.

Image Credits: Activision / Treyarch Studios

About The Author

Nicholas is a Senior Writer at Charlie INTEL who has spent the past few years writing news and guides about Call of Duty and a whole host of other video games. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a degree in Mass Communications and loves helping readers find answers to their video game questions. You can contact Nicholas at [email protected].