The open Beta for Back 4 Blood is finally here, and it seems like fans are enjoying their time with the game so far. Ever since its announcement late last year, fans of the Left 4 Dead series have been looking forward to this spiritual successor, and now they can finally get their hands on it with both flights of the open Beta. One flight started yesterday and, while there's plenty of content to start pouring over, one thing missing from the game is a solid tutorial on how certain mechanics work.
Firearms and video games go together hand in hand; however, not every game handles guns in the same way. In Back 4 Blood, there's a huge roster of weapons at the player's disposal, but there's very little tutorializing on them outside of the in-game firing range. In addition to each gun, there are a handful of useful attachments that, among other things, can increase firepower, reduce recoil, and allow players to load more ammo into their guns. Similar to games like Apex Legends, attachments are picked up separate from the guns themselves, but many fans are wondering how to drop attachments once they've been added to a gun.
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How to Drop Weapon Attachments in Back 4 Blood
Unfortunately, there's only one way to drop an attachment for a gun once it's picked up in Back 4 Blood, and it isn't particularly convenient. Dropping one attachment requires another attachment of the same type to be found in the world. The player simply needs to pick it up, swapping the new attachment for the one currently paired with the equipped gun.
After picking it up, the old attachment should be dropped on the ground for anyone to snag. While that aspect of the mechanic makes sense, there's some frustration over the fact that attachments can't be dropped unless picking up something new. Even when a gun is dropped in favor of another, the attachments stay with it.
Be careful what each of Back 4 Blood's Cleaners is picking up as certain attachments like scopes can result in weapons becoming useless. For example, pairing sniper optics with a shotgun results in a weapon that has no use when aiming down the sights.
Currently, that's the only way to detach a mod to a weapon. Hopefully, a new way to drop gear without necessitating a swap will be added to the game once it launches. It's not hard to imagine what the game would be like with that feature, as certain items like copper can be dropped for other players to use with relative ease.
Back 4 Blood releases on October 12 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.