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Quoting here from another thread:
"There will be a change to make the challenges in the Book of Weapons XP-based instead of the current specific challenges. We had to use the existing system (which makes sense for daily and weekly challenges as well as Book of Monsters unlock) since the new XP system was not available before we went on test server.
So, with one of the next updates on test earning XP with a weapon (or its variants) fills the bar towards the next unlock. This will make the progression system feel less like "side quests" and allows players to simply unlock new variants by playing how they like as long as they are using a weapon from the same unlock category."
u/NylesBlack is there any chance you can clarify a little bit? When you say earning XP with a weapon fills the bar towards the next unlock, does that mean just having the weapon equipped will progress it at the end of a match? Or does it mean solely the XP earned by firing that specific weapon at monsters/Hunters/Bosses will progress it?
I'm sure we'll know the actual answer to this when it reaches the test server, but I'm just curious!
It will be the kills you make with that weapon. So for example, having a Winfield, a Nagant revolver and a Knife in your inventory means, you can progress all three weapons throughout a mission. Every kill you make will contribute to the progression of the weapon you used for that kill respectively. In practice it will most likely mean you progress a main weapon faster than a sidearm, and that progress with a knife or other tool will be a continuous thing alongside. The XP gates take that into account and you will notice that the amount of XP you need depends on the value of the weapon and how likely it is for a player to actually use it in game.