Call of Duty followers are speaking about Modern Warfare 2 — to not be confused with the sport beneath the identical title from 2009 — following yesterday’s reveal of Modern Warfare 3. Last yr’s entry within the long-running annual franchise made numerous adjustments that angered followers. In reality, these adjustments drew a lot warmth from the neighborhood that Sledgehammer is totally strolling a lot of them again for Modern Warfare 3, which is about to launch on November tenth.
Changes included gameplay-level overhauls to the shooter’s motion programs, minimap, participant well being, and perk programs. MW2 additionally eliminated gamers’ capacity to vote on maps in-between multiplayer matches. Call of Duty’s success is partially because of its consistency, so evidently, Infinity Ward’s fixing-what’s-not-broken method drew widespread ire from the sport’s participant base.
In tandem with the reveal, Call of Duty’s official Twitter account launched a thread detailing what followers can count on from the sequence’ nineteenth annual entry. After addressing MW3’s marketing campaign and zombies choices, the account confirmed what followers had been hoping for, asserting that it might be strolling again most of the adjustments launched in Modern Warfare 2.
#MW3 MP options at launch ?
? Map Voting returns
? Classic Minimap habits with crimson dots for unsuppressed weapons
?♂️ Perks obtainable firstly of every match
? Covert Sneakers Perk permits for silent motion
? Core Health is elevated to 150 for an elevated TTK— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) August 17, 2023
Fan reactions to the information that Sledgehammer are excited, if a bit aggravated that the adjustments occurred within the first place.
Can somebody over there get @InfinityWard on the identical web page in order that they’ll cease eradicating issues the followers need in cod. Always takes treyarch or sledgehammer to reverse their errors ??♂️
— ????? ??????? (@Jesse_L_Randall) August 17, 2023
Modern Warfare III is leaning closely into nostalgia
Modern Warfare III can also be leaning closely into nostalgia. Remarkably, all of its maps at launch at will probably be remasters of traditional maps from the unique Modern Warfare 2 (new maps will probably be launched as a part of the post-launch D:C. The trailer additionally clearly leans into huge cultural touchstones just like the notorious ‘No Russian’ mission from the unique Modern Warfare 2.
Some CoD followers appear skeptical of the drive towards nostalgia, with one Reddit consumer writing, “It’s fascinating how every recreation within the MW Reboot remixes numerous components of the earlier trilogy. But to me this begs the query of: is that this pandering?
“I believe it was cool having some nods within the 2019 MW recreation and have it go off and do its personal factor, however between the trailer exhibiting components of the gulag, No Russian, and No Fighting within the War Room(?), it feels a bit creatively constrained. Like it desires to be one thing totally different, nevertheless it’s a unique taste of one thing we all know.”
But a lot are additionally shopping for into the nostalgia and fixes that Sledgehammer is providing. In a Twitter Space discussing the reveal, a creator from CharlieIntel remarked on the briefing he had recieved with different creators, referring to the multiplayer fixes as “a mic drop second.”
Meanwhile, Activision seems to ending help for Modern Warfare II sooner than regular in an effort to get MW3 completed in-time. With an obvious all-hands-on-deck method to this yr’s launch, loads of questions stay about this yr’s launch.
Modern Warfare 3 releases on November tenth and is accessible for pre-order now.
Charlie Wacholz is a contract author at IGN.
