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I loveCall of Duty.
I couldnt particularly tell you why.
The franchise has suffered from bloat and over-monetization and has certainly become a victim of the Fortnite effect.
There are even plenty of reasons to question ifpeople are tired of Call of Duty.
Yet each year, I easily throw a thousand hours into multiplayer and even sprinkle in a littleWarzonefor variety.
Those maps were often incredibly large sniper havens and werent conducive to close-quarters and mid-range gameplay.
With combat pacing, nearly every map was available to play with 6, 10, or 24-player teams.
There are also no hardcore variations of these playlists, adding insult to injury.
That subgroup of players behaves the same even without map voting, though.
For example, the Santa Sena Border Crossing map on MW2 has long been despised by many.
Preordering grants early access to the beta and campaign.
Sledgehammer addressed bunny hopping when it became a nuisance in the Vanguard era.
Modern Warfare 2 had one of the best lineups of playable female operators in the franchise’s history.
There hasn’t been a single one that has succeeded at parting my money and my bank account.
That’s not to say it’s completely barren for the female operators.
Less anime and more unicorns, c’mon.
Skill based match making
Skill-based matchmaking has become the bane of every competitive Call of Duty player.
Lobbies stayed banded together for multiple matches until people left.
Granted, there were some drawbacks to this.
But I can dream.
For reasons unbeknownst to anybody, Modern Warfare 2 launched without Hardcore for multiplayer.
Hitmarkers were gone, scorestreak indicators were gone, and the HUD was completely wiped out.
It was an absolutely awful experience with zero UI to redeem it.
So, there is some hope we get to see something new and exciting there.
But let’s not even speak of such a horror.
Preordering grants early access to the beta and campaign.
Price check:$100 (Steam)|$100 (Battle.net)|$100 (PlayStation)
