Call of Duty fans were thrilled when Activision announced that content from Modern Warfare 2 would carry over into the upcoming sequel, but as excitement for Modern Warfare 3 dies down, players are expressing worry about the state of the game’s weapons.
The ongoing joke that Call of Duty titles never change has resurfaced once again as players question the lack of variety in weapon archetypes. Many have noticed that the majority of guns within certain categories, such as assault rifles, feel identical.
“I would prefer a smaller selection of unique guns rather than a large collection that mostly feel and perform the same,” one player posted amidst the growing outcry.
In the earlier days of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2007), weapon customization and options were extremely limited. Players could only choose from one or two attachments and a total of 26 weapons. Fast forward to Modern Warfare 2 (2021), and the armory has expanded to over 60 weapons, with most capable of up to five attachments.
Many argue that this expansion was a significant improvement, allowing players to tailor their weapons to their playstyle in multiplayer, Warzone, and DMZ. However, over time, a lack of balancing has resulted in certain weapons dominating while others feel indistinguishable.
It is this lack of “personality” that has players concerned about Modern Warfare 3, which will feature all the current weapons from Modern Warfare 2 along with some returning favorites from the original title.
Players have specifically mentioned the introduction of “weapon families” in Modern Warfare 2, where various weapons look and feel the same.
I share this sentiment as well. I have been enjoying playing DMZ more than multiplayer, but even in this mode, my fully customized FR Avancer feels too similar to an M4 or someone else’s AK.
On the other hand, the need to level up weapons in different archetypes to access desired attachments has kept the grind fresh for me. Switching to a light machine gun or sniper rifle for a session instead of two assault rifles has been crucial, and many like myself hope that Sledgehammer Games will prioritize archetype balancing in Modern Warfare 3.
We will have a definitive answer when the beta for Modern Warfare 3 begins on October 6th, followed by the game’s official worldwide launch in early November.
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