This time we are focusing on a game that has been pretty controversial these last few weeks. The game is Call of Duty Modern warfare. Better known as Call of clay more camper Duty, but we will get into this later.
Let me be clear that I will be focusing on the MULTIPLAYER part of this game NOT the CAMPAIGN.
I will dive into the negatives of this game after, and believe me, there is a lot of them.
The positives
However, before i decide to mow all over this game let me talk about the positives of this game. I really enjoy the movement feel on it. It is kind of refreshing. At first I thought that the movement was a bit chunky, but after playing it more, it grew on me and I started to really enjoy it. Another plus to this game is the weapon customization. This is the first time COD has allowed us to do so much customization of weapons and I feel like this is a great addition to the game. I really enjoy the fact that Modern Warfare allows us to play cross-platform against and with PC and Xbox players. Being on Ps4 myself, I have friends that also play COD but on different platforms. This game has finally allowed us to squad up together.
Unfortunately this is where the positives end. I would point out some more, but there is really not much I can think of that falls into “positive” category.
The negatives
First as we dive into the negatives of this game, I would like to address the elephant in the room. No. Literally the elephant in the room. These footsteps are so loud that I think even an elephant wont walk this loudly! Jeez, you can hear any movement from across the map and this is a huge problem. It leads people to play slower and eventually camp but we will get into that later. If you run around in this game, it is almost guaranteed that you will die to someone who has heard your footsteps and will kill you quicker then you can react. There is dead silence in this game, but it is not a perk like in most CODs. It is kind of like a specialist. You have to wait for it to charge up just so that you can use it for around 20 seconds. I think dead silence defiantly needs to be in the game, even when the footstep audio gets reduced. At least I hop it will.
Moving on to another issue and that is…. the CAMPING! I have played COD for 7+ years and have never experienced this level of camping before. No one wants to move in this game! Like i said before footsteps are a big part of this, but that is not the only factor. Another factor of the hardcore camping in this game is the maps. The maps in this game are ABSOLUTE TRASH. Like there is ten billion windows, ten billion doorways to check before you can even think of moving. And don’t even try to cross the street. You will be shot from all directions. Infinity ward admitted that they wanted the game to be easier for the “casual players” to play. They also said they want those casual players to have fun over the hardcore fan base, leading to them not inputting 3 lane maps in the game, but instead putting in huge maps that encourage camping.
More issues
Another issue is the weapons. the M4 and the 725 shotgun is what dominates this game. These two guns are in my opinion the best guns in call of duty history because how quickly they melt. The 725 kills in one bullet and sense its a shotgun it encourages camping even more. As if it wasn’t a big problem already! The amount of times i have seen people camping in a corner or a room with a 725 is absolutely ridiculous. This brings us to another issue. The claymores. And not just the claymores. Yes the claymores are a huge problem but there are also perks in this game that encourage the use of claymores (believe it or not) The ammo box refiles all your ammo (including equipment). There is also a perk that recharges one equipment every 30 seconds. Not to mention that you can also run 2 claymores instead of 1 due to another perk. When all of that is accounted for you have a perfect set-up for a camper.
The quick killing M4, a 725 shotgun, which makes it so u can just sit in a corner and pre-aim. Along with that you have 2 claymores which you can place next to doorways that also recharge every 30 seconds. You literally have an infinite supply of claymores. Almost everyone in the game plays like this and most of the game modes are unplayable due to this issue. Everyone camps in Free-For-All, and games end because of the time limit. No one is even able to get to 30 kills! That is so sad for cod.
Final thoughts
Overall this game has some potential but needs A LOT of changes to be considered “playable”. The mini-map needs to be back in the game. The shotguns and claymores have to be nerfed and so do the footsteps. I often get on this game and find myself not having fun or struggling to have fun. If things do not change for this game then I will chalk it up real quick.
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