We delve into Infinity Ward's content policy regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, radically different from what is known in the franchise.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare marks an important milestone for the franchise, and it is the first time in many years that it leaves the traditional season pass model with maps and weapons as a content policy after its arrival at the stores. In fact, it has only been just three weeks since its launch and there are many doubts about what is to come, and it has been more than enough time for us to see ways to appear and disappear, their first two extra maps have arrived , and in fact, there are many users who do not know if this season of Call of Duty from Infinity Ward will have Zombies mode, battle royale, and how the battle pass will work, a formula that has popularized, and in what way, Fortnite That is why we believe it is necessary to detail every aspect of the content plan for this new installment and for each player to know exactly what to expect in the coming months.
Rotation of game modes and doubts about the two main
This is going to be a constant throughout the season, and we are going to see how some game modes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are only temporarily available, just as the Testing mode is doing now, and previously Hot Spot. This is but a way to keep the community in suspense, and encourage it to always be attentive to discover some novelty, although we know perfectly those that will be fixed having been added only a few days ago Low Confirmed, one of the players' favorites, and absent surprisingly at launch. Also the Realistic mode, which allows you to play without hud and with real damage, disappeared shortly after the game went on sale, but is already present again. That said, everyone wonders about two very popular modes, one already holy and a sign of the franchise, and another that premiered in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4: Zombies and battle royale, respectively. What will happen to them?
Unfortunately, and except for a major surprise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will not have Zombies mode – something that will come soon to Call of Duty: Mobile. The campaign director, Jacob Minkoff, justified this decision due to the realism they want to capture at all times in this installment. We are trying to create a world that feels authentic and realistic, "Minkoff said. We don't have the flexibility to do something like putting zombies in the game. That would compromise the feeling of playing in a world that feels realistic, authentic and related to conflicts that we face today. However, it should not be something that catches the usual Call of Duty players off guard, since the subsaga Modern Warfare has traditionally never had Zombies mode, always being linked to Black Ops or other specific as Infinite Warfare.
And what about the battle royale? This mode was already included in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, with the name of Blackout, and did not have the repercussion expected by Treyarch and Activision, since it is very difficult to represent real competition to a giant such as Fortnite, and also because, Truth be told, Call of Duty players are not used to a game mode that can have such a slow pace. Well, like the Zombies, except for an unexpected turn of events, we will also not have battle royale in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and the reason given is basically the same: keep the essence of what the Modern Warfare subsaga represents, as multiplayer director Joe Cecot explained. This is, for now, the only official information on the part of Infinity Ward, although there are rumors, without much foundation for now, that finally this massive way will make an appearance.
Battle Pass When and for what?
The Battle Pass is a business model that, as we said, has popularized Fortnite and in fact, Activision itself has already adopted in Call of Duty: Mobile, but the frequent COD player is probably not very familiar with the concept. The first thing to know is that the first will arrive in December, and that it is only the alternative to continue monetizing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare without resorting to the season pass or micropayments in loot boxes. Although this Battle Pass is paid, it should be noted that all the truly important content of the game, such as modes and maps, will arrive free of charge and simultaneously to all players, and that any element, such as weapons, gadgets or advantages, are unlocked Only and exclusively playing.
The first season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will release this format that will allow players to get COD points, with one free and one Premium, obviously, the latter. What this Battle Pass offers is a series of challenges with which to obtain various objects, all of them only cosmetics, with more challenges in the paid version. Actually, Infinity Ward has not yet left great details about this Pass – also the price – since they prefer players to enjoy the game calmly, and then present more deeply everything it contains, having said only that this "will allow players see the content they are getting or buying. " In other words, a purely random system, such as loot boxes, is replaced by one in which we know exactly what we can achieve through a system of progress.
"Functional objects can be achieved by playing, while the battle pass and the in-game store will include a selection of cosmetic items that will not have an impact on the game's balance," they wanted to make clear at all times since the study. "Understandably we know that there are questions around the game economy after its launch, through seasons. This will take time to show. But know that we are developing a fair system, and that we will continue to monitor the feedback and involvement of the players to help us achieve that goal. "
However, if something has become clear in these first weeks, it is convenient to be very attentive to the news of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, because it has changed a lot the way of doing the things that until now had with this franchise.
