Summary
Fans are becoming more familiar withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer experiences across its core online,Warzone, and Zombies modes. While fans are enjoying the opportunities of new weapons and re-experiencing classic maps from 2009’sMW2, there is a clear lack of overall content that is already drawing a lot of heat to the new release.
WhileCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3has dabbled in other new modes for its core multiplayer, the absence of Gunfight is a glaring omission that a lot of fans are disappointed about. Gunfight has been a staple ofCoDmultiplayer for some time now, but this is not the first time that the mode has taken too long to be added to releases for the IP. The lack of Gunfight at launch forModern Warfare 3adds to an increasingly bizarre trend for the franchise thatCall of Dutyshould not carry forward into future releases.
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Modern Warfare 3 is the Latest Game to Drop the Ball with Gunfight
Gunfight was a mode first introduced toCall of Dutyin 2019’sModern Warfare, being one of the key reasons that the game was regarded as a fresh take on the franchise’s long multiplayer history. Away from the usual chaos of 6v6CoDmultiplayer, Gunfight tones things down to a highly strategic 2v2 experience. In Gunfight, both teams usually get the exact same loadouts on a rotation with no health regeneration, with the last team standing winning a round. These rounds have short timers of around 40 seconds and take place on intimate maps designed specifically for the mode, with a capture point appearing when a round goes into overtime.
Gunfight would go on to appear in the following titles, being a testament to just how popular the mode is with fans:
Despite the consistent appearances and audience interaction with Gunfight, many of these titles did not include the mode at launch, instead waiting long into their life-cycles to introduce it. For example, the mode did not come toCold Waruntil its first in-game season, with the more recentModern Warfare 2waiting until Season 3 of its multiplayer to release Gunfight.
Modern Warfare 3 Missed an Easy Opportunity to Win Fans Over with Gunfight
The frequent delays of Gunfight’s addition to recentCoDreleases has been the subject of a lot of criticism within the franchise’s community. Many fans consider the mode to be the perfect blend of teamwork, strategy, and individual skill. Some assumed that this frustrating trend would end withModern Warfare 3, especially withMW3already borrowing a lot of assets from pastCoDreleases, but sadly this has not been the case.
While fans were rightfully quick to voice concern over this, Activision recently announced some plans forModern Warfare 3’s near-future that bode well for Gunfight. It has been confirmed that Gunfight will be added toModern Warfare 3during its first in-game season, as it did forBlack OpsCold Warin 2020.
While anexact date for Season One ofModern Warfare 3is still unconfirmed, a good guess can be made by studying the past patterns ofCall of Dutyseasons in recent years. With this in mind, most theories point to December 6 as the likely date that Season One will launch, meaning fans thankfully do not have long to wait to finally get their Gunfight fix. While a Season One introduction of Gunfight is better thanModern Warfare 2’s Season Three addition of the mode, the absence of Gunfight at launch has given more strength to a very disappointing trend for the IP.
