Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

[BuffetSlayer]

Just been looking over some of the details of this.

To me it just looks like a MW2 add on, with mostly recycled old maps?

Not really sure why this is going to be a full price release, particularly for owners of MW2 given this “carry forward” malarkey.

I mean, fair enough if they want to ditch the annual cycle of releases but don’t come here asking full price for what amounts to a “remastered” map pack and a few new guns.

Someone please tell me I’ve got it all wrong because this just feels like rank profiteering?

 

[Ayahuasca]

I certainly won't be pre-ordering it.

Hopefully there will be some gameplay changes in the right direction.

Screams of doing the bare minimum and the full price definitely puts me off.

 

[Cromulent]

I'm still going to pre-order I think. It is one of the main game series I play over the course of the whole year.

 

[Goodie]

Just been looking over some of the details of this.

To me it just looks like a MW2 add on, with mostly recycled old maps?

Not really sure why this is going to be a full price release, particularly for owners of MW2 given this “carry forward” malarkey.

I mean, fair enough if they want to ditch the annual cycle of releases but don’t come here asking full price for what amounts to a “remastered” map pack and a few new guns.

Someone please tell me I’ve got it all wrong because this just feels like rank profiteering?

That would add up with the insinuation last year that MW2 wouldn't be a 1 cycle game. How naive of me.

 

[biron_w]

Just been looking over some of the details of this.

To me it just looks like a MW2 add on, with mostly recycled old maps?

Not really sure why this is going to be a full price release, particularly for owners of MW2 given this “carry forward” malarkey.

I mean, fair enough if they want to ditch the annual cycle of releases but don’t come here asking full price for what amounts to a “remastered” map pack and a few new guns.

Someone please tell me I’ve got it all wrong because this just feels like rank profiteering?

It is an MW2 addon, Or it was going to be until Activi$ion changed their minds on it.

 

[BG1980]

If it still has SBMM then no chance. Just makes the game feel like work instead of having fun. At least without SBMM I don’t feel like I’m going to get punished for having a good game.

 

[Pinball-Fantasies]

I am defo in with the old maps , pleaseeeeeeeeeee pleaseeeeeeeee keep it simple
I realy hope they keep the gunsmith simple none off this 7 attachments for 1 gun and hope they put the perk system back to normal

 

[BenjiSayers]

I realy hope they keep the gunsmith simple none off this 7 attachments for 1 gun

They did an intel drop showing how some guns have "aftermarket" parts so you can convert like a pistol into an SMG or an LMG into a bullpup

 

[Pinball-Fantasies]

Nooooooooo why do they have to always make the Gunsmith so crap ! ! ! 7 attachments again and aftermarket parts now

 

[spaceman]

FYI, EE are giving out early access beta codes, I got mine this morning.

It was an offer on their android app.

 

[Pinball-Fantasies]

FYI, EE are giving out early access beta codes, I got mine this morning.

It was an offer on their android app.

When is the beta ready to download ?

 

[Cromulent]

When is the beta ready to download ?

12th of October I think.

 

[spaceman]

When is the beta ready to download ?

Probably the day before or on the day of the beta.

Modern Warfare 3 beta weekend 1 (Oct 7-10, PlayStation only)​

• Friday, Oct. 6, to Saturday, Oct. 7 (PlayStation early access)
• Sunday, Oct. 8, to Tuesday, Oct. 10 (PlayStation open beta)

Modern Warfare 3 beta weekend 2 (Oct 12-16, all platforms)​

• Thursday, Oct. 12, to Friday, Oct. 13 (PC and Xbox early access, PlayStation open beta)
• Saturday, Oct. 14, to Monday, Oct. 16 (PC, Xbox, and PlayStation open beta)

I'll use the early access code on Xbox, but will play a bit on PS5 8-10 most likely. Depending on what the rewards for the beta are.

 

[jrwagh333]

Is this the least hyped COD release?

 

[BuffetSlayer]

Is this the least hyped COD release?

I think calling it a release is a bit of a stretch.

Maybe there would be more hype if it was actually a new game and not just a £70 map pack.

 

[Pinball-Fantasies]

They have done it again , why have 7 attachments to a gun ffs and the perk system is the same as MW2

 

[Andybtsn]

I don't mind the attachments, loads of customisation possible.

 

[Pinball-Fantasies]

So does beta go live tonight at 6 ?

 

[antijoke]

I think calling it a release is a bit of a stretch.

Maybe there would be more hype if it was actually a new game and not just a £70 map pack.

It’s way more than that, stop talking nonsense

 

[BuffetSlayer]

It’s way more than that, stop talking nonsense

I’m happy to stand corrected if you can outline what makes this release warrant a £70 price tag.

For clarity, my view is thus:

-the entire game is built on MW2, which in turn was built in MW2019. So in terms of coding and development they have done what? Reskinned some old maps and chucked in a few new guns and “gameplay” elements. Sounds suspiciously like Apple iPhone sales tactics.
-it has a limited number of MP maps and they are just old maps made to look pretty (ie no new content). They were also supposed to be released as DLC for MW2 and so we’re likely already made in the MW2 dev cycle.
-it has carry over mechanics that essentially mark it out as a DLC. At the very least MW2 owners should get a discount. Balancing is going to be a train crash.
-it has a campaign, yes, but it is just an afterthought and much shorter than what a full price release should be.
-it has an extensive fix list of things that should have been fixed in MW2 but weren’t. So a we pay full price for a game we already paid full price for to be fixed. Awesome.
-zombies mode is basically going to be the war zone map with AI in.

I’ve bought every CoD going since Advanced Warfare. Won’t be buying this until it’s on offer and priced at what a DLC should be priced at.

If you want to drop £70 on it, that is your prerogative but let’s not kid ourselves into thinking MW3 is anything but a cash grab for recycled content.