Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has added new disclaimers to content material that won’t abide by the sport’s ordinary grounded tone and aesthetic.
Earlier immediately, Trendy Warfare 4 added a brand new mode often known as Possession. It is a Halloween-themed mode that lets gamers “possess” the particular person they final killed, permitting you to each teleport to their final location and take their loadout. It is a actually attention-grabbing concept for a mode, however in fact, it does not adhere to the sport’s grounded, gritty, and extra lifelike tone. So, Infinity Ward added a “non-milsim content material” disclaimer tag to the playlist earlier than gamers seek for a match.
The brand new Possession MP mode added to Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 4 features a warning:
“Warning: Non-MilSim Content material”
The brand new mode is a Halloween themed MP mode https://t.co/STQSgd4jpZ
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This comes after years of gamers getting pissed off that Name of Obligation’s multiplayer usually abandons the darker, extra severe tone established by the marketing campaign and seasonal lore drops. The franchise has added skins that permit gamers to play as Nicki Minaj, Beavis and Butthead, and Seth Rogen, which has come at the price of the sport’s id. Infinity Ward already promised to dial things back with Modern Warfare 4 and never embrace absurd, over-the-top skins, however this new disclaimer does recommend there will likely be some content material which will trip a line for hardcore followers.
After all, it’s also possible to make the argument that Name of Obligation is not lifelike and it is not actually a “milsim” sport, since it is so fast-paced and full of ridiculous motion, Wolverine-style well being regeneration, and extra. It is extra of an aesthetic than a method of play. Nonetheless, some gamers worth the immersion of extra lifelike army characters and modes and don’t desire that disrupted.
It is unclear what Infinity Ward’s plans are for bundles sooner or later, however the workforce lately outlined its plans for Modern Warfare 4 Season 1, and loads of it appears to retain the grounded tone that followers want. After all, we’ll have to attend and see what’s in retailer within the new 12 months, which is commonly after we begin to see extra crossover content material.
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