WithCall of Duty: Warzoneproving to be a massive hit in the battle royale market, Activision found itself in a difficult spot. Needing to maintainWarzone,while also welcoming inBlack Ops Cold Waras this year’s newCall of Dutymainline title. Theintegration of theCall of Dutytitlesinto one another has leftCall of Duty: Modern Warfarein a bit of a tough spot, and fans ofMWare annoyed about how this transition has been handled.
The juggling act is a first for the company and has required the cooperation of bothModern Warfare’sInfinity Ward andBlack Ops Cold War’sTreyarch, as well as assistance from Raven Software to oversee the integration. The overhaul required to keep everything running smoothly was bound to upset a few folks, but with so much content arriving withSeason One ofBlack Ops Cold WarandWarzone,it is taking some time for everyone to adjust.
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Unfortunately for fans ofModern Warfare, their multiplayer experience with that title has suffered since the introduction of Season One ofBlack Ops Cold WarandWarzone.What has upset fans, in particular, is the battle pass that comes with Season One. The pass is highly advertised inModern Warfare, but the content of that pass is almost exclusively geared towardsBlack Ops Cold WarorWarzone. For those hanging ontoModern Warfare’s multiplayer, there is little for them in the battle pass, yet it is heavily marketed towards them nonetheless. There’s no way forModern Warfareplayers to make use of thenew meta SMG, the MAC-10, which shows up at tier 15 in the battle pass.
WhileModern Warfareplayers can still play multiplayer to level up the Battle Pass, not being able to enjoy the goodies unlocked in the pass make it less appealing. AsBlack OpsandWarzonecontinue to move forward with new, exciting content and collectibles, likethe recently teased Mastercraft skins, it feels likeModern Warfareis being left in the dust, despite still being actively advertised.
It is surprising that Activision and the developers behind the integration have neglectedMW.Modern Warfareis the best-sellingCall of Dutytitle ever, so the lack of support for the game, only a year after its release, is unfortunate. While the game’s multiplayer servers are still supported, the hope with integration was that there would be new content for allCall of Dutytitles, but so far, this does not seem to be the case.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfareis available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
