Call of Duty: Warzone 2has introduced a huge array of important new features and gameplay changes compared to its predecessor, but it seems that its DMZ mode also affords players a way to side-step the coreModern Warfare 2’s weapon unlocking system. With three bigCODexperiences running in parallel to one another, it was to be expected that there’d be some overlap and cross-progression between the three, but their systems and features are very interconnected indeed.
While the new version ofCall of Duty: Warzoneis certainly a crucial release, the franchise’s all-new DMZ mode is making headlines as well. A hybridized PvPvE multiplayer mode, it allows players to take dynamic expeditions into the battle royale map of Al Mazrah to unlock unique cosmetics and progression items. One of its marketed features, however, could be a huge boon for players who wish to avoid excessive grind.
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Specifically,players unhappy withModern Warfare 2’s Gunsmithand its grind-heavy manner of unlocking new weapons and attachments may be able to side-step the feature entirely by playing DMZ. Simply extracting from DMZ with a given weapon equipped unlocks it inModern Warfare 2’s regular multiplayer modes. Players looking to quickly unlock grind-heavy weapons such as the Bizon-inspired Minibak can rely on DMZ extracts to get it in a matter of minutes. DMZ, therefore, allows veteran players to help out their newbie peers by dropping weapons for them and helping to extract them.
It’s also worth highlighting that this behavior isn’t a bug, either. Much as is the case withModern Warfare 2’s DMZ-based M13B unlock, this too is intended behavior according to the official DMZ breakdown posted by Infinity Ward. And, of course, since DMZ does pit player squads against one another, extracting isn’t always easy and simple. Still, it’s a curious alternative to what some may consider an excessive, grind heavy unlock system, and it’s certain to be a boon to some players.
While many players worry aboutModern Warfare 2getting sidelined byWarzone 2, due to the battle royale being free-to-play and a more broadly popular experience, most things so far point to Infinity Ward and its support studios balancing all three coreCODexperiences alongside one another. Time will tell how this situation pans out, but Season 1 is overall looking promising at this time.
An obvious issue that has cropped up almost immediately upon the battle royale’s release is thatModern Warfare 2’s time-to-kill is problematicforWarzone 2. Taking a person down in mere seconds works for super speedy arena shooters like the baselineCODmultiplayer, but it doesn’t pan out in the context of a battle royale.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
