Summary
Sledgehammer Games has released a newCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3update that makes notable adjustments to multiplayer features and spawns on certain maps. This new update also disables the controversial “Groot” operator skin, which has been causing problems forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3players in recent weeks.
NewModern Warfare 3updates are handled by both Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch, since theCall of Dutydevelopers work to improve and add new content to the multiplayer and Zombies components respectively. Following the game’s launch on November 10, the development teams have been gathering feedback from players about issues involving gameplay mechanics, bugs, and matchmaking. Multiple updates have been released inModern Warfare 3’spre-season, including an update that nerfed popular assault rifles in order to raise the viability of underperforming SMGs. What’s more, Sledgehammer Games assured players thatthe infamous Gaia skin fromModern Warfare 2would be disabled until proper adjustments are made to its visibility inModern Warfare 3.
In the November 30 update forModern Warfare 3, Sledgehammer Games disabled the Gaia and Gaia Blackcell skins for the Nova operator. The developers note that Gaia will be temporarily disabled until visibility changes can be released to all players. The patch notes also reveal multiple changes, bug fixes, and adjustments to menus andloadouts inModern Warfare 3. Going forward, attachments that are equipped to weapons in private matches will now be saved to their respective loadouts after returning to the game’s main menu. An issue that caused loadouts to appear as placeholder items while transitioning fromModern Warfare 3 Zombiesto multiplayer was fixed as well.
The latestModern Warfare 3update brings spawn adjustments for the Rust, Operation Spearhead, and Farm 18 maps. Firstly, initial spawns on Rust have been adjusted to prevent players from spawning on each other. The Rust fix is applied to Free-For-All matches only, so it’s not applicable toModern Warfare 3’snew Rustment 24/7 mode. Additional spawn points have been added to the Operation Spearhead map to prevent the defending team from being spawn-trapped by their opponents. Additionally, a Farm 18 spawn point has been relocated to stop players from going outside the map, and a similar spawn point exploit was addressed on Sub Base.
Sledgehammer Games also addressed two lingering issues involving explosive damage and Search and Destroy bombsites in the new update. EOD Padding gear will now restrict explosive damage to 80% of the player’s maximum health as originally intended. The sliding exploit for bombsite planting and defusing has also been fixed for Search and Destroy inModern Warfare 3.
Although the campaign wasn’t well-received,Modern Warfare 3appears to be a major successas Sledgehammer Games actively communicates with the player base and ensures that players are engaged with the multiplayer and Zombies modes. The November 30 update brings crucial bug fixes and changes that players have been asking for since launch, and many more updates will come in Season 1.
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Adjustments to improve the visibility of the Gaia Operator Skins are underway. Until these changes can be released to all players, these items will be unavailable to equip in MWIII.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
