Lack of Fresh Content   

The lack of fresh updates bored the community. Players require consistent updates to keep entertained. Repetitive game modes and maps cause the game to be redundant. Developers should frequently release new maps, weapons, and game modes (or at least alter existing ones). Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 didn’t give enough content to keep players interested: leading to an inevitable decline in the player count.      

Warzone 2 once held an event featuring King Kong and Godzilla. The event was a massive flop and led many players to stop playing Warzone 2. We explained the event in more detail in one of our articles previously: 

Buggy Gameplay    

Another reason for the drop in players is buggy gameplay. Players rightfully expect a smooth and seamless gaming experience considering Call of Duty is one of the largest gaming franchises. However, many bugs and glitches have ridden Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2. 

The developers should have addressed these problems and provided regular patch updates to improve the gameplay experience. At the least, they should provide a playable game.  

Poor Balance in Matchmaking  

In every multiplayer game, skill-level-based matchmaking is vital. Fair matchmaking ensures that players of all skill levels can enjoy the game. If the fights are unfair, it will lead to frustration and a tiring experience. Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 have constantly suffered from an imbalance in matchmaking. The matchmaking led to many low-skill-level players quitting the games altogether. Players want to feel like they have a fair and equal chance of winning- otherwise, they will lose any incentive to play again.    

Lack of Communication with Players  

The last reason is Call of Duty’s lack of communication with players. Developers need to listen to their players to understand their needs and resolve any issues that stop them from playing the game.    

Executives failing to do this led to a massive disconnect between the fans and the game. Players will eventually lose interest if developers don’t hear their voices. Furthermore, players will find other games to play where their opinions matter.   

Concluding Thoughts  

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were once atop the charts, but now they have lost a large chunk of their reputation. If the developers of any game wish to retain players, they need to manage any issues players may have and provide routine updates to enrich the gaming experience. We hope that Call of Duty developers take the lost player count as a wake-up call and finally listen to players’ and make them feel valued in the community.

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Critics gave Modern Warfare 2 mainly positive reviews. Being the fastest Call of Duty game to earn $1 billion in sales, it was a commercial triumph and set multiple milestones for the series. So, is it really that good?

The premise of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The game takes place in a realistic, contemporary environment, just like its predecessor. In order to find terrorist Hassan Zyani who is in possession of American-made ballistic missiles, Task Force 141 and Mexican Special Forces unit Los Vaqueros are being followed in the campaign.

Maps

Regarding the 6v6 maps, the sheer number of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 maps we have at rotation is actually quite impressive. The 2019 launch had significantly fewer, which is an essential factor that players insist on. Out of 10 maps that we had at launch, only one stood out as being really terrible and that is the border crossing map. However, the other nine aren’t all sunshine and rainbows, but every game has some that are simply not that bad. Overall, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has a nice variety when it comes to layouts, settings, and color pallets.

Also, another nice thing about the maps, which was present in the 2019 version as well, is that you can jump on almost anything. It makes the game feel fluid and satisfying. Not to mention, it adds to the tactical part of the game since you can use this ability to outsmart your enemies.

Guns inside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Another great part about this game is the guns. They feel and sound amazing. Some of the movement at times can feel a bit clunky and there’s an abundance of visual recoil. If we weren’t to nitpick, overall – the gunplay is pretty solid.

Another great thing regarding guns is that the balance is amazing for a COD launch. Of course, there is room for improvement but we believe that this is more than acceptable considering the game came out just recently.

Gameplay improvements

If you’re someone that likes to move around and be aggressive, we have some good news for you. The footsteps in this installation are a lot better than they used to be. Now, you can move around freely without worrying about an enemy hearing you from an ungodly distance.

Also, another great thing that they have added is swimming. If you’re underwater, you can only use pistols but full autos will be available to you once you’re on the surface. We are glad they didn’t go overboard with this option.

Missing features

Sadly, this game has a lot of missing features that we won’t see at all or they will come only in the later parts.

For example, the hardcore game modes won’t be with us until the release of the first season. There are no barracks with combat records and challenge lists, after-action reports, double XP countdown, camo pop-ups, weapon tuning, detailed weapon stats, and many more.

Closing thoughts

Even with all of the issues that are currently present, we are sure you will be able to have fun! There are still a lot of things that need fixing. It does feel like the developers pushed its launch too early and the game ended up feeling like it’s not quite finished. However, as everything’s fixed and we get a lot more features, this could be a really good COD game. So, we suggest you hold on to your money for now and jump on the bandwagon once the game is complete.

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God of War: Ragnarok

God of War has been one of the most popular stories ever since the release of God of War (2018). It completely blew all competition out of the water with its incomparable graphics and mechanics. Players felt genuine emotion following the story of Kratos and his son. The fluidity of the fight choreography always left us speechless. Therefore, it’s no surprise that God of War: Ragnarok has amassed such a buzz of excitement. Ragnarok’s release date is the 9th of November on PS4 and PS5.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Warzone was the biggest game during the Covid-19 lockdowns. It followed the craze of other Battle Royales like Fortnite and Apex Legends. However, it didn’t stay in the spotlight for long. Due to the increasing number of hackers that were left unpunished, many players had to stop playing since winning without cheating was so difficult. As soon as lockdowns around the world ended, Warzone was instantaneously irrelevant. In order to bring back attention to Call of Duty’s battle royale side, they’re releasing Warzone 2.0. This new game will introduce many new changes to make the game fresh, those include split gas circles, 2v2 gulags, boats, new vehicles, and no more load-outs.

Hello Neighbor 2

Hello Neighbor was a game released in 2017. It was an eerie game where the premise was to sneak around your neighbor’s house to uncover his dark secrets as he hunts you. After popular Youtubers such as DanTDM, Jacksepticeye, Markiplier, and Ssundee featured the game on their channels, Hello Neighbour blew up and became one of the most-played stealth games. Everyone was interested in the lore of the game because it had such an eerie but playful tone. The end of the game is still a mystery to players to this day, which is why players are very excited for Hello Neighbour 2, set to release on December 6th.

Hogwarts Legacy

Harry potter fans finally have a promising game to look forward to. Although there have been many Harry Potter games in the past, they were all mediocre at best. Seeing the teasers and trailers for Hogwarts Legacy, we believe that we might finally have a good Harry Potter game. Although it’s a shame there is no multiplayer side to it, the mechanics seem very thought-through. We don’t know many details about the lore of the game, which adds to the game’s mystery. We will be able to play this game on most platforms from the 10th of February, 2023.

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What was Operation Monarch?

The event was a big-scale challenge to players. There were 60 players in each event match, each team consisting of 4 players. Squad members could revive as long as at least one member was alive. Completing all the challenges would earn them a Legendary blueprint: SVT-40 “Ancient Rivalry”. Each completed challenge rewarded the players with rare, epic, and legendary items.

During Operation Monarch, the player had to choose a side: King Kong or Godzilla. It didn’t matter which side they chose as it all depended on the performance of each team. The challenges were as follows: to deal 1,350,000 damage to their opposing monster during the Titan Frenzy events, to deal 500,000 damage to Titans, to play Operation Monarch for 6 hours (they knew exactly what they were doing with this challenge), to collect 3,000 Monarch Intel, to use the titan S.C.R.E.A.M device kill streak once and thrice, and finally to place top 30% 12 times. All these challenges were carefully curated to ensure player retention.

It was a very well-integrated event with a large budget. However, did it regain Warzone’s popularity as they hoped?

What Operation Monarch did for CoD: Warzone

Sadly, the event was a major flop for the Call of Duty franchise. Many players criticized that the event took away from the realism that CoD always delivers. It was an undisputed loss as the CoD account took to Twitter and asked the fans directly whether it was good or bad. The results were painful; 70% of people said it was an “L” rather than a “W”. The event underwhelmed every Warzone player. It just seems that games such as Warzone, which aims for realism in its gameplay, will not do well with such alien crossovers where it completely changes the game into something else.

Many players didn’t even bother tuning in for the event as they already knew that Warzone’s time in the spotlight was over. However, don’t let this fool you. CoD: Warzone is still one of the biggest battle royale games around as of now. Its time in the first place has ended. Warzone now joined the likes of Fortnite and Apex Legends- where it stands as an established game with a core loyal fanbase.

Closing thoughts

This event was not successful in any way. However, it did prove something right. You cannot force things into a game. The crossover was too much of a stretch for such a realistic game. They took a risk and paid the price for not succeeding. Hopefully, CoD and other games learn from this mistake and always aim to withhold their usual game feel even when introducing new events.

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Likely a decision influenced by the success of Fortnight on mobile, Activision  sought the assistance of TiMi Studios – a subsidiary of Asianl tech giant, Tencent – to develop the online Free-to-play mobile shooter. It impressively  incorporates a mixture of maps and weapons from CoD: Modern Warfare and Black ops 4 in a clean package that had the controls adapted for mobile.

Does It Work? 

This probably has something to do with why Ativision opted to delay the development and release of this game for so long. Designing a control scheme that works is one the trickiest parts of mobile gaming, especially for shooters.

The analog sticks of a controller, or a keyboard and mouse tend to be more precise and feel more natural than controls that are displayed on the very same touch responsive screen you view the in game world through.

Much to the delight of CoD enthusiasts – considering the 100 million downloads in its first week of availability – the  Activision and Tencent collaborative effort was able to design a functional control scheme that does not give the game a watered-down feel. Instead one simply admires how well they managed the adaptation. It is Call of Duty.

The flow of the game is very much the same as Call of Duty on PC or console. Plus, a number of the game modes Call of Duty fans know and love – like team death-match, and gun-game – have been included in the mobile game.

As For Those Controls 

Call of Duty: Mobile has a simplistic control layout where your left thumb has the responsibility of controlling your movements delegated to it, while the right is given the task of aiming. Interestingly, the developers opted out of adding a button to shoot. Instead, your weapon will fire automatically when crosshare/reticle meet with your intended target.

A concept that may sound strange to some, but what’s possibly stranger than how it sounds is that it actually works. However, an interested player should keep in mind that good aim is just as important in the moblie game as it is on other platforms. The gun firing itself should not be misunderstood for automatic smooth sailing.

The control settings also feature an advanced option which adds a button that enables aiming down sight. Earlier this year support for a controller was added, making this an even more compelling offering.

Gamplay And The Modes

The game has a pretty good system progression that starts you out against – fairly easy to eliminate – bot players before putting you up against other human players. 

Just as with the other platforms, Call of Duty: Mobile players are able to use kill streak rewards, pick up weapons from dead enemies, and customise their weapons – even though this is limited in comparison.

As for the game modes, Activision chilose to remove the zombies mode, a lack of player interest was the reason. However, there is the much talked about battle royale mode – not too dissimilar to CoD Black ops 4’s – and a five-on-five mode for when you’re interested in shorter, more fast-paced action.

Prod & Cons

The good is that it is a well put together offering for mobile gaming. With the fact that it was made for mobile in mind, one appreciates what Call of Duty: Mobile has to offer.

The downside is that it may start to become a little too easy for some players who really get into it.

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