Devs Wanted Modern Warfare to Be Slower for Newbies, Uses "Endless Places to Hide" as Selling Point

Modern Warfare's pace a bit slow for you? Infinity Ward has made it that way so newbies won't be stomped on by franchise vets; "endless places to hide" being used as a map selling point.

[1nsomniac]

Haha. Wow really reaching with this one!

Slow and tactical is now for noobs...??.

Instantly know this article was written by an angry teen of the OCD generation. Upset because he can no longer snipe scope and now has to work a little for his kills.

[Nitrowolf2]

What's reaching about it? It's what the devs said in an interview, they wanted to make it more slower to new players and offer them safe spots for hiding. That's hardly reaching when it's their word

[excaliburps]

There's an actual transcript of the devs saying they are making it slower so newcomers can "breathe" or something.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

It came straight from the mouth of a designer of the game, just like the article headline says. All I hear about is cancel culture, but every article or journalist gets immediately attacked on here for typing words. You don't even know what's legit or not anymore. You guys need to relax.

[StarLink]

Regarding quickscopers there is hardly any in the game.

[Fist4achin]

Geeze, does everyone get an achievement/trophy for pressing their start button as well?!

[Hungryalpaca]

Except this is exactly what the dev said about the map design...nice that you comment on titles only. Keep up the intelligent work.

[2pacalypsenow]

Doesn't mater since you still get sniped by a shotgun one shot from any distance, so it doesn't matter how slow you are.

I don't think I've ever played a COD where so many games end with time limit. I finished a game of TDM that had total team kills in the 30's because everyone camps.

MW(2019) might have some of the worst maps ever made for COD.

[Nitrowolf2]

I love the gunplay but no one plays the objective. I bet scorestreaks would change that, but a majority of my games end due to the timer

They made a good feeling game with horrible decisions elsewhere

[NealGamby]

Scorestreaks are in the game. Use them if you want.

[Nitrowolf2]

@Neal

Well that yeah, but how many people are gonna use that lol. Killstreak promote people camping, scorestreaks at least rewards them.more for playing the objective

[CDbiggen]

Lmao, scorestreaks are in the game sure...
...when you reach level 49

[DaDrunkenJester]

I honestly haven't had too many camping situations. The drone perk helps identify those people as well. I do think the 725 should be toned down a bit, even though a slug shot can reach that distance, it's not exactly fun in game.

[ramiuk1]

the shotgun distance needs serious nerf imo ,theres a video on reddit of a shotgun snipe from so so so far away

[ravens52]

You guys must really get a lot of campers in your games or just exaggerating, I have had games that ended due to time and Ive played against campers. BUT not that often for either. I like the maps and I run and gun. Not for nothin but i think people throw that word around alot. I run and gun, say I run and gun you after that kill ill stop to make sure the coast is clear because people do move together sometimes and shoot anyone who follows up sometimes people will call that camping. Camping is staying in ONE spot and not moving for extended periods of time.

[Kabaneri]

More like endless places to camp with your double barrel shotty and a claymore on each door.

[Ricegum]

Isnt there a perk specifically to locate enemy claymores? But I do agree, the range on the 725 needs to be nerfed.

I do find it funny how no one complained about akimbo rangers in MW2 though.

[Absonite]

Goddamned right no one complained about Akimbo!

[2pacalypsenow]

They did lol, that's why they were patched and after that they were pretty much useless.

[isa_scout]

Lol Everyone complained about akimbo rangers. There is a perk, but the claymores have such crazy range its impossible to avoid them without just camping with claymores of your own. Thus, everyone ends up camping.

[ReadyPlayer22]

Did you forget the akimbo Model 1887s nightmare that was early MW2? Those things were snipers pre-nerf

[BlackTar187]

The 725 is the worst in the last week 80% of my deaths are from the shotgun. It's annoying and makes me dislike anything but ground war.

[NarooN]

Nobody complained about akimbo Rangers in MW2 because they weren't anything special. Almost everyone complained about the akimbo Model 1887s because they were beyond broken, which is why they got nerfed hard with a patch, and even then they were still really effective.

[excaliburps]

And you have people like the 1nsomniac who are defending the game. LOL.

I didn't know being tactical meant camping.

[Pickledpepper]

@excaliburps
Actually being tactical can mean camping, its all about the way you think the best way to tackle a situation.
E.g to give you a tactical advantage, if everyone is running around like headless chickens and you can find a good spot to pick them off with a sniper rifle without drawing to much attention to yourself that's being tactical.

[Hungryalpaca]

Well yes it does. If you play tactical games, especially games like the older R6 games, the AI has set patrol paths or rooms they’re hold up on. The tactics comes down to figuring out how to deal with them in various situations.

Tactical in terms of gameplay usually means slower methodical thoughtful combat. Which this cod has BUT there’s too many players often so if you’re trying to figure out how best to deal with said camper you get shot Im the back. So if you try to be tactical you get punished for it.

[BlackTar187]

3 on 3 would be so nice with these cod maps and fix the 725.

[Rebel-Dew]

That is why i run around and throw c4 in every corner and room. Smoke bomb and c4, no more campers!

[Profchaos]

Yeah I'd pay that I've out some hours into these new maps and mp does feel entirely different I find myself being cautious entering buildings as people hide behind doors and such.

It's not better or worse just different out in the open however it's the same old game.

But somehow I feel like mp took a backseat to the campaign and I love that

[Muzikguy]

I'm just curious as to who these newbies are. Do they even exist? I would've thought everyone has played one or another COD by now

[excaliburps]

I gather, there are always new people entering the franchise for the first time? For this, I assume IW was kinda targeting those who liked battle royale who might want to dabble in COD for the first time. This system of theirs made it so that these people can play slow, and still get a fair number of kills.

If you think about that perspective, it does make sense but it could have been handled much, much better.

[Traecy]

LOL!!

[quenomamen]

They should of given away a tent and pack of hot dogs with every copy

[NealGamby]

(Arnold Schwarzenegger voice)
Staaahp it. Stahp whining.

[REDGUM]

Well, this is the 1st COD game I've brought since MW due to this very thing . Its slower. My reaction skills are piss poor at best and found that the previous games were just way to fast for me but im enjoying this game. Couldn't really care about the maps that gamers are complaining about etc as it all new to me so to speak.
Sure, I'm still have games of 3 kills 17 deaths but hey, still having fun.

[TheHan]

The sense of click bait is undoubtedly high with this one. Sorry people seem to be crying over a new and improved game that their no longer good at, 😱 give me a break 🙄.

[FPS_D3TH]

So the base game came with maps that ease new players in. I don’t find camping much of an issue myself. Unlike these whiny scrubs, I adjusted my playstyle to slower and tactical but I still run and gun in the right moments (I only play realism other than 2vs2). After hearing the leak of near 40 something maps and lots being remakes of old maps, I’m ok with their decision. If these first set of maps ease players in but the incoming maps later will be more gunplay focused, then I think that’s fine.

[CDbiggen]

I think a lot of the problem here is from playing Ground War. Two maps, nothing but camping.
I've found the other modes are waaaay more enjoyable - headquarters, cyber attack, kill confirmed, etc, go for those and you'll have better games.

[AK91]

Meh I prefer the speed of COD but thankfully I'm only a campaign player so this won't bother me much.

[TargusX]

Good strat tbf. If they wanted more newbies though, they should still add bots to Groundwar!

[BenRC01]

I like it. Sledgehammer just made rabbit runs where you do figure of 8s at fill sprint until you bump into someone.