The Call of Duty Season 3 Roadmap is out and here's what I have to say...
We've been here a million times before.
Haven't these hype phases worn off for you?
It's all the same marketing push — the bumping music... the quick cuts... the rugged vibes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C04Oj2yEynY
But where has that led us every single time? Nowhere.
Do me a favor, put all the dumb content aside.
Of course, they're going to advertise skins and guns and maps... but we all know content isn’t the problem right now — at least with Warzone players.
There is a strong argument that content can do a lot to shore up the dwindling player base. For real, Modern Warfare has become the neglected step-child in the Call of Duty family.
But if we're being honest, the problem is systemic.
It's not the lack of maps that has the player base collapsing.
It's not the lack of guns and skins that has streamers taking CoD out of their rotations.
It's not the lack of new operators that has the CoD community on Twitter more negative than ever.
It's Call of Duty developers being allergic to fun.
Modern Warfare isn't fun.
Warzone isn't fun.
But we all know how to bring it back.
Take a look at the Season 3 Roadmap.
We know that the solution to all of Call of Duty's woes right now lies in the mechanics — not content, but the way the games play on a fundamental level.
The Roadmaps have become useless to the CoD community. That's not where our issues are going to be addressed.
Do you guys feel like Redeploy Drones, Deployable Buy Stations, or UAV Towers tweak the movement in Warzone 2.0? The moment-to-moment movement is still chalked.
Will tempered plate carriers slow the TTK in any significant way? We're all still getting laser-beamed.
How about on the Modern Warfare side? No mention of any equipment or perks that move the needle in the direction the game needs.
I'll say it again,
Content can't save these games.
When a game sucks to play, it sucks to play.
Here's the hopium, though.
The CoD developer cabal doesn't broadcast what we want to see changed in Season 3 in their Roadmaps — that stuff gets dished out in the patch notes.
And just like we saw changes made to the plating system in Season 2…
… I think we're going to see movement changes in Season 3.
There are rumors of one-shot snipers and tweaks to the dolphin dive and it makes complete sense.
https://twitter.com/ModernWarzone/status/1644393499045789722
Now is the time for these developers to pull out all the stops to save these dying games. If they don't, the player base isn't getting any larger.
And we know they're desperate because they had to bring out the old, "Recruit a Friend" scheme to try and pump the numbers.
https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1644037758715940865
I'm not hyped about this Season — or any other season going forward.
I'm just waiting for the patch notes.
See you April 12th and as always, stay cool, gentlemen.
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