Summary
Modern Warfare 3developers clarified their plans for the game’s future maps, and it looks like fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for 2009Modern Warfare 2’sDLC maps to be added. While fans are excited to get brand-new, original maps withModern Warfare 3’sSeason 1 update, some were hoping for more fan-favorite maps to be added to the game.
Modern Warfare 3features some of 2009Modern Warfare 2’smaps. For the most part,Modern Warfare 3’smapsare identical to their original iterations. Despite the game’s lack of new maps,Modern Warfare 3enjoyed a highly successful launch. Although the game already contains the entirety of 2009Modern Warfare 2’slaunch maps, fans were hoping for some of its more popular DLC maps like Carnival, Storm, Trailer Park, and Fuel to be added to the new game.
During a Reddit AMA, Sledgehammer Games responded to a fan’s question, who was asking about the possible addition of these maps. Sledgehammer explained that at this time, there are no plans to add these maps to the game. Sledgehammer further explained thatModern Warfare 3’sseasonal updates will “largely” consist of brand-new maps. The comment’s wording seems to infer thatModern Warfare 3will continue to receive classic maps here and there, but they will be from games other than 2009Modern Warfare 2’sDLC library.
Modern Warfare 3already contains classic maps from otherCall of Dutygames like 2007Modern Warfare’sCrossfire, which is featured inModern Warfare 3’sWar mode. Sledgehammer also confirmed thatShipment is coming toModern Warfare 3in the near future, which is another map from 2007’sModern Warfare. It seems likely that Sledgehammer will follow this pattern by adding more maps from either 2007’sModern Warfare, or 2011’sModern Warfare 3. A crossover with Treyarch’s classicBlack Opsseries maps like Firing Range, Summit, or Slums seems unlikely.
Modern Warfare 3’sSeason 1 updateis coming December 6 and will feature four new maps, as well as the return of the fan-favorite Gunfight mode. Of these four maps, three are brand-new 6v6 maps, and one is a new Gunfight map. The rest of Gunfight’s map pool will consist of 2v2 maps from previous games.
AlthoughModern Warfare 3is off to a hot start, its release hasn’t been perfect. Some fans continue to lament the strength ofModern Warfare 3’sassault rifles, which in the right hands can dominate any other type of gun. Historically, theCall of Dutyfranchise has featured versatile assault rifles. While this is mostly due to the weapon class' inherent nature,Call of Dutydevelopers have usually refrained from making them punishing to use.
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
