Call of Duty: Modern Warfare receives a new update next week. It includes some changes that the community has been requesting for a while, as well as a new promised map and a large XP bonus.
What’s in the update? In a blog post the developers revealed what will be changed next week. So far, there are only short descriptions of the new features:
- A 3v3 variant of Gunfight only with snipers on Rust
- Infantry Ground War, a ground war mode without tanks
- New Gunfight map: Bazaar
- Double XP starting Friday
When is the update coming? Updates usually come on Tuesdays. Therefore, we expect the new patch to go live on Tuesday, February 25th, around 7 PM.
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What are these new modes? The new sniper mode takes place on Rust, the new map introduced with Season 2. You play in teams of three players and apparently follow Gunfight rules, but you only get sniper rifles. Here you’ll find tips to become a better sniper.
Infantry Ground War removes heavy vehicles from the ground war mode. You will not find tanks or anti-personnel vehicles there. It is still unknown whether the mode applies to a specific or all ground war maps.
The infantry mode has been a player wish for some time. Several threads on reddit have emerged since December 2019, calling for a ground war variant without tanks, just with soldiers. Earlier, in November, there was already a suggestion to modify the map Aniyah Palace for such a mode as it is a bit smaller than the ground war maps.
What is this new map? Bazaar was originally scheduled to arrive at the start of Season 2, but it has been slightly delayed on the roadmap. The map is set in a bazaar in Urzikstan and offers many angles and cover.
The map will be for the Gunfight mode.
This is what the XP bonus offers: Starting Friday, February 28th, you will earn double experience points for all actions. This will allow you to level up faster in the Battle Pass and unlock its rewards, such as the new weapons Grau 5.56 and Striker 45.
Finally, we can only hope that the update does not introduce similar issues into the game as the previous update from February 18th:
