Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 brought a new mode that many players extensively played for several hours in addition to Warzone – the DMZ mode. Now, a year has passed since its release in beta and as Season 1 in MW3 approaches, the developers have revealed that the mode will no longer be supported.
What is the DMZ mode? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launched with its campaign, Warzone 2, and its multiplayer. The developers also implemented the DMZ mode as a beta version to provide players with more variety.
The DMZ mode behaves like an extraction shooter. You land on a large map, collect items and weapons, complete missions, defend yourself against bots and regular players, and then try to escape the map safely. Many players celebrated the experiment by Activision and also hoped that the developers would further expand the mode in the future.
With the release of Season 1 in MW3, this is supposed to change, as the developers have, albeit indirectly, made it clear that DMZ will soon no longer be supported.
DMZ will no longer be supported in Warzone and MW3
What do the developers say? In an official blog post from Call of Duty, upcoming content for Warzone and MW3 was published. The developers revealed not only new weapons, an event, and the upcoming battle pass, but also clarified what is supposed to happen with the DMZ mode from MW2. The developers had the following to say:
[…] From the start of the first season next week, DMZ beta players can continue the mode through the Call of Duty: Warzone section of the COD headquarters. The DMZ beta remains fully playable across all current DMZ content, including Al Mazrah, Ashika Island, the Koschei Complex, Building 21, Vondel, and all DMZ missions. The mode will not be available or interact directly with Modern Warfare III or Call of Duty: Warzone, which means that progression and all new Modern Warfare III or Warzone content, including battle pass or store bundles, will not be synchronized or transferred back into this DMZ mode. Additionally, DMZ progression will not count towards new battle passes starting from season 1. […]
via callofduty.com
Moreover, they thank the community for their active support and feedback over the past months. With the learnings from the beta, the developers can improve their development in the future when it comes to this type of mode.
DMZ will thus not be completely shut down in this case, but rather left as it is in its current state. It is highly likely that no further updates will follow.
MWZ is the new DMZ: MW3 with its MWZ mode also has a DMZ mode, but with zombies. This mode will, unlike DMZ, be further expanded and supplied with new content.
New weapons, items, and also a new storyline will be added to keep players engaged. One might say that DMZ is now being replaced by MWZ. Whether Call of Duty releases a new DMZ in a modified form every year is unknown, but it could be possible.
We will have to wait and see how far MWZ will be supported and when the day will come that this mode will also reach its expiration date.
What do you think about DMZ no longer being supported? Did you enjoy DMZ or do you think it’s good that there’s a greater focus on MWZ? Let us know in the comments.
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