The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been playable for some time now. Although most players talk about the competitive multiplayer modes, there are also discussions about the co-op mode SpecOps. However, it is not very well received.
What is SpecOps? SpecOps is one of the co-op modes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – alongside the PS4-exclusive Survival mode. You play missions against AI opponents with friends or random people. This way, you can also experiencemore stories related to the story of Modern Warfare 2019 after the campaign ends.
Unlike the various traditional multiplayer modes of Modern Warfare, in SpecOps you defend an area against waves of AI opponents and secure it, for example. You pick up weapons and equipment that you find on opponents or in supply boxes.
SpecOps rewards you with experience for progress. Special rewards are also planned, but they are supposed to come later.
Fans Don’t Like SpecOps
What is the problem? The problem with the mode, according to many fans, is that it simply doesn’t feel finished. There are various issues. For example, SpecOps is
- way too hard to even complete
- completely bugged, so it can hardly be played properly
- confusing because opponents can spawn “out of nowhere”
Additionally, you can’t really play the missions alone, and there are often connection issues in the lobby. If a player leaves the round, a new host must first be found.
If you manage to win a game, the end screen says that the rewards will come “in November.” So you currently don’t even get anything out of it.
This is how players feel about it: SpecOps is not what players were “promised”. The relevant reddit thread is already titled: “Spec ops is the worst and most disappointing part of Modern Warfare.”
This was the mode I was most looking forward to. I am so disappointed with how it turned out. Hopefully the developers fix the issues.
Utdfanabroad on reddit
Fans are also annoyed that the rounds crash just before the end or the whole gameplay simply feels “boring” because you have to fend off endless waves of enemies without specific missions.
This is really disappointing. Yesterday I played a mission. When we completed 4/5 objectives, it crashed. This has happened twice in a row.
cristophe-a on reddit
Only a few players are somewhat satisfied with the mode:
I played through all [missions]. It was not terrible, but definitely a bit buggy. Like, when you die for some reason right after spawning, you can’t use any ammunition. That makes it harder.
Kriegler630 on reddit
The fans are now hoping that the bugs and crashes will be fixed. The developers have at least confirmed
that more missions will come in the future elsewhere.
What are your experiences with SpecOps? Do you find it as bad as well, or did you have few issues with the missions?
