The message of the day is a popular means for developers to directly and regularly communicate with players. In CoD: Modern Warfare, however, these messages seem hardly connected to the community at all, as they recommend exactly the play styles that annoy many players the most.
What is a “message of the day”? The message of the day is a service that keeps players regularly informed about updates, gameplay tips, or stories. This brief dispatch is a good means to keep members active, whether in clans, on servers, or across entire games.
CoD: Modern Warfare uses the daily messages for small info-blogs about maps, weapons, or gadgets, but has now failed to consider the community’s sentiment with two entries.
Daily messages recommend unpopular play styles
What exactly is being recommended by the developers? It concerns specifically two messages from the last few days. One of them is about the map “Euphrates Bridge,” and the other revolves around claymore mines. Here are the corresponding excerpts from the daily messages.
Euphrates Bridge
- Bombed houses, destroyed buses, and the dilapidated bridge provide seemingly endless hiding spots.
Use a Claymore
- Is delayed gratification your thing? Then pack a claymore in your equipment slot. These explosive mines are activated upon proximity. Place a claymore near the objectives, close to the enemy spawn zones, or at popular sniper spots.
The developers are recommending exactly the play styles that are currently condemned by some CoD soldiers, thus trolling their community.
All that’s missing is a recommendation for long-range shotguns, which are currently also under heavy criticism.
Call for Camping Faces Misunderstanding
What do the CoD soldiers think about this? The reactions found so far are mostly very negative. The players can hardly understand why the developers choose to promote such disliked play styles in such a direct manner.
I find it funny that the developers, despite the backlash, still do nothing about the campers and now they also troll the players with these pop-ups and encourage people to do the things that most are fed up with (like claymores and bridge campers).
SaifSKH1 on reddit (translated)
They’re talking about it as if it were something good, no wonder the game is in such a state. lol
TheRed24 on reddit (translated)
Others have somewhat expected this direction and believe that the new maps and multiplayer were designed with this play style in mind from the beginning.
Well, consider that this game was made specifically for beginners and campers. So I’m not surprised.
FISHY1254 on reddit (translated)
But there are also voices from the other direction: There are also players who support this style and often convey in rather blunt ways that the whining of other players annoys them.
This is the only right way to respond to all the whining.
Der Ralle at Charlie Intel (translated)
Play how you want, but also use well-known advantages
Should I start camping now? This question remains up to each individual. However, style adaptations to the current meta, i.e., the most efficient play style of a multiplayer title, are often part of the repertoire of successful players.
You don’t have to spend the entire round waiting tactically. However, play styles, weapons, or gadgets that personally stand out as uncomfortable are often worth a self-try. But don’t wait too long with that, strong play styles can quickly be nerfed.
With the new map layout, without the three lanes, tactics have also changed, and in some cases, a more cautious approach may be the better choice.
However, if you absolutely don’t want to be convinced by claymores or camping tactics, then hunt down the players who have already set up a campfire in the darkest corner of the map. You can find the best weapons for that here.
What do you think about the daily messages? Were the developers not careful enough?
