The end of Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is approaching, and developer Infinity Ward serves players the 2 most popular game modes simultaneously. Many fans find this great, but what makes the small maps so exciting?
Which playlists are so popular? This refers to the 24/7 game modes on the smaller maps Shipment and Shoot House. The playlist update from May 26 brought both mini-maps as a non-stop mode – and even separately.
This has only happened once since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and on Friday there will be a double XP event, making the maps even more rewarding.
But are the reactions really that positive? And why are players so happy about modes that are almost constantly part of the playlists? MeinMMO shows you the reactions of fans, what makes the maps so strong, and also some opposing voices. Because not all players are fans of these chaos modes.
Shipment and Shoot House at the same time – Tens of thousands celebrate
What are the reactions like? The majority of the feedback is positive. A perfect example is a thread on Reddit, which has already received over 36,000 upvotes (May 28, 9:30 AM) within just 16 hours:
In the meme, the woman symbolizes the CoD players and someone seems to have asked how she currently likes the game:
“The game is pretty fun right now. The Aisle 9 playlist is great! Hardhat is of course awesome! A casual round of Ground War…”
But then “Infinity Ward” bursts into the room: “Hello everyone, would you like Shipment & Shoot House?” – The players cautiously respond: “Yes!” – IW: “Okay, there are also separate playlists!”. The camera pans back to “the players”, who can hardly believe their luck.
And that’s how many CoD soldiers feel right now. Even though the game modes have already been in rotation so often, countless fans love these two chaos playlists. But why?
Shipment is war, and that’s a good thing
Why is Shipment so popular? The map is small, deadly, fast, and thus has become the map crush for many MW players. However, there are also very practical reasons why this map is so popular:
- Quickly gain experience points / Good Battle Pass progress
- Good opportunities to unlock weapon camouflages
- Easy to complete challenges
- Solo players have few disadvantages
- Players leave the lobby less often, as in 24/7 modes, the “right” map always comes (not Piccadilly)
But for most, it’s all about the fast action, without having to walk long distances or plan long tactical approaches that can be ruined by a small inattention.
This typically doesn’t happen on Shipment because you always spawn right in the action and don’t have to run far to get a target in sight – or to become a target yourself. As a result, the frustration factor is often lower than on other maps – even though there are rounds where you die often. Very often. And sometimes even right at spawn.
This mix of mindless run & gun and good progress for weapon levels or the Battle Pass makes Shipment 24/7 a strong alternative when it comes back into rotation. At least for a few matches. After a round of Hardpoint, I usually have to switch things up personally.
Shoot House is Shipment Light
Why is Shoot House so popular? At the launch of Modern Warfare in October, many players complained about the new map concept. Shoot House was the first map considered rather small and resembled maps from the past. This was well received, and to this day, the small map has many fans.
In comparison to the other mini-map, things are more civilized here. If you will, it’s a “Shipment Light”. You often encounter opponents, but tactics have a higher value than in the container war on Shipment.
That’s why so many players are excited about the simultaneous activation of both 24/7 modes. When Shipment becomes too stressful, you just switch to Shoot House and can still enjoy the advantages of a small map without immediately landing on one of the larger MW maps.
Some don’t understand the hype around the mini-maps
However, there are also numerous opponents of the small 24/7 modes. Not everyone sees the appeal of constantly spawning in the sights of enemies or being mowed down by a 183-kill Juggernaut:
- @justdantweets on Twitter about Shipment: “Worst map ever”
- Spookdbyspaggett on reddit: “Are there really people who like Shipment? Or are they just saying that because you can unlock weapon skins so easily?”
- bull363 on reddit: “Okay, do you guys actually like Shipment? I hate it, damn it.”
The small maps are not to everyone’s taste, but the fan base is large, and the developers at Infinity Ward receive a lot of positive feedback for the decision to run Shoot House and Shipment in parallel as 24/7 modes. Therefore, we will definitely see these playlists together every now and then.
What do you think about the mini-maps? Are you already fed up with Shipment/Shoot House or are you looking forward to the double XP weekend to set a record XP value after another on Shipment?
