The developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare have revealed what is in the new update. A date is now known: It arrives tomorrow, on January 22.
Update January 22: The new patch 1.13 is here and requires a lot of storage space, although it does not contain any new maps or game modes.
What’s in the update? In a tweet, Senior Communications Manager Ashton Williams explained what the new update brings for Modern Warfare. According to the tweet, there will be:
- A new weapon: The crossbow, which you can earn through challenges
- 5 new slots for custom loadouts
- The fix for player collision, which has been bothering players for a while
The patch will be released tomorrow, on January 22. Detailed patch notes and a specific time for the update will be announced later. Players have been eagerly awaiting the update.
The crossbow is coming – players want a new mode
What can the new crossbow do? According to the description in a now-deleted blog post, the crossbow is supposed to be a DMR that can kill opponents with a single shot. It was already featured as a weapon in previous installments, especially in the Black Ops series.
There were also variants of it with explosive arrows. It is quite possible that such variants will also be available in Modern Warfare, as many adjustments are possible through the Gunsmith feature.
In addition, crossbows are usually difficult or almost impossible to hear. They should therefore be well suited for a stealthy playstyle – completely without the use of silencers.
How do I get it? That the new crossbow is coming has been known since Infinity Ward also announced the extension of Season 1. The blog post also mentions how it should be obtained.
The required challenges apparently have something to do with sniper rifles or DMRs. The description is somewhat faulty, which is why it can be interpreted in two ways:
- You either need a fully leveled DMR (or even all)
- or you need certain challenges that are completed with DMRs.
This mode is what players want: With the announcement of the crossbow, some players are now also demanding a multiplayer mode to be brought back, which was already in Black Ops 2: Sticks and Stones. This is actually a party mode that, however, seems to have been quite popular.
In Sticks and Stones, you play a free-for-all match with six people with a limited weapon selection. Everyone starts with a crossbow, a throwing knife, and a tomahawk/battle axe.
The goal is to have the most points after time runs out. The crux of it is: If you are killed by an axe or your own explosive arrow, you lose all points.
Players had already discovered the crossbow in a poster in the game. Apparently, Modern Warfare has a knack for connecting stories and content:
