Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has received the most substantial post-launch support of any Call of Duty game in history, with Infinity Ward releasing new updates on a weekly basis alongside sizable content drops. These frequent updates have been criticized for inflating Modern Warfare‘s file size to absurd levels, but others appreciate that the developers are constantly adding new content to the game.
There have been countless updates for Modern Warfare since launch, with some rather important ones. The updates listed here are the most significant updates that have been released for the game so far.
Here are the most important Modern Warfare updates since launch.
In the early days of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s multiplayer, the .725 shotgun was notoriously powerful. Clips started appearing online of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players using the .725 to actually snipe players from across the map, making it one of the most powerful guns in the game. It was virtually impossible to go online and not encounter players using a .725 shotgun class, often pairing it with a riot shield.
After significant fan backlash, Infinity Ward decided to nerf the .725 shotgun, and while its initial attempts at fixing the weapon actually made it more powerful on accident, it finally managed to get the gun to a point where it wasn’t dominating the online battlefields, but is still a viable option for those that prefer using shotguns. The .725 shotgun nerfs set the stage for many weapon balance changes to come that are still being released in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to this day.
One major criticism leveled at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s multiplayer at launch was its maps. Many felt as though the Modern Warfare multiplayer maps were too big, or had too many interior locations and therefore promoted camping. A few weeks after launch, Infinity Ward addressed this criticism with the addition of the fan favorite Shoot House map, which offered fans a much smaller map to play on. Shoot House has remained one of the most popular Modern Warfare maps since its introduction, often appearing in special 24/7 playlists by itself and with Shipment.
On December 3, 2019, Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 1, which was the biggest free content drop in Call of Duty history at the time of its release. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 1 added multiple new Gunfight maps, a new Ground War map, new multiplayer game modes (like the fan favorite Infected), new Spec Ops co-op missions, new weapons, and much more. Classic Call of Duty multiplayer maps Crash, Vacant, and Shipment were also added as part of Season 1.
Out of all the new content that came with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 1, the most significant is by far the addition of the Shipment map. The super-small and super-popular map from Call of Duty 4, Shipment is arguably the most popular multiplayer map in the game. Fans are often complaining online about the lack of a Shipment 24/7 playlist whenever it’s not available in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, as the map is a great way to complete challenges and upgrade weapons.
After Season 1 wrapped up, Infinity Ward predictably moved forward with Modern Warfare Season 2, which added some hugely important content to the game. The addition of Modern Warfare 2‘s Ghost expanded on the reboot’s lore in a significant way, not to mention paved the way for the storyline that would be featured in the Warzone battle royale. The Season 2 update also added Rust, the fan favorite map from Modern Warfare 2, which was added as both a standard multiplayer map and a Gunfight map. Meanwhile, the Grau 5.56 assault rifle was also added to the mix, eventually becoming one of the most important guns in the meta.
Even before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launched, plans for the game’s battle royale mode leaked online, and it was generally assumed that it would be added at some point after launch. Finally, Activision announced the Call of Duty: Warzone battle royale, which launched within Modern Warfare and is tied directly to the game. Warzone has since grown to become a beast of its own, and it will eventually leave its Modern Warfare connections behind to join Black Ops Cold War as well as future Call of Duty games. But for now, it remains a big part of the overall Modern Warfare experience.
Throughout the course of Modern Warfare‘s post-launch support, the developers have released a number of new weapons for players to add to their arsenals. Sometimes these weapons have been added in Battle Passes, but other times they have been added in the middle of the season, with players either having to purchase them with microtransactions or complete challenges to unlock them. These new weapons have gone a long way in shaking up the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare versus multiplayer meta, and so their impact on the game as a whole can’t be understated.
With Modern Warfare Season 3, the game’s approach to seasonal content became routine. Now fans are used to getting new maps, operators, weapons, and more with each new season, but the seasons also add some significant new content as well. For example, Modern Warfare Season 3 confirmed the return of Alex, who was presumed dead after the events of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare campaign. In this way, the Modern Warfare post-launch content has actually continued the campaign’s story.
Meanwhile, Season 3 also brought with it a hugely important change to the Warzone battle royale. When Warzone was first introduced, it only supported three-player squads, similarly to Apex Legends. Over time, Infinity Ward introduced new ways to play Warzone, with Solos added next. However, many fans were wanting to see Quads come to the battle royale, as Quads is standard in pretty much every other battle royale game. Season 3 finally saw Quads added to the game, and Infinity Ward has continued to expand the Warzone experience with other big new modes ever since.
As far as seasonal updates go, Season 4 was perhaps the most low-key in terms of big changes. It notably added Captain Price as a playable operator and had the usual batch of new maps, game modes, and guns, but otherwise didn’t have a ton of big changes for fans to sink their teeth into. On the Warzone side of things, it did add new mid-match events that could shake things up, like the Jailbreak that brings back dead players, or the Supply Choppers that players could shoot out of the sky to get their hands on some high-tier loot.
For the most part, Call of Duty: Warzone‘s map has stayed largely the same since it was introduced in March. However, Infinity Ward has made some small tweaks to it here and there, and recently, have made some pretty notable additions. For example, the Warzone Bunkers have slowly been opened up over time, letting players gain access to high-tier loot as well as Black Ops Cold War easter eggs. A moving train has also been added, and players can now explore the Stadium interior as well. Looking ahead, there appears to be even more Warzone map changes on the horizon, with leaks pointing to subway stations being added to the battle royale map next.
Many of those big Warzone map changes came just recently as part of the Season 5 update. However, Season 5 didn’t just include Warzone map changes. It once again included a slew of new maps for players to try, along with new weapons and the introduction of the Shadow Company faction, led by Lerch. Season 5 has also started to experiment a lot more with the Warzone battle royale, introducing innovative new game modes like Mini Royale and King Slayer. Plus, the Season 5 Reloaded update has added even more content for fans to sink their teeth into, like the recently added Games of Summer event, for example.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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