It was meant to end on January 28th, but Season 1 has been extended into February. This is probably in order to get Season 2 good and ready and iron out many of the bugs that a rushed season launch can bring about. However, it feels like an eternity to those who have become accustomed to getting new content relatively rapidly. Many players have already unlocked everything they wanted in Season 1 and are now tapping their toes in anticipation.
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As of now, Modern Warfare is feeling a little stagnant for many fans. The tail end of Season 1 has stretched on longer than anticipated, and relatively few changes aside from bug fixes have graced the game with their presence. As fans count the days until Season 2, there are a lot of ideas floating around about what should be added to Modern Warfare, as well as predictions about what will actually make it into the game next.
Maps
There are plenty of maps that Modern Warfare players want, but the ones in hottest demand are from Modern Warfare 2. Season 1 had maps from CoD 4: Modern Warfare, and many players have high hopes that Season 2’s maps will be from the second Modern Warfare game. Sub Base, Rush, Scrapyard, and Highrise are all at the front of players’ minds, but which of them will be remade is a matter of speculation.
Rust will likely be in Modern Warfare at least, but many players are also pushing for all new maps. It is true that many of these classic maps deserve some modernized love, but long-time fans have been playing those same maps for twelve years. Newly designed maps like Shoot House have become fan-favorites in Modern Warfare, even though many of the larger maps were a point of contention early on after the game’s release.
In addition to new maps for 6v6 and 10v10 multiplayer matches, it would also be wise for Modern Warfare to add at least one new ground war map and a few gunfight maps. Ground War is a great game mode, but it suffers from a lack of interesting arenas to fight it out in. On the other hand, gunfight has quite a few maps, but as one of the most fun game modes it deserves all the attention the developers can give.
Guns
Any new season of updates and battle pass would be remiss to exclude the addition of new guns. Even though the crossbow was added to Modern Warfare to placate players who are hankering for new weapons, it isn’t the same as getting a slew of new guns to play with. There is some disagreement on what should be added, however. Some nostalgic fans wish for classic weapons that they loved in previous Call of Duty titles, while many others want some new weapons to play with.
One of the most enticing new weapons would be the Vector, which has already been leaked for some time. However, balancing existing weapons and adding new attachments could be just as important as adding new guns. The weapons added in Season 1 were some of the strongest guns in Modern Warfare, but there are a lot of changes that should be made to make more guns competitive. Likewise, adding a classic ACOG sight or other attachments could breathe new life into old weapons.
Features
Plenty of fan-requested features have been added to Modern Warfare, like more custom loadouts or fan-favorite playlists. Some quality of life improvements have yet to be adressed though, like a rematch feature or the ability to filter maps. New and better perks would be a welcome improvement, while new game modes have the potential to refresh existing maps. Skill based matchmaking is probably the most egregious issue with the game that hasn’t seen any improvement.
The addition of a battle royale game mode in Modern Warfare is one of the several features that have been leaked since the very start, but still hasn’t shown any signs of rearing its long-awaited head in the game. It may be a lot longer before it is added though, as the developers likely want to perfect it before rolling it out. Even so, if it isn’t added at some point in 2020 it would be a pretty massive shock.
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Predictions
Out of all the things that players want to see in Modern Warfare, it is likely that only a few will be added in Season 2. There are plenty more Modern Warfare seasons coming this year that will see their own updates and changes, but what Modern Warfare fans will see in the immediate future is a matter of much speculation. It is almost certain that new guns will be included, and gun balancing will be a must to placate the player base, but there are some clues as to what other content will be added as well.
It is almost certain that Modern Warfare 2 maps will be the main focus of Season 2, if only because of the focus on the first Modern Warfare title in Season 1. Likewise, continued spec ops missions and another Ground War map are all but assured. No matter what, Season 2 should include a large amount of content because of the delays in releasing it. At the very least, it isn’t too much to expect that it will be less buggy than the current season.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare is available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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