Trendy Warfare 3 is bringing again Warzone’s most beloved map, however not in the best way you are hoping

Name of Responsibility goes again to Verdansk, however not in the best way most Warzone gamers would hope. Activision dropped the official marketing campaign trailer for Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 3 at this time, and whereas it is undoubtedly one other globe-trotting story, followers have been fast to note that no less than a part of the marketing campaign will happen in places from Warzone’s first map.

Close to the beginning of the trailer, Captain Worth and buddies scale the outside of a coastal jail, an iconic location on the Warzone Verdansk map. There are even glimpses of the inside that nearly precisely match the structure of the outdated map, although we will in all probability anticipate some alterations (issues are likely to blow up in a CoD marketing campaign, in spite of everything). The opposite large locale I observed was Verdansk Stadium, the crown jewel of yr one Warzone that was famously a closed off dome till a later replace blew up its ceiling and added an inside. Properly, it appears to be like like Captain Worth is gonna blow it up once more.

Nostalgia appears integral to Activision’s playbook this yr. Particulars in at this time’s Trendy Warfare 3 dev weblog recommend the sport will not be as bold as common with its multiplayer, opting as an alternative for cross-progression with final yr’s Trendy Warfare 2 and a slate of maps that’ll get individuals my precise age fairly excited—all 16 launch maps from the unique Trendy Warfare 2 (2009) might be there, reimagined and modernized for 2023.

The one catch is that basic maps would be the solely 6v6 Trendy Warfare 3 maps at first. Lead studio Sledgehammer Video games has 12 extra 6v6 maps within the works, however these will are available seasonal updates. Floor Warfare will even make a return with three distinctive battle maps, and there will be an enormous open-world Zombies map that kinda feels like Black Ops Chilly Warfare’s Outbreak mode.

As for different multiplayer particulars, Sledgehammer’s sequel is basically targeted on tweaks to motion and guidelines. Sledgehammer’s checklist of adjustments learn like a wishlist written by sweaty gamers who did not like Infinity Ward’s efforts to decelerate Name of Responsibility: 

You may cancel slide animations (i.e., “slide cancel”), however slide cancelling doesn’t reset tactical dash.You may cancel partial reloads throughout an animation (i.e., “reload cancel”) to instantly return hearth.Mantling is quicker, and you may mantle whereas sprinting.You may hearth throughout and instantly after sliding.Tactical dash durations are elevated (the precise period will depend on the weapon getting used).Tactical dash recharges whereas sprinting.Basic minimap habits, with pink dots indicating when an enemy is firing an unsuppressed weapon.All chosen perks can be found initially of every match.The Covert Sneakers perk permits for silent motion (assuming you’ve chosen the right footwear).Core multiplayer well being is elevated to 150, lengthening the yime-to-kill (TTK). Hardcore mode is just not affected.

Such is the cycle of CoD, even in these unprecedented occasions for the collection: you may’t get too connected to anyone characteristic or mechanic launched in a brand new CoD recreation, as a result of it will in all probability get backspaced the following yr and by no means talked about once more.

Sledgehammer is definitely increasing on one characteristic that PC Gamer govt editor Tyler Wilde and I glommed onto final yr—the canted laser sight attachment that permits gamers to ADS from the hip will return within the type of “Tac Stance,” an aiming model you can toggle at any time with seemingly any gun. Here is the way it’ll work:

The operator unshoulders the weapon and holds it in a canted firing place.You may toggle out and in of Tac-Stance dynamically whereas aiming down sights.Tac-Stance trades exact accuracy for improved mobility and dealing with.Some unfold to your firing will happen, finest described as a center floor between full ADS and hipfire.It’s designed for use in aggressive, close-quarter fight conditions.By default, you hearth in Tac-Stance whereas Sliding.

Important adjustments, although I will be curious to see if nostalgic maps, cross development, and motion tweaks might be sufficient to beat the impression by some that Trendy Warfare appears to be like like a glorified, $70 growth of final yr’s recreation.

Try the total weblog for just a few different particulars shared, like expanded operator customization and extra on the Zombies mode designed by Treyarch. The Trendy Warfare 3 Steam web page is now dwell, too.