“They Really Shouldn’t Charge $70 For It”: Call of Duty Community Sparks Debate About The Post-MW3 Beta Fallout

Call of Duty franchise’s upcoming game, Modern Warfare 3 received a lot of positive responses from the fans already. And why wouldn’t that be? Since Activision offered two weekends with the Beta version’s access to the fans, there has been no coming back. Not only fans demanded Activision Blizzard to extend the Beta access since they were no longer interested in Modern Warfare 2. And now that Beta access is over, the CoD community shares their thoughts on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. 

While the majority of the community is excited about the upcoming title, some also pose questions about the title’s pricing. However, looking back at the franchise’s record-breaking hits with each game, the community believes in the overall success of Modern Warfare 3.

Fans are divided about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to take over Call of Duty makers Activision Blizzard sparked a huge controversy. It was so because Call of Duty is a great revenue-generating series for PlayStation. However, keeping up with his promise, Xbox boss Phil Spencer opened Modern Warfare 3’s first weekend of Beta only for PS players. Later Xbox and PC players joined the community at the second weekend. And now that Beta Access’s second weekend is over, fans are dropping many reviews for this upcoming Call of Duty title. The discussion started when a CoD fan on their Reddit platform asked for players’ experiences with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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While there are positive reviews, but looks like some fans are seriously not very satisfied with Activision. This is also because they believe the title’s price tag is unnecessary looking at the fewer game developments. However, looking at the prices of big-budgeted productions like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or Starfield, Modern Warfare 3’s price doesn’t really surprise people. But spending $70 for a game might still cut a large hole in some players’ pockets. 

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Not just the price, people felt Modern Warfare 3 is nothing but a similar gameplay to Modern Warfare 2 with some combat changes, new maps, and different game modes. From bad firefight experience to Ground War’s strange vehicle feelings, the CoD community is in splits with MW3. 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Beta leaves fans with mixed emotions

Now that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Beta access is over, fans are not hesitant to share their experiences. While money becomes a big factor, fans feel Modern Warfare 3 is almost the mirror image of its predecessor title, Modern Warfare 2 with some minor changes and different maps. It seemed some players wanted to wait for MW3 to come to Game Pass.

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The coD community believed that spending $70 for the title is not worth it all “It’s an update to MW2, always. I liked it but they really shouldn’t charge $70 for it.” 

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In fact, some players raised complaints against the “bot-like” movement of the game, which was very frustrating. 

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Not only that people seem dissatisfied, but some also showed better faith in the Battlefield franchise’s upcoming game over Modern Warfare 3- “exactly why I needed the new Battlefield to be better than it was.” In fact, people spoke about the game’s Ground War mode’s strange vehicles and slow movements. Although they believed CoD would do better, ultimately the results with MW3 weren’t worth it at all.

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Nevertheless, a huge group of players are still looking forward to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s release this November. While the Beta version might give a glimpse of the gameplay, it is advised to wait for Modern Warfare 3’s market launch. This will help to explore the game modes more vividly. So, are you ready?

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