Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has released a long-awaited update aimed at addressing the issue of players monopolizing UAV Recon Towers in DMZ mode.
To put it mildly, the launch schedule of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has been quite unique, and it has now officially fully launched. Last week, players could already experience the game's campaign mode, and earlier this week, the DMZ mode also became available. DMZ is an extraction shooter mode created by Activision, where 20 squads drop into a large map for a dangerous version of a "supermarket sweep," minus the trivia questions.
However, almost as soon as DMZ mode launched, one feature caused players significant headaches. Specifically, players could capture UAV Recon Towers and gradually expand their surveillance range, creating large no-go zones on the map where entering would immediately reveal their position. As a result, players rushed to capture these towers at the start of each match to gain an advantage, with some even直言ly calling the design "a complete mistake, with such overwhelming suppression that it's impossible to play normally."
This week, Infinity Ward announced several adjustments in a small game update, with the most notable being: "In DMZ mode, players can now retake control of UAV Recon Towers from enemies." This change naturally excited DMZ enthusiasts. The Call of Duty news account ModernWarzone commented that this change was "long overdue" and expressed happiness that "the developers fixed the issue so quickly."
However, another change in this update somewhat dampened the good news: it now allows four-player squads to queue together for Free-for-All mode. Theoretically, this means teaming players can gang up on solo players in a mode that's supposed to be every man for themselves. The comments section of the update announcement is almost entirely filled with player criticism of this change.