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Some currently restricted weapons may be coming toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3ranked play modes in an upcoming test. Developers Treyarch Studios and Sledgehammer games announced that a planned evaluation of variousCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3weapons will take place to determine the weapons' viability in the competitive scene.
Maintaining one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world takes a lot of testing and resources, andCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3is no exception to that rule. With vast player counts constantly competing for supremacy on the game’s leaderboards and ranking systems,Call of Dutyneeds constant adjustment via patches and updatesto keep up with the pace of players pushing at the game’s limits and finding new “meta” strategies and loadouts to guarantee victory. As a matter of course, developers like Treyarch and Sledgehammer conduct limited testing on live servers to take advantage of the huge player population, using live tests to gather crucial data on any given item or strategy’s impact on the competitive scene.
The latest live test planned for theCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3competitive environment is what Treyarch calls a “Weapon Evaluation.” The test follows from the success of a previous “Map Evaluation,” which returned several restricted maps to the game’s Ranked play rotation. The Weapon Evaluation will, according to an announcement made on Treyarch’s official social media accounts, add several weapons that are currently restricted from selection in ranked play. Given that any additions or removals can shake up how players decide which weapons arethe latestCall of Dutymeta guns, Weapon Evaluations can have significant consequences for the competitive scene.
New Modern Warfare 3 Weapon Test Will Add Restricted Weapons to Ranked Play
The weapons temporarily joining the Ranked Play loadout selection forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3as part of the Weapon Evaluation consists of three Assault Rifles and two Submachine Guns:
Assault Rifles
Submachine Guns
The selection includes weapons that are considered part of the “meta” high-performing picks forWarzone, such as the HRM-9 andRAM-9 Submachine Guns. Players will be able to choose them freely and can submit feedback via social media. Meanwhile, Treyarch and Sledgehammer will review the data gathered behind the scenes, eventually making the decision of whether or not to add the weapons to the competitive ruleset used by theCall of DutyLeague, the game’s official competitive esports league.
Player response to the announcement was mixed, with some players expressing excitement that favoredModern Warfare 3weapons like the MTZ-556might be joining official ranked play, while other players were skeptical that a decision that ultimately affected the pro leagues would truly affect the meta for the larger player base, due to the differing motivations and skill sets between proCall of Dutyplayers and random folks online.
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