ACall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2fan has poked fun at the M16 by giving the weapon aDark Souls-style item description. The game was released late last month and has had its fair share of players praising and bashing it. This item description is one of the rarer instances where a fan usedDark Soulsto poke fun atCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
TheCall of Dutyfranchise is one that has had a constant cloud of controversy surrounding it for roughly ten years at this point. Regardless, the series remains one of Activision’s biggest moneymakers, withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2becoming the fastest-selling gamein the franchise. Despite this, fans will sometimes still openly mock the games. Sometimes it’s all in good fun while other times it has its roots in genuine frustration with the game’s weapons.
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One of the most common weapons in any modern-based military shooter is the M16. In the past, theCall of Dutymultiplayer modes have nerfed the power of the M16and this appears to have carried over into the latest game. In a recent post, Reddit user Jeddy2 shared an image that showed the M16 in aDark Souls-style item description which described the weapon as “Rubbish with no value” and further asked who would ever wield the weapon. The various comments in the post seemed to be in agreement on the matter.
Since the game was released, the latestCall of Dutygame has garnered a strong multiplayer following, although not everyone is happy with it. For example, theAl Bagra Fortress map inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2launched completely unbalanced and players have not been quiet about their frustrations on the matter. Regardless it is clear that Activision will continue to support the game with a full premium version set to be released sometime in 2023. This, however, likely won’t stop players from taking opportunities to poke fun at the latestCall of Duty.
The various games in theDark Soulsfranchise are famous, or perhaps infamous, for their lack of coherent story. Some YouTubers have dedicated entirevideos to explain the stories in theDark Soulsgames, which often reveal that much of the game’s narrative and lore is hidden away in the game’s various item descriptions. Like the M16 description, however, sometimes the item can be worthless and mean nothing, and will likewise contain a snarky comment that all but asks the player why they have the item in question.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
