Summary
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies has been a bit of an unexpected success for Treyarch. When it was first announced, much of the Zombies fan base pushed back against the idea of an open-world experience, especially afterVanguard’s objective gameplaydisappointed. However, though there are issues such as a reusedWarzonemap instead of an original location, most players seem to be having a good time with the mode. Replayable, unique, and ambitious, there is plenty to praise aboutCall of Duty:Modern Warfare 3Zombies, but unfortunately, exfils are no longer a strength.
Prior to the latest patch forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies, exfilswere a terrific taste of the Zombies gameplay fans had fallen in love with over the years. While enemies attack constantly throughout the match, they come in small groups, but exfils gave a chance for players to train gigantic hordes and rack up hundreds of kills. Fighting a massive amount of Zombies made exfils feel more intense and meaningful, serving as a proper finale to the match. Unfortunately, exfils are a shell of their former selves and are now terribly bland, and it would be a shame if the nerf to them was not reverted.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Zombies’ Exfil Nerf Can’t Be The Answer
Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Zombies Nerfed Exfils
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies has lowered the amount of Zombies spawning in at exfils from dozens to just 10, and the result is a boring exfil process that is far easier than it needs to be. Dialogue from Fang about “clearing the exfil area” makes little sense when the landing zone only has a few Zombies to fire at, and the entire gameplay loop lacks the payoff it once had. The reason for this nerf to Zombies spawns is understandable, to be fair, but there has to be a better solution thatTreyarchcan come up with.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies’ gigantic hordes were making the game less stable according to Treyarch, resulting in server crashes and disconnects. More specifically, games were crashing because players used exfils to farm camo challenges, constantly calling in the exfil chopper and letting it depart to spawn more hordes. This, when coupled with an exploit that let players spawn dozens of Sentry Guns at once, resulted in a lot of late-game crashes. Considering howModern Warfare 3Zombies’ instabilityhas led to a lot of early game crashes already, the exfil farming causing late-game crashes as well meant that far too many matches were ending in disconnects and lost loot.
TheCall of DutyZombies communityhas been quick to lash out at camo grinders for ruining the exfil experience, but that does not take into account how some players find enjoyment in grinding camos. While the Sentry Gun spam was absolutely a step too far, those just trying to get lots of weapon kills were not doing anything wrong, and many likely did not know that they were making matches unstable.
Better Solutions To Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Exfil Issues
While stability is important, especially in a mode likeCall of Duty:Modern Warfare 3Zombies where players need to exfil to keep their schematics and other loot, it should not come at the cost of the gameplay experience. Hopefully, Treyarch plans to bring back the big exfil hordes in some way, as they were a vital part of the experience. There are several routes the developer could take to do this while discouraging the farming that sparked the instability.
No matter what approach Treyarch takes, intense exfils should not be a thing of the past. They went a long way to ending a match with a bang instead of a whimper, as the only other place where players can reliably fight several Zombies at once is Escort contracts, which do not allow players to train up big hordes like exfils did. In their original form, exfils provided entertaining gameplay that is not seen elsewhere inMWZ. Though camo grinders did get out of hand, nerfing exfils to oblivion not only makes getting certain camos painful, but makes the mode as a whole feel less satisfying.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
