Modern Warfare Is Bringing Back Camping as a Viable Strategy

Camping used to a big part of Call of Duty multiplayer, but recent entries have increasingly forced the run and gun style onto players, especially with maps that are three lanes in design. However, for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developer Infinity Ward wants to make camping great again for PS4, Xbox One, and PC players. More specifically, it wants to ensure all playstyles can be accommodated, including camping, and this means putting less emphasis on the non-stop, run and gun style of play. This will still be a viable strategy, but it won't be the only viable playstyle.

One of the way it's doing this is by broadening maps so not every single one is just three lanes, which is what recent entries in the series have been doing to a mixed reception. According to Treyarch, there will be a mix of maps, including some with three lanes, but plenty that are more complex in design.

That said, the idea that camping may once again be a viable strategy has the player base divided. There's a solid chunk of the game's hardcore community that isn't very pleased with this, but there's also many, including players who this won't benefit, happy to see Infinity Ward tweaking things and making a game that supports more playstyles. And I agree with the latter. More playstyles means a more diverse experience and more variables in play, which to me, is more interesting than the mutliplayer offering of the past few games. Sure, this means sometimes being frustratingly killed by a camper, but you have to take the bad with the good.

Literally no one asked for this, campers must be punished not encouraged
— Skrub lord 420 (@ImaybeToast) 1 August 2019

“Maps are not 3 lane maps” THANK YOU THIS IS THE WORST THING ABOUT BO4 and WW2
— Naïm (@ANG3X6_) 1 August 2019

Realized the other day that I don't even check corners anymore. This is a good thing. Let everyone play their way. I like it.
— Ty #LetsGoBlueJays (@unTymely) 1 August 2019

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is set to release later this year on October 25 via the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It will be available starting at $60, and judging off the reception so far, it may be the biggest release in the series in quite some time.

Posted: Aug 05, 2019 5:23 pm
Related Forum: Call of Duty Forum

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/08/03/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ps4-xbox-pc-camping/

Comments

-DeanoPosted: Tue. Aug 06, 2019

There have always been people moaning about camping in Call of Duty but there's nothing a few good explosives won't solve in their general direction. Killing campers is just as easy as it is for the campers to kill you.

DismissPosted: Tue. Aug 06, 2019

Never saw the point of camping. It's just for people who lack skill/confidence to play the game more aggressively. I don't get how people can enjoy camping for 5 kills a game when you can run around and get 20. It's so boring to just sit a look at a wall all game.

ProPosted: Tue. Aug 06, 2019

Camping has always been the way to be on Call of duty :')

MDAPosted: Mon. Aug 05, 2019

Well, now more people are going to camp but play smarter

AnimePosted: Mon. Aug 05, 2019

Good to see this brought back.

YinPosted: Mon. Aug 05, 2019

Camping is absolutely a viable strategy, but it is an annoying strategy. In saying that though, I love maps that aren't three lane maps. I'd rather a random person be around a random corner camping than people set up camping the only three lanes of the map. I loved flanking people in the older games. I always got that award in MW2 of killing people from behind. It was chaotic and I loved it.