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COD Next Livestream: Everything We Learned

Modern Warfare 3 - COD Next Livestream - Everything We Know So Far
COD Next Livestream showcased updates on Call of Duty: Warzone, Warzone Mobile, and Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Find out everything we learned from the COD Next Livestream and where to watch COD Next!

COD Next Everything We Learned

Multiplayer Gameplay Features Addressed

COD Next Main Points
・16 modernized Classic Maps will be available on launch.
・5 of those maps were played on COD Next Livestream; Skidrow, Rust, Favela, Estate, and Highrise.
・Players were seen utilizing same strategies and line-ups from previous iterations of COD.
・Return of the old movement mechanics, like Mantling, Slide-canceling, and Reload-canceling.
・Map voting is back in Multiplayer
3 new Ground War maps will be available on launch.
Loadout New Features: There will be new Perks and Gear system. Character gear will have different effects in battle.
・Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer will have the largest set of weapons
・New multiplayer game mode on launch called Cutthroat; a 3v3v3 round-based elimination game mode.
・A total of 12 New 6v6 Maps. 3 new maps will launch Season 1, 3 more new maps will appear in Season 2, and the remaining maps will come on the following seasons of MW3!
Attachment Tuning will be on Modern Warfare 3.
TTK or Time to Kill changes; players will have 150 Health, pace combat improved, and hit markers improved.
・New combat feature named Tac Stance. It's a middle ground between ADS and hip fire.
・Modern Warfare 3 will have a unique set of completionist camos.
Aftermarket Parts will allow your weapons to cross-classes. You can get some through Weekly Challenges.
Ranked Play launches mid-Season 1!
Red-Dot Minimap is returning to MW3.
・Killstreaks are included in MW3, and there will be new ones as well.
Lockpick Operator Pack announced as a PlayStation exclusive pre-order bonus!
War Mode is coming back on Modern Warfare 3. It is played on a large-scale maps where your team needs to escort tanks, secure capture points, and stopping a missile launch.

Zombies Gameplay Features Addressed

COD Next Main Points
・ Largest Call of Duty Zombies map, or the biggest PvE-venture for Call of Duty
・ 24 players total
・ You can go in solo or go in with your squads of 3
・ There are 8 squads of 3, but your squads can team up to form "super squads"
・ Time setting is 2021 in between Modern Warfare (2019) and Modern Warfare II (2022) - and this is for a reason!
・ Victor Zakhaev is alive...?
・ A Zombies session is 1-hour
・ There's an aether storm that shrinks the zone starting from the 45-minute mark
・ Weapons and items carry over from match to match like how Contraband worked in DMZ. Perks can also be carried over.
・ There's an enemy PMC group in the mode. These enemies are non-zombie AI enemies. They can also be pit against zombies.

COD Next Livestream Start Time and Date

October 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM PT

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COD Next Livestream started on October 5, 2023, at 9:00 AM PT, a day before the open beta early access for PlayStation comes out! The livestream can be viewed on Call of Duty's official YouTube and Twitch Channels.

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