Activision Blizzard King has to do something because, from a certain point of view, Call of Duty is a landslide behind other live service games.

While the game is amid a Nickmercs scandal (skins removed; this name resembles a racist term if pronounced…), the franchise offers paid games and free-to-play solutions. However, the games developed by the Treyarch, Sledgehammer, Infinity Ward trio, or Call of Duty: Warzone from Raven Software all have shortcomings, as there is no user-generated content. The franchise entered the live service approach four years ago with 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, as from then on, there are free maps and game modes in exchange for paid cosmetic items.

However, there is no such thing as using another player’s map. Meanwhile, Fortnite Creative, courtesy of Epic Games, is bringing Among Us-style game modes or Call of Duty-style maps from Zombies mode to the battle royale title. Electronic Arts is also trying to experiment, and Battlefield can be seen as a direct rival to CoD. Although Battlefield 2042 was released in a flawed and questionable-design state, users quickly liked the Battlefield Portal, where content from older episodes can be accessed, and more creative minds could create obstacle courses or even hide and seek. Halo Infinite and the Forge mode could bring similar exciting things together.

And these are just a few examples that can be brought up. On the other hand, Activision Blizzard King has simply wiped what little fan content users have put together off the internet (think of the fan remaster of the 2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer), which may not be the right approach. And the fact that the Call of Duty: Black Ops III mod, which protected players from hackers on PC, has also been removed by the Bobby Kotick-led publisher, is not something we can comment on tastefully.

It has to be said: Activision Blizzard King has a too-narrow mindset (because Overwatch 2 is similarly limited…).

Source: GameRant