The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta ended on September 26 after two weeks of trials on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, and developer Infinity Ward has now revealed the main fixes they will carry forward into the main game when it’s released next month. These include potential solutions for the disbanding lobbies that were a cause of concern for players.
The fixes that will make their way into Modern Warfare 2
Players became unhappy during the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta with the frequency of disbanding lobbies. While Infinity Ward introduced “a few tweaks to increase the chance of lobbies staying together” and an improved UI, players are still unhappy with them. As such the team is “actively looking for potential solutions for launch.”
Enemy visibility was another problem during the beta. Improvements were made for week two of the beta but the team acknowledges there are improvements to make to “allow for better visual tracking of opponents that is not solely the traditional nameplate.” Ground War and Invasion modes were popular throughout but threw up “many bugs to work through” for both modes. This will include better AI navigation in Invasion. Other features that will get improvements include enemy and friendly footstep audio balancing, weapon tuning, and camera shoulder swapping in the Third-person playlist.
Infinity Ward is still processing feedback and data from the Beta following its overwhelming success. The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta was the biggest ever for the franchise in terms of player count and the number of hours and matches played. As such, we can expect more updates and fixes from the beta as the Modern Warfare 2 October 28 launch date grows closer. One of those updates will be on some of the measures the team will put in place to combat cheating with Ricochet.
In other news, the free PS5 upgrade is not available for those who got The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan through PS Plus Essential. Elsewhere, the PlayStation Stars loyalty program has launched in Asia today.
