Modern Warfare 3 has officially been announced, and while there was early delight at the news that Zombies would be included in the game, CoD fans are now sharing their disappointment that one key feature will be absent from the mode.
If you’re like me, Zombies has a special place in your heart. Introduced all the way back in 2008’s World at War, millions of players have jumped into the game mode to fight off hordes of the undead.
While these horrifying creatures were absent in MW2, Aug. 17’s Modern Warfare 3 reveal confirmed that the mode would return later this year, but unfortunately, one key feature will be missing when it does. That’s because MW3 will launch without a round-based mode, something that has been a staple of CoD over the years.
According to the game’s Steam page, MW3‘s Zombies will see squads of players team up to fight off the hordes of undead creatures, on what they claim is the biggest Zombies map ever. It will reportedly be a mix of DMZ and the Outbreak mode from Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard, neither of which has rounds.
“Look how they massacred my boy,” one disgruntled CoD fan wrote. “Did we not learn this lesson during Vanguard?” another asked. “The community wants round-based gameplay.”
One fan went even further, lamenting: “This is the final nail in the coffin. Zombies is dead.”
Despite the fan outrage, it’s unlikely we’ll see any changes to MW3 Zombies at this point. The mode has been in development for over a year, and with the game now just three months from release, there isn’t much time left to make sweeping alterations to the very fabric of the mode.
Still, there’s plenty to be excited about when it comes to Modern Warfare 3. From classic maps from 2009’s MW2 to the new open combat campaign, there should be something for everyone when MW3 releases on Nov. 10.
