The Call of Duty community seems divided over the recent controversial move of the franchise. A post by user ‘playerlsaysr69’ sparked the discussion about COD’s decision to embed the Modern Warfare universe into the zombies timeline, rather than keeping it as an alternate reality.
Summary
- Zombies’ crossover into Modern Warfare universe has ruffled some feathers.
- The decision to alter the storyline has disrupted user expectations.
- There exists a sentiment suggesting COD management’s ‘greed’ is overpowering quality gameplay.
Universe Merge Fallacy or Fortuity?
In a sea of resonating agreement with ‘playerlsaysr69’, user ‘Redditor_Rebooted’ lightens the atmosphere with a hint of humour attributing the merging of universes to the character Nikolai, suggesting that he’s the one who reset the multiverse.
Alternative Reality vs Monetary Monetization
Another school of thought championed by ‘playerlsaysr69’ himself, retorts how game operator skins are being used as a cash cow. He articulates his dismay over Fortnitesque ‘connected canon stuff’, expressing a longing for an alternate reality narrative akin to Red Dead Redemption’s undead nightmare. To quote, ‘Activision can give an excuse to make operator skins…the reason why we have all these connected canon stuff…an advantage of giving them a zombie slaying extra-backstory to them for monetization.’.
Quality vs Quantity
‘TGed’ seems to echo these concerns suggesting that Activision’s incessant pursuit to recreate Treyarch’s magic has led to a deluge of half-baked zombie experiences. It’s interesting how some players indicate that COD’s obsession with zombies has led to player exhaustion, while suggesting a drop in Treyarch’s standard of gameplay with BOCW zombies. ‘Activision has literally learned nothing…the higher ups still want to recreate Treyarch’s magic and force it into MW3…Even Treyarch dropped the ball on BOCW zombies…’, remarks ‘TGed’.
Moving along, and embracing the other side of the spectrum, we see users like ‘Captobvious75’, who simply puts it like this: ‘Whatever. If fun, I play. 🤷♂️’. I guess at the end of the day, fun factor trumps lore continuity for some casual players, and who are we to deny the power of plain, good, ‘ol fashioned entertainment?
