Why Did People Still Buy Modern Warfare 3?

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Modern Warfare 3 is the worst-rated game in Call of Duty history, but why did it still sell well?

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Modern Warfare 3 is the worst-rated Call of Duty in the franchise’s history, and if you take any look at the discourse surrounding it, you’ll see why. All the maps are reused, the campaign is short, poorly designed, and boring, zombies is just Warzone with an undead coat of paint, and you’d be hard-pressed to find any discussion, no, sentence discussing MW3 that doesn’t include the phrase, $70 DLC. But there's more to this equation because Treyarch has touted Modern Warfare 3 as having a higher engagement than both Modern Warfare 1 and 2 combined. Further, their take on zombies has been the most successful third mode in Modern Warfare history. Finally, while the campaign is awful, it only makes up so much of the playerbase. Trophy data from many of the recent Call of Duty games showcase that more players on average are reaching the max level in multiplayer than players finishing the campaign. There is a clear disconnect between the people talking about the game online and the wider player base, and I want to figure out why, in spite of it all, Modern Warfare 3 sold.

I need to make something clear before moving forward and that is if we are talking ethics, Modern Warfare 3 is an abhorrent example of Activision prioritising a yearly release over not just the quality of the product, but the quality of life for those working on this game. Developers have gone on record about how hard they were crunched, and truthfully, I think Sledgehammer should win an award for putting this together in the time that they did; it’s impressive, but the fact they had to is utter horseshit. I also want to make it clear that I won’t be arguing for or against the price tag. As much as I could try, the point of this video isn’t to review the game, it’s to explain why, in spite of such poor reviews, it is doing so well. In order to break this down I’ll need to cover a few topics; 1, enragement and engagement. 2, content vs mechanics. 3, reviews. And 4, my own little biassed take on why people still bought MW3..

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is one of the worst rated games in the series, but why did Modern Warfare 3 sell. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 not to be confused with the old Call of Duty MW3 is an MW3 remake. This is not an Modern Warfare 3 review, nor does it aim to see if Modern Warfare 3 So bad or good. I could make an MW3 Review, but I think this video gets my thoughts out well enough. This video will encompass Warzone 3, but won't be a Warzone 3 review, and the same goes for the Modern Warfare 3 Zombies mode. So, is this the worst Call of Duty? How will this impact the Warzone 3 Meta. As of now, CoD MW3 is great, despite the COD MW3 reviews I have seen. I concede that the Modern Warfare 3 campaign, isn't the best, and if I was to do a series of Call of Duty analysis, or a Call of Duty review, or Call of Duty retrospective, I would rank this in the mid range, definitely above Modern Warfare 2. Would you want to see a Call of Duty warzone video, in a similar manner to the fornite critique I did last year?

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