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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3announced that the release of its Ranked Play mode has been delayed. The new mode was supposed to launch today on January 17 alongsideCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Season 1 Reloaded update.
Call of Duty’s Season 1 Reloaded update was the game’s first major content patch since Season 1’s release in early December.Modern Warfare 3fans were excited to get their hands on two new weapons, a newThe Boys-themedCall of Dutyevent, a new map, and more. However, the update’s launch has been anything but smooth, as it introduced some major game-breaking bugs toCall of Duty. In response to these bugs,Call of Dutyrecently made a disappointing announcement regarding the new Ranked Play mode.
The official CODUpdates Twitter account announced that “Due to unforeseen circumstances,MWIIIRanked Play will be delayed while we investigate a recently discovered critical issue. Our teams are working to solve this issue and launchMWIIIRanked Play as soon as possible.” At the time of writing,Call of Dutyhas not offered any additional details regarding the mode’s timeline, so it could be launched within 24 hours or not for another week. It will possibly depend on how quickly its development team can patch theother major issues currently plaguingCall of Dutyfollowing the Season 1 Reloaded update. This is probably frustrating to the game’s relatively small but dedicated competitive player base, which has waited since the game’s release on November 10 for the addition of Ranked Play.
It’s become aCall of Dutytradition that the Ranked Play mode is not launcheduntil months after each game’s release. Some fans speculate that this is to help extend the lifespan of eachCall of Dutytitle by luring some of the hardcore players back after the opening months of each game. GivenCall of Duty’s massive resources, it seems unlikely that Ranked Play is released late every year due to development issues. However, this is just speculation, and this being a reality would be a disappointingly cynical, but believable, move byCall of Duty.
IfCall of Dutyfans wish to brave the current bug-filled state of the game, they can try outSeason 1 Reloaded’s two new guns, the new Rio map, and new game modes. These new modes include Headquarters, Infected, and Team Gunfight. The latter is an interesting new twist on the fan-favorite Gunfight mode, which sees two teams of six battle it out on regular 6v6 maps using Gunfight’s unique approach to the game.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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