Activision Blizzard is adding the classicCall of Duty 4map Shipment alongside double XP with the nextCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2update. With each launch of aCall of Duty, many gamers get ahead of the XP curve by purchasing certainCOD-branded products that come with codes, while other players have had to wait for double XP events like the one coming toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2soon.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Season 1’s mid-season update comes with Shipment, double XP, and several other changes to the live-service multiplayer andWarzone 2.0. Shipment has beenfeatured as aCall of Dutymultiplayer mapthrough several installments since it was first introduced inCall of Duty 4, withCall of Duty: Mobile,Call of Duty: Vanguard, and 2019’sModern Warfare. Activision Blizzard has notoriously held double XP weekends forCall of Dutytitles for several years and the mid-season XP boost may be a hint at futureModern Warfare 2events to come.RELATED:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Fan Creates Concept For a G36 PlatformCall of Dutydevelopers confirmed the double XP and double weapon XP weekend runs from 10:00 AM PST on December 15 until the same time on December 19, with PlayStation fans getting a 24-hour head start. Shipment will be added to the core multiplayer map rotation alongside a potential 24/7 playlist with the mid-season update, which releases on December 14, and like withCall of Duty: Vanguard, it will get a Christmas variant from December 21 until January 4. Similar to in past years, thisfestive spin on Shipmentmay add candy canes, presents, colorful lights, and more to the small map which come together to help it feel more merry than the traditional version of the location.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s Shipment will differ from past iterations of it because it’s on a cargo ship in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, surrounding the map with even more obscurity than the usual surrounding battlefield.Call of Dutylevel progressionhas always been helped along by getting kills and that has become an important factor for players trying to unlock new weapons and camouflages. Because of the tight design of maps like Shipment, Nuketown, and Shoot House, 24/7 playlists of such small settings have become a hotspot for players trying to unlock their next camouflage and that may also be the case withModern Warfare 2with its addition to the core map rotation.
Although many players have expressed their enthusiasm for the return of the classicCall of Dutymap Shipment, others lamented that they weren’t getting a less revisited multiplayer arena instead. As one fan suggested that Shipment and Nuketown are inevitable in certain installments in the franchise, another pointed out that it’s a series tradition more than stale level design.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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