A Multiplayer Map Creator for Call of Duty is Long Overdue

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It can be said that Call of Duty as a franchise is one of the most influential IPs in gaming, partially responsible for shaping the contemporary landscape of shooters. Boasting multiplayer modes since its very first iteration in 2003, the franchise has had almost two decades to refine its multiplayer formula, becoming one of the most recognizable and talked about online experiences in the game industry.

Despite how popular Call of Duty multiplayer has been for so long, it can be said that there has been very little iteration to the series' online modes in recent years. With this in mind, a dedicated and fully supported map creator that could be used by the CoD community seems long overdue, and could be massive at helping stave off some of the tedium that fans may be feeling.

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While it is a relatively alien concept to the core multiplayer of Call of Duty, map creators have long been a main feature of many of the other high profile online shooters that CoD competes with. Most notably, the fan favorite Forge mode from the Halo franchise has provided lots of engagement and longevity to the titles that could easily transfer over to Call of Duty.

Forge has long acted as a catalyst for community creativity within the Halo fan base, with each Forge-compatible title producing swathes of additional fan-made content in the form of maps and game modes, many of which rewrite what even the developers themselves thought to be possible. It goes without saying just how important this kind of engagement is to the sense of community and liveliness that exists within a title, something that more modern Call of Duty titles are in relative need of.

While fan-made maps probably could not be