Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta ‘the worst ever’ say fans – despite breaking records

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Infinity Ward has thanked fans for the feedback after Modern Warfare 2’s beta, while Activision celebrates it breaking a certain milestone.

Activision must be very pleased with how Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is turning out. The series’ player base has dwindled this past year, but it sounds like Modern Warfare 2 is winning people back.

Its second beta weekend ended recently and, according to Activision itself, it had the most players, most hours played, and most matches played across all available platforms than any previous Call Of Duty beta.

This makes it the biggest beta in the entire Call Of Duty series and implies that it will easily avoid a repeat of Call Of Duty: Vanguard’s underperformance.

Developer Infinity Ward has shared a thank you message with players, explaining how it will be using feedback from the beta to make improvements in time for the game’s launch.

For example, enemy visibility, which was apparently a recurring issue across both beta weekends, will be tweaked so players can track their opponents easier without needing to solely rely on nameplates.

‘As we head into launch, we are going to be making some adjustments based on learnings from the beta,’ says Infinity Ward.

‘One of the most important parts of the beta is having you, the players, find new bugs and issues for us. We are grateful to the community for coming together to help us fine-tune this game – and we can’t wait to show you even more.’

However, despite Activision and Infinity Ward trying to encourage a positive outlook, a portion of the player base thinks very differently.

A quick glance at some Twitter responses shows players calling Modern Warfare 2’s beta the worst one yet, as well as accusing Activision and Infinity Ward of ignoring the