Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Update Breaks Ranked Play

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's most recent update is causing some major issues for players, leaving Ranked matches completely broken. The new May update was meant to solve a host of bugs and issues affecting multiplayer and shake things up in Modern Warfare 3's Zombies mode. However, players are now encountering serious issues while playing Modern Warfare 3's Ranked game mode.

Players are now past the halfway point in Modern Warfare 3's Season 3 content update, which brought several new items and additions for players to sink their teeth into. Information about the game's upcoming Season 4 update is expected to be revealed later this year, with a new leak reportedly confirming the return of several fan-favorite weapons to Modern Warfare 3 in the near future. Both Multiplayer and Warzone modes remain incredibly popular, providing action-packed gameplay for fans of the series. However, the current state of Multiplayer, specifically Modern Warfare 3's Ranked mode, is incredibly disappointing for fans of competitive gameplay.

Per Dexerto, Modern Warfare 3's Ranked mode has been left in a troubling state post-patch. Despite several nasty glitches being fixed, like a big one that made it impossible to reload while using Auto Tactical Sprint, this most recent update has fundamentally altered Modern Warfare 3's Ranked play. Hackers recently started using an unreleased shotgun that can fire rockets in Modern Warfare 3, and this off-limits weapon is now available in Ranked play as a result of this new update. Cheaters are able to take advantage of this powerful weapon in competitive game modes, with this new update also accidentally making several killstreaks available during matches.

Players are now able to call in UAVs, which were previously restricted in Modern Warfare 3 Ranked play. These items have been historically banned from most competitive modes throughout Call of Duty, but they were unexpectedly added to the mode with this latest patch. Killstreaks in Modern