How Open Combat Missions Work In CoD: Modern Warfare 3

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Here's a rundown of how the new Open Combat missions will work in MW3.

By S.E. Doster on

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a full campaign that picks up immediately where the story left off in Modern Warfare 2, but this year's game will include the new Open Combat missions. A Call of Duty blog post reveals how these new mission types will work, and here's everything you need to know.

Most of the missions found in Modern Warfare 3 will be the typical, linear style of play, but a handful of Open Combat missions will greatly expand the playable area, offering you more choice in how you complete your task.

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During these missions you'll still have a fixed objective, but the blog says you'll have «endless possibilities» for completing them. In your first playthrough of an Open Combat mission, you'll be assigned a starting loadout according to the mission's narrative, including the Spotter Scope to better scan the environment for enemy threats, tagging enemies, locating equipment, and discovering information about points of interest.

The Spotter Scope is helpful because one of your first tasks is to seek out better gear. There's an abundance of loot found throughout the mission area, including additional weapons, killstreaks, and armor plates, and you can scavenge this extra gear to suit your preferred playstyle. This means grabbing armor plates if you want to go in loud and start blasting or picking suppressed weapons to help you execute a stealth plan.

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