Infinity Ward Addresses Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 UI Concerns

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has wrapped up its first beta testing phase with plenty of valuable feedback coming from the player base, though many have taken issue with the game's general UI and customization interfaces. These concerns were brought up almost immediately, and developer Infinity Ward has now chimed in on the issue with promises of improvements coming down the line.

Namely, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's gameplay seems to provide a logical continuation and evolution of its 2019 predecessor, this doesn't seem to be the case with the UI. Players directed critique at its oversized button and illogical menu orientation, and Infinity Ward promises that the team has «identified some UX issues as well as some bugs,» though fixes and changes won't be deployed for the second weekend of beta testing.

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Players wanted UI changes in Modern Warfare 2 almost immediately upon experiencing the game's customization interfaces and item selection screens. Some have gone so far as to suggest that the existing UI has been built with mobile phones in mind, rather than a PC or console's more comprehensive input options. Thankfully, Infinity Ward is now taking this feedback into account and will resolve issues with «editing perk packages, managing loadouts, and accessing the armory,» alongside resolving various UI bugs that have been identified.

Naturally, the game's UI is hardly the only problem that players have come across. The controversial mini-map in Modern Warfare 2 is deliberately being kept as-is, for example, which is sure to be a major annoyance for many gamers. It seems that Infinity Ward will need to toe the fine line between disregarding player