Infinity Ward Needs to Adopt a Scorestreak System in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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While a fair bit is now known about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign, information on the game’s multiplayer is still heavily limited. The classic map Highrise has been teased, and legendary weapons like the Intervention have leaked, but beyond that fans know very little about what will be offered in the classic 6v6 playlists.

With a lack of confirmed info in mind, there is still hope that Infinity Ward will move beyond the killstreak system that it uses within its games. While some players prefer this simplistic style, many feel that it is deeply flawed, finding Treyarch’s style of scorestreaks preferable. Going forward, it would be great to see all games adopt the sctorestreak model, a trend that Infinity Ward has the chance to start with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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The main issue with killstreaks inCall of Duty is that they reward players for being selfish. When a player chains a few kills together, they are likely to step away from the action, playing carefully to protect their streak and camping somewhere safe to keep building it higher. This leaves gamers that are trying to play the objective with less help, as their teammates will be more focused on their own streaks than the goal of winning.

This issue extends to objective players as well, as they are not rewarded for playing the objective. Not only are there scoreboard issues tied to objective play in Call of Duty, but with a killstreak system, players are discouraged from going for flags or holding down a zone. If they want a fancy air strike or a Chopper Gunner, they are told to focus on getting kills instead of winning, as capturing flags or holding the Hardpoint will not get