Modern Warfare 3 looks even more like DLC disguised as a sequel after promising to "Carry Forward" most of Modern Warfare 2

gamesradar.com:

In possibly the most confusing move to ever come from the increasingly confusing Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will "Carry Forward" basically all the guns, cosmetics, and progression from Modern Warfare 2 in a one-way upgrade that sure smacks of DLC to me. 

A new blog post outlined the scope of the Carry Forward feature earlier today, several days ahead of the Warzone-set reveal which will hopefully tell us what the game with the three on it will actually bring to the table. For now, we know that it contains a sizable majority of Modern Warfare 2 content. 

Carry Forward has been packaged as a way to, "for the first time in Call of Duty's history," have "a massive repository of armaments ready to use on day one," sort of like a quick-start button. OK, that gets a tentative but optimistic 'cool.' Here's how this Carry Forward business works:

Throughout its history, Call of Duty has repeatedly been accused of rehashing the same game without significant updates or additions, and I don't know if MW3 is going to beat the allegations by reusing a ton of stuff from MW2, touting it as a good thing for player progression, and presumably charging more than the price of the season pass that this looks like. It might be good, great even, but it's sounding like a campaign DLC right now. 

I appreciate the granular detail, but the fact that 19 chunky questions were necessary for the blog post to explain this feature doesn't bode well. It even asks: "Is there a reason to purchase Modern Warfare II if all the weapons are available in Modern Warfare III?" Here's the official answer: 

"Yes. You would be able to have some or all of your Modern Warfare 2 weaponry arsenal fully leveled up and unlocked, along with their