Scump, SlasheR and other pros explain what would make MW4 one of the best CoDs ever ActivisionWith Modern Warfare 4 expected to be the next Call of Duty released in 2019, several prominent professional players have given their take on what would make the game one of the best in the popular series. Considering that it\u2019s their full time job to play Call of Duty, pro players are often regarded as one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to the ins and outs of each title. As a result, publishers Activision and the three major developers \u2013 Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer, and Treyarch \u2013 have worked more and more closely with pro players over the past few years to make sure that their games are developed properly and well-balanced. With that in mind, several prominent pros were asked about the upcoming title by GamesRadar, and they each broke down what they felt would be needed to put the game on top of the list when it comes to CoD history. The four players that were spoken to were OpTic Gaming\u2019s Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, 100 Thieves\u2019 Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat, eUnited\u2019s Preston \u2018Prestinni\u2019 Sanderson, and Team Reciprocity\u2019s Bradley \u2018Wuskin\u2019 Marshall. Scump: Back to basics, but with some changes Aside from being one of the best competitive CoD players of all time, Scump is also one of the longest serving pros, so if there\u2019s one person who knows what he\u2019s talking about, it\u2019s probably him. According to Scump, MW4 would do well to go back to the basics and fundamentals that made the Modern Warfare games so popular, but implement enough changes to make it new. \u201cBack in the day, Call of Duty 4 was very simple and people loved that about it, but I don\u2019t know if simple works anymore. We\u2019ve had this game, you have advanced movement with the sliding and all of that, so I feel that if they go back to a standard boots on the ground game it\u2019ll be a little too slow for people. I\u2019ve always loved the Modern Warfare series so hopefully they come out with a good product and go back to some of the roots but also implement a few new changes.\u201d Prestinni and Wuskin: Listen to the players One of the biggest things that resonates with players is when the developer listens to the community and makes changes to the game based on feedback. eUnited\u2019s Prestinni is hoping this will be the case for Infinity Ward with their next title, and contends that listening to the fans will ensure success. \u201cThat\u2019s what any game needs to do really. There\u2019s complaints and there\u2019s certain things that need to be fixed as soon as possible but a lot of the time the community speaks out about it and it\u2019s left undone and untouched for many months. I think as long as they listen to their community first and get on these things right away they\u2019ll be successful because Modern Warfare games are always fantastic.\u201d This idea was echoed by Team Reciprocity\u2019s Wuskin, who wants Call of Duty to reach the same level of community involvement as other \u201cserious games.\u201d \u201cIt comes down to the developers listening to what people want and what people don\u2019t want. That\u2019s the one thing we lack. If you look at other serious games, let\u2019s say a lot of people come together and say that they want this or they don\u2019t want this, it normally happens but with us, it doesn\u2019t happen.\u201d SlasheR: Esports should play a major role While it may be slightly biased for pro players to say that esports will be key to the next CoD game\u2019s success, there is no doubting that the esports scene has become so much of a bigger part of the game than it had been in years past. 100 Thieves\u2019 SlasheR believes that focusing more on competitive rather than casual will help MW4 reach high peaks of success. \u201cCall of Duty games right now are made to appease both and lean more towards the casual side, and I understand that, but I feel like if they went all in on esports and people understood the competition level and how much more fun it can be, the game will be more successful.\u201d CoD esports, of course, will be going through a monumental transition ahead of the next competitive season, as the structure of the pro league will turned to city-based franchising. It will definitely be worth keeping an eye on how franchising will affect the success of the next game, and if what SlasheR proposed ends up coming into fruition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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