Infinity Ward’s Art Director has responded to a user on Reddit that asked why Infinity Ward has gone back to the style similar to Call of Duty: Ghosts were aiming down sights using an optical zoom with snipers no longer has black borders but rather showcases some awareness of the surroundings.

As seen in gameplay of the Gunfight 2v2 mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, optical zoom with snipers did not have black borders but rather showcased actual surroundings. This is natural peripheral awareness that Infinity Ward is bringing as they aim to make this a realistic Call of Duty title.

Infinity Ward Art Director also noted that in Ghosts the technique used was not a natural method but picture-in-picture style to avoid excessive strain on the older engine used in that title.

But with the new engine in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, they are able to achieve a more natural, realistic magnification without too much strain on the engine.

Here’s the full response:

The blacked out sections of our optics always bothered me. We had to do it that way because we had to achieve magnification by physically pushing the camera out to the target. It wasn’t a true optical zoom. The blacked out parts of the screen were not only unrealistic but took away peripheral awareness. In reality even with one eye closed you still get peripheral awareness and can pick up movement on your sides while focusing on the site picture. What you are seeing in MW is an actual optical magnification. All of our powered optics use the technique. Its usually something that has to be reserved for beasty PCs. This was done in Ghosts but used a picture on picture technique that came at a heavy cost on the renderer. It was basically rendering the screen twice and the second picture was lower fidelity. We completely rebuilt this for MW so we could achieve the realistic effect and not tax our engine. The result is totally badass and gives purpose to the deep bench of optics in gunsmith. Our optics have realistic purpose and usages for various situations and missions.

SOURCE: Reddit (Image via CouRageJD)

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Some users on Reddit have pointed out that certain character models and assets in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s gameplay build showcased during the Gunfight reveal stream looked sort-of out of line with lower graphic res on each character.

A user posted an image of the execution in the Gunfight mode stating, “This face looks like an over edited instagram model without pores. Please tell me this will be better. The rest looks like a great game but damn where are the details?“

Infinity Ward’s Studio Art Director Joel Emslie already has commented on the Reddit post stating that this has “already been fixed today” and that artists at the studio were upset that they could not get it ready for the build that was shown on stream.

We are integrating the last round of heads for these bodies. You’re completely right to point this out. Trust me it was killing the character artists that it got into the build that way. They are total perfectionists 🙂 It’s already been fixed today.

SOURCE: Reddit

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After yesterday’s Gunfight stream for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the stream gave us our first official look at a variety of Gunfight specific maps, a handful of the MP weapons, tactical grenades, lethal items, and more.

This post is just all of the confirmed information we know so far about the multiplayer experience in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. We’ve only officially been shown the 2v2 Gunfight mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. A full MP experience reveal is happening on August 1.

Here’s the list of what was shown and we know to be in Modern Warfare MP:

Gunfight Maps:

• King
• Pine
• Stack

Weapons:

ARs

• FR 5.56
• AUG
• M4A1
• L86A1

SMGs

Shotguns

• Model 680
• 725

LMGs

Snipers

Pistols

Launchers

Tactical:

• Stun Grenade
• Flash Grenade
• Stim

Lethal:

• Semtex
• Molotov
• Throwing Knife
• Frag Grenade
• Claymore
• Proximity Mine

Attachments:

• Laser sight
• Muzzle Break
• Extended Magazine
• Reflex Sight
• Holographic Sight
• Vertical Foregrip
• Scout Combat Optic
• Compensator
• Bipod
• Angled Foregripe

Weapon Modifications

• Long Slide
• Short Stock
• Sawed off
• Long Barrel
• Custom Foregrip
• Heavy Stock
• Lightweight Stock
• Fast-Up

Factions

• Coalition
• Allegiance

The full MP experience reveal is incoming on August 1 at 10AM PT.

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Users on social platforms yesterday were upset after just seeing gameplay for only a single mode in the entire Modern Warfare MP experience about what it holds for the entire MP experience.

Some users compared the game’s style to Rainbow 6, while others saw no connection between Rainbow 6 and Modern Warfare gameplay. The graphics overall are a leap forward for the franchise, but the Twitch stream was capped at 900p limiting the full extent of what could be showcased.

One thing that is clear, however, is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will change up multiplayer experience for Call of Duty by bringing a slower, more tactical gameplay focus to the franchise versus all run and gun style gameplay only. That’s the impression we also got of the gameplay when we payed at Infinity Ward.

The game enables a wide variety of play styles that were not easily achievable in other Call of Duty titles because of the intense, fast paced action all the time. It’s about giving player choices in many ways.

In response to a fan question about where’s traditional experiences, Infinity Ward’s Co-Design Director Joe Cecot has stated that there will be ‘traditional’ MP experiences in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

The full MP experience is set to be revealed on Thursday, August 1 at 10AM PT, where we will get details on all of the aspects of the multiplayer universe in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available October 25 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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As part of the announcement of Gunfight mode today, Activision has shared two new screenshots from the new Modern Warfare MP mode, Gunfight.

More details on Gunfight is available here.

The full MP reveal takes place August 1 at 10AM PT.

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As teased yesterday by content creators, we will officially get to see the first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s 2v2 Gunfight mode on July 11 at 10AM PT.

The reveal will take place as part of a live stream with Twitch content creators including CourageJD, TeePee, Syndicate, and LEGIQN. The matches will be shown on their individual streams.

The stream will start at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK / 7PM CEST.

Below is the four streamers’ views embedded:

CourageJD:

LEGIQN:

ProSyndicate:

TeePee:

We will have the latest news as it happens. Stay tuned.

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