Published inVIDEO GAME ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’: DMZ Multiplayer Details Leaked, Here’s All We Know

While the yearly iterations of the Call of Duty franchise have left us a little cold for several years now, that could change soon. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is preparing to be one of the most ambitious titles in the entire saga, and a new leak seems to shed more details on how its multiplayer mode works.

So far, we know that DMZ mode heralds the arrival of a new style of play to the franchise. Through an approach dubbed “ultra-realistic,” enemies and teammates would be killed with just one or two shots, depending on the body area affected. Likewise, if you have brought equipment to the battlefield and subsequently die, it will be lost forever. The only way to get more weapons would be to buy them or find them in the game.

Many claimed this DMZ mode was another way to integrate free-to-play into the franchise. However, according to statements by Tom Henderson, a famous insider in video games, this would not be the case. If you want to access the DMZ, yes or no, you must buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Tom Henderson, through a post on TryHardGuides, confirms this. According to the leaker, Activision’s current plan is not to deliver a free-to-play title. Henderson claims that rumors that claim to “confirm” otherwise are causing quite a bit of frustration among those associated with the title’s development. The reason would be the creation of false expectations among the fans and how harmed the game could end when these are not met.

More details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ‘s DMZ mode

Also, Henderson reports that the rumors about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ‘s DMZ mode are exaggerated. Many outlets are painting it as something on the same difficulty level as Escape from Tarkov. For their part, the sources close to the title’s development differ from this vision, assuring that it is a modality that will be built over time.

Will DMZ have similarities with Escape from Tarkov? Yes absolutely. Like the latter, DMZ would be a pull-based mode. However, it seems that Activision wants to keep the doors open to be able to evolve this new modality over time.

Whether Modern Warfare 2 ‘s DMZ mode could become free to play in the future remains to be seen. However, the current plans would include this form of play within the full title.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 opens this October 28, 2022. Some rumors say that it would arrive in 2023, but it seems that it is a confusion with another current work by Activision, called “ Project Nexus. “