MW2’s 3rd-person mode has been updated to actually be in 3rd-person

As with the 2009 original, 2022’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will offer a 3rd-person gameplay option as part of the game’s multiplayer suite of modes. 3rd-person mode was available to try during the beta – though it took much more of a hybrid approach. Following fan feedback, Infinity Ward has confirmed a number of changes coming to the 3rd-person mechanics at launch.

Making the announcement on Instagram, the official Call of Duty account showed off some of the changes that the MW2 team have been working on since the conclusion of the beta at the end of September.

During the beta, MW2’s 3rd-person mode would indeed see you play multiplayer matches through a 3rd-person lens, however any time you would aim down sights, the perspective would shift back to 1st-person.

This will no longer be the case with the game’s full release, with Infinity Ward confirming a number of changes to the mode, including the fact that aiming down sights will no longer shift you to a 1st-person perspective – except when you are using a scope with a 4x magnification or greater.

This shift to a full 3rd-person perspective has necessitated further tweaking to the mechanics of the game, with a shoulder-swap option now being added. It is currently unknown whether more changes are planned for the full release, but with the change to the 3rd-person mode coming so late into development, hopefully weapon handling, recoil and more are all accounted for accordingly.

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