Highlights

  • The addition of the zombies mode, Operation Deadbolt, was highly anticipated, but some fans were disappointed by the sparsely populated battlefield and lack of worthwhile enemies to vanquish.
  • A player discovered a flaw on the splash screen while loading the zombies mode, displaying a "DMZ beta" icon in the top left corner.
  • The discovery has led most to believe that the developers overlooked removing it before the game's release, lending credence to a rushed development cycle.

A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 player discovered a rather erratic splash screen while waiting for the zombies mode to load up. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) was released on November 10 with mixed reviews, and it continues from where the story left off in CoD: Modern Warfare 2 (2022), advancing the journey of Captain John Price and his crew. Developed by Sledgehammer Games and Activision, the trilogy is a reboot of the Modern Warfare subseries that began in 2007.

The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 became even more exciting because of the zombies mode that was released alongside the game. The zombie mode is officially dubbed Operation Deadbolt. It allows gamers to play as Sargeant John "Soap" MacTavish or Station Chief Kate Laswell, attempting to foil the plans of world destruction by none other than Mr. Z, Viktor Zakhaev. The final installment in the trilogy comes with the largest zombie mode map called Urzikstan, which is designed to elevate the gameplay for players. However, the sparsely populated battlefield in MW3's zombies mode tends to have the opposite effect on fans.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Players Discover Awkward Zombies Mode Flaw

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While Activision expected Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to build upon the 2011 counterpart of the same name, it hasn't had the most success in this regard. Some fans dislike Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's time to kill, while others have criticized how there are no worthwhile or powerful enemies to vanquish in the zombies mode. Recently, a user posted a picture on r/CODZombies, showing a flaw on the splash screen that the creators may have overlooked.

The user, EDK-Rise, noted that while loading the zombies mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the game displayed a splash screen with the "DMZ beta" icon in the top-left corner. The DMZ was a fan-favorite mode in the 2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It allows players to engage in a free-for-all in Al Mazrah, where they can hunt for supplies, complete missions with other players, and also fight AI enemies before heading to the extraction point. The logo suggests the developers forgot to remove the DMZ splash screen before rolling out the game, possibly due to Activision's decision to rush MW3's development.

The awkward menu flaw seems to be the tip of the iceberg. Even though the game is in its infancy stages, players are quite distraught about the bugs and gameplay issues they are experiencing. As a result, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is already being review bombed by gamers who aren't wasting any time in expressing their disappointment.