Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Is Finally Making a Huge Quality of Life Change After 7 Years
Infinity Ward says existing double XP tokens will carry over and only tick down during matches, giving players more usable time at launch.
- On Monday, Infinity Ward confirmed that double XP tokens in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will count down only during active matches, addressing a long-standing community complaint. Existing tokens from previous titles will be usable at launch.
- Infinity Ward previously detailed Modern Warfare 4 beta changes in The Ward Room, announcing major buffs to Sub-Machine Guns like the Vel 46 and Striga to ensure these weapons remain competitive against ARs at launch.
- The studio is maintaining tactical sprint as a perk attached to Bloodrush for launch, ensuring Ninja remains a viable movement option while removing sprint-to-fire penalties to improve gameplay flow.
- Players will also gain the ability to toggle off skins to avoid viewing undesired character appearances, while the developer promised more details regarding the DMZ mode will be revealed soon.
- Modern Warfare 4 releases October 23 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, as Activision attempts to secure market share during a highly competitive annual launch window.
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In another unprecedented move, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is changing double XP tokens so they count down in match and not real-time
Just days after announcing a silly skin off toggle for Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision has returned to share some even better news for Modern Warfare 4. At launch and beyond, double XP tokens will count down only when you're actively in a match, not in real-world time.
Infinity Ward confirms COD Modern Warfare 4 changes after beta feedback
Infinity Ward is buffing SMGs to shorten time-to-kill (TTK) on outlier weapons and adjusting perks and spawns for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (COD MW4), ahead of the Oct. 23 launch. The studio detailed the Modern Warfare 4 beta changes in the first episode of The Ward Room, after feedback from two beta weekends. SMG TTK changes in Modern Warfare 4 Infinity Ward wants launch TTK to stay close to beta weekend two, but the developers found that …
Just a few days after the announcement of a switch to deactivate spin-off skins in Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision is following up. For Modern Warfare 4, there's even better news: For launch and beyond, double-XP tokens are only running while you're actively in a match – and no longer in real time. Read more
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