The Call of Duty Team respond to player feedback, changes might be inbound

In a relatively short statement released today, Activision, Treyarch, and Raven responded to some of the online scuttle about Call of Duty‘s direction.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Have you been paying attention to the online discourse about Call of Duty? If you’re a fan, it’s been kind of hard to miss, especially in the wake of Battlefield 6’s reveal. What’s been said by (mainly) fans isn’t really new in flavor, but it’s nonetheless a little more impactful now.

Like the complaints about it, Call of Duty‘s overall direction has been tough not to notice. While the brand started out as a pretty grounded take on combat, it’s broken loose from those moorings as the years have gone by. We’re not so much talking about the campaigns there, since we’ve really liked some of those, as we are the multiplayer.

While playing as Beavis and Butthead might be kind of fun for some, it’s clearly not what the core consumer is looking for. And if you doubt that, all you have to do is look at some of the commentary that’s appeared in relation to the aforementioned other military shooter.

We were wondering if Activision was going to respond to the latest hubbub at all. After all, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is already en route to consoles and the PC for this fall. Respond they did though, and it’s actually just part one. In a letter to fans, The Call of Duty Team laid things out, and hinted at changes to come.

Room for optimism

You can read the full letter here, but there are some things in it that’d have to give even the biggest doubter pause. At least, we think so. Those include the team mentioning “the identity of Call of Duty”, as well as that fans have felt that it’s “drifted from what made Call of Duty unique”. We’re thinking that’s a pretty good read on what the social media chatter has included.

Stay tuned as well, because as nice to see as the post is, there’s seemingly more on the horizon. That’s because the message ended with the reveal of this year’s Call of Duty NEXT. The presentation will dive into all things multiplayer for Black Ops 7, and presumably touch on more of the above. Hopefully we get some hints at what kinds of alterations we’ll be seeing too (if any).

Also worth mentioning, before you go, are the beta tests. Those looking forward to this year’s title will find the Early Access Beta beginning October 2nd. That’s stage one, as the Open Beta will follow it on October 5th, and run through October 8th.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives for consoles and the PC on November 14th.