Following the announcement of Modern Warfare 3, @fourzerotwo » has begun answering plenty of questions on Twitter.
A big thanks to rockchalkjayhawk and co. for putting together all the tweets for us on the DW24/7 forums ». Here's a few things that are mentioned:
There won't be a co-op camapaign as Infinity Ward feels that the 'cinematic experience is lost when a second player joins in'.
You can unlock weapons, gear and killstreaks with the new progressive ranking system in Spec Ops.
The Spec Ops survival mode will have roundless rounds 'with increasingly more difficult enemies and increasingly more challenging tactics and unlockables'.
The game will allow you to have two scopes on a weapon that you can 'flip up and back on the fly'; a close range scope and a long range optic scope. Not yet confirmed for multiplayer.
The game will run at 60 frames-per-second, meaning that it can go higher but won't drop below 60.
@DomGreenlee - IW y u no co-op campaign?
402 - The single player campaign is designed to be a very cinematic experience, something we feel is lost when a second player joins.
@koedyburkel - by progressive ranking does that mean you get level rank like in MP?
402 - Yes sir, Spec Ops will have its own progressive ranking system allowing you to unlock weapons, gear, killstreaks.
@flipitj - Survival mode does that mean we have to see how many rounds we can survive?
402 - Yes sir. Endless rounds with increasingly more difficult enemies with increasingly more challenging tactics and unlockables.
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@rodrip17 - Hey Robert, I was wondering will Spec ops be more challenging, tactical and perhaps a little cinematic as the SP campaign?
402 - Spec Ops has a bit of everything, from very tactical objective based missions to the insanity of survival mode.
@SoNico11 - Hey Rob - any chance this time around that we're going to see unique Spec Ops missions and not rehashed campaign missions?
402 - Spec Ops in #MW3 is massive containing some of everything, from missions to survival mode using MP locations, SP locations, & more.
@DomGreenlee I also hear vehicles are getting added to the MP aspect of the game, what sort of vehicles? APC's?
402 - We haven't talked about MP details yet, so anything you may have read is just speculation.
@luislaurot - when I've earned all my killstreak I wish I could choose which to use first, like if i got an uav use it first then the harier
402 - Roger. I appreciate the feedback, cycling killstreaks is a popular request.
@t_pain3 - What does dual scope mean? #mw3
402 - Its the ability for you to have two scopes (close range optic & long range optic) that you can flip up and back on the fly in #MW3
@drakesUncharted - "And later this year, when we reveal multiplayer with Elite--so...pay to play then? i thought u said NO pay 2 play?
402 - Nothing about that sentence implies that. I've been clear that Pay to Play does not and will not exist.
@its_Samir - hey will there be the noobtube problem like in mw2? really hope not =/
402 - I personally don't think so. We are very aware of the balance feedback and issues with launchers in MW2 and have been addressing.
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@andyb2336 - did you know MW3 will be capped at 60 fps for consoles? Robert Bowling tweeted it...
402 - Incorrect. It will be locked at 60 FPS which means it will never go below it, its can always go above 60 FPS.
@Evil_Paladin - im curious to, what is #MW3 lead platform?
402 - We don't have lead platforms, we develop each version alongside each other. Xbox 360 is running at same as PS3.
@ADJ1991 - any chance of crash returning to #MW3 ??????????
402 - Can't confirm any #MW3 multiplayer details yet. Would you like to see Crash make another return?
@MrDubbot - any and I mean any #grenade launchers in #mw3 and you've ruined the game and I won't buy it! They're not skillfull, fun or fair
402 - Grenade launchers are a valuable tool in modern arsenals. There is no doubt they need rebalancing from MW2, but not removal.
@XIBirdmanIX - If you do not address the issues from MW2 like genade launchers, oma perk and boosting with tac insert then MW3 will fail #mw3
402 - If thats the case, then I'm extremely confident in #MW3's ability to satisfy you based on those conditions.
@CX456 - Awaiting response if MW3 will release on Wii.
402 - We have not announced a Wii version of #MW3, currently you can pre-order the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions.
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@SABotman - is this game actually going to be supported after release?
402 - Yes sir. Post launch support is very important for us and #MW3.
@NInjajohngotti - please stop the turbo controllers,jtags,modded lobbies because it sucks to play MW2 now because of it and the racist players
402 - Roger. Security is a major component of our improvements from Modern Warfare 2. Support is key.
@DAKing240 - Any feelings, or reactions, or reasons why IW isn't on the MW3 box art?
402 - We have not released the final box art yet. Anything currently online is for retail promotional use only, not final print version
@zJordancook - Hey, Could you explain what MW3 Elite is? Or is this yet to be announced?
402 - All the details of Elite and how it will be integrated with #MW3 will be coming out shortly.