Fans are unsure how to feel about MW3’s insane amount of guns

Modern Warfare 3 is up for a release later on this year, and until then fans of the Call of Duty franchise will be obsessing about all of the new weapons that could be in the game. With recent news that weapons unlocked in MW2 are going to carry over into MW3, it seems as though the latest game is going to feature an insane amount of weapons.

Thanks to dataminers and a few reliable Call of Duty leakers, there seems to be growing weapons lists for Modern Warfare 3. While it’s not known yet whether all of these weapons will actually feature in the game, or if it’s simply hearsay, it seems likely that there’s going to be a swathe of new guns introduced into MW3. Ranging from new assault rifles, DMRs, battle rifles, LMGs, snipers and more, on top of weapons already unlocked in Modern Warfare 2, fans of the franchise are going to have an unfathomable amount of weapons to choose from.

Those excited for the new Call of Duty have stated that it’s “getting us a bit closer to Battlefield 4’s incredible weapon pool”, which is an exciting direction for the game. One of Battlefield’s strongest features has always been the masses of weapons available, alongside their customisability. Call of Duty has also tacked onto this in recent years, and Modern Warfare 2 itself had a decent amount of weapons available. However, fans have noted that they “were so f****** stingy in MWII” with the weapons selection, so much so that MW3’s increased weapon arsenal is really generating hype for the game.

However, while there’s a buzz around the amount of guns in MW3, there’s also the reverse effect from those not looking forward to what might be considered too many weapons. “A literal s***-ton of guns and 90% of the playerbase will still only run the same 4 or 5”, writes one fan, while others say “none of them really matter when everyone just uses the ‘meta’ anyway”.