Call of Duty: Vanguard Players Want War Back in the Game

That title might be mildly confusing. Call of Duty: Vanguard is a shooter based on the second World War! Of course there is war in the game. That’s not what I mean though. Players want to see War – the game mode from Call of Duty: WW2 make a return in Vanguard. A user on Reddit made a post calling for Sledgehammer to add the game mode back in to the current iteration of the franchise.

War Game Mode in Call of Duty: WWII

War was a popular game mode in Call of Duty: WWII, where two teams of six players took on the roles of Allied or Axis soldiers. It was an objective-based game mode in which players fought in battles based on legendary WWII moments. War Mode hasn’t been in a Call of Duty game since, it appears that some fans are hoping for it to return in some manner in Vanguard.

Below is some gameplay from YouTuber Lil Izzy for those of you who may be unfamiliar with the War game mode.

War Mode was a terrific addition to WW2, according to a poster on the Call of Duty: Vanguard subReddit, and they are keen for it to return. People have echoed this sentiment in the comments, with one even claiming that Call of Duty: WW2’s only redeeming feature was the War game type. According to one comment, implementing War Mode took a lot of time and effort, which could be why it hasn’t been in any Call of Duty game since.

Fans don’t just want to see War Mode return; they also want map voting to return to Vanguard. For many years, the ability to vote on the next map has been a component of Call of Duty multiplayer, but it was noticeably lacking from 2019’s Modern Warfare. However, map voting was reinstated in last year’s Black Ops Cold War, but it is currently removed from Vanguard. This back and forth doesn’t really make any sense, and it doesn’t seem like an extensive feature to implement.

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