Nothing displeases players more than a studio that is afraid of them. And in the case of Activision, they seem to be terrified of the most normal thing in the world in their Call of Duty: a mod that was going viral for Modern Warfare Remastered. The reason? They were pretty sure it could interfere with the sales of Black Ops 6. The absolute definition of ‘insecurity,’ especially considering that the mod has just appeared and the sixth part will be released… on October 25th.
Shooting without modifications
The H2M mod had the idea of creating a place for the content of Modern Warfare 2, the version from 2009, with classic maps and weapons included, to use it in Modern Warfare Remastered. To do this, the mod required a copy of this game, which, to the supposed joy of Activision, made it rise very quickly in the sales charts.
The problem is that just before its release, the studio issued a notice not to release it, and the mod’s creators, without the ability to take legal action, had no choice but to stop its release at the last second. What we have now learned thanks to a video by Watchful Wolf, one of the modders (who, by the way, has retired after this disappointment), is that… they didn’t want H2M to interfere with the potential sales of Black Ops 6.
It has been of no use that the sales of Modern Warfare Remastered increased, that the mod did no harm to anyone and that it kept the community alive: Activision wants its annual Call of Duty to be a success even if it means forcing its community of followers rather than doing it willingly. Black Ops 6 is the game in the franchise that has taken the longest to make, about four years, and they want it to show in sales. Without mods, we’ll see if they are capable.