Players in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare multiplayer modes have once again unearthed a simple but hidden mechanic that can be a life-saver during key moments and a time-saver at all times: the ladder slide. Warzone remains the most intriguing way to play Call of Duty in 2020, and the free-to-play battle royale has seen consistent engagement from consumers, with fervent growth in its early days buoyed by a dedicated number of players supporting it even through lulls in content updates.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer has been less popular, but is still a solid iteration of the franchise's more tried-and-true modes of online competition. With a new Call of Duty 2020 announcement on the horizon, many fans expect to be playing Warzone in the future but not Modern Warfare for much longer, which could explain the latter's lack of appeal to some. Of course, Warzone is also free, while Modern Warfare multiplayer is still something consumers need to actually pay for, which limits that title's reach. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - the rumoed title of the next game, which was leaked by Doritos earlier this summer - will also have to grapple with the fact that a free-to-play Warzone will often hamper any attempts to establish a multiplayer scene in a paid instalment.
Black Ops: Cold War may be the future of Call of Duty, but its present remains Warzone and Modern Warfare, and players are once again discussing one of the lesser-known features that is often a secret to new fans. A Reddit post to the Modern Warfare subreddit from /u/DeaspaYeeto has gotten over 16,000 upvotes as of time of writing and is a simple demonstration of how players can slide down ladders in Warzone and Modern Warfare multiplayer by holding the crouch button. While it's been shared before, the fact it's getting so much attention again shows both how much Warzone and Modern Warfare player bases have grown and how obscure the information really is.
Again, this isn't new information, but every time it crops up the reveal seems to be met with hundreds of players expressing their disbelief that they never knew the feature was implemented in the game. It's a useful illustration of how some of the most basic time-savers can be buried underneath all the more nuanced, interesting strategy in games as deep as Modern Warfare and Warzone multiplayer can be.
It's also a fun reminder of how cyclical multiplayer games can be. New players join, find something that's not immediately obvious, and share it with other players, many of whom learn the information for the first time as well. As the title grows more popular, a new wave of players goes through the same journey of discovery. It might not be the biggest game-changer, but this oft-obscure Warzone and Modern Warfare "secret" is an exciting one for those who feel like ladders are a time-waster in-game.
Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are available now.
Source: Reddit/DeaspaYeeto