Modern Warfare 3 Zombies is reportedly getting a new PvPvE mode, pitting players against other real operators similar to DMZ. The MW3 Zombies PVP update has been making the rounds on social media, as the community is divisive on whether or not it should exist. Modern Warfare III Zombies has received the same formulaic updates over the past few seasons, which won’t be the case for Season 4. Here’s everything we know about the rumored MWIII Zombies PVP mode gameplay and release date.
DOES PVP BELONG IN ZOMBIES?
The last time players were able to “face off” against other people within Zombies was Grief (Black Ops 2) or Rush (Black Ops 4). Neither mode allowed players to kill real operators, but both modes were competitive yet undercooked.
While Zombies players have urged for modes like Grief to return over the years, no one has been more enthusiastic about PVP in Zombies than DMZ players who had the spotlight during the MW2 lifecycle. PVP, while separate from PVE, may prove to be a unique but possibly a one off mode for MWZ.
Community members have expressed disbelief in the idea that a PVP mode could come to MWZ before the likes of new map support, additional contracts and quite frankly just anything else apart from Dark Aether rifts, schematics or ACT missions.
MW3 ZOMBIES PVP RUMORS
For the last several months and again with the Season 3 Reloaded update, dataminers have reported on a PVP mode coming to MW3 Zombies. The mode is allegedly SEPERATE from the PVPVE experience that MWZ is, and can be entered through a rift of sorts within the big map.
The PVP mode sounds similar to Koschei Complex, in the sense that players can enter a different server to play this mode after finding the entrance within the big map. The mode won’t replace the mode that fans have come to enjoy, but may serve as an LTM or just a separate rift they can find on the tac map.
Leaked strings for the PVP mode include the following:
- Bounty Contracts
- Bounty Squad
- Weapon Cases
- Squad Reassinging
- Player Squad Eliminated
- Recon Point Aquired
- Teammate Down
- Teammate Revived
OFFICIAL PVP MODE GAMEPLAY
Strangely enough, Reddit users managed to post some premature gameplay of what appears to be PVP enabled within their match of MW3 Zombies. Players were able to down opposing operators while facing off against the undead. This was clearly a bug, but a taste of PVP for MWIII Zombies:
Additionally, the recent trailer for the COD Endowment Knight Recon bundle appears to depict real operators facing off against each other within MW3 Zombies. The mystery box and MWZ Urzikstan skybox are clearly visible within the trailer, yet no Zombies were to be seen.
It doesn’t really make sense for the marketing team to have promoted a bundle, unrelated to Zombies, within MWZ so this is likely a hint at future content that’s yet to come.
COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT!
The usual leakers on Twitter confirmed that it won’t be until Season 5 when Zombies players see another Dark Aether Rift, ACT mission or another set of schematics. What are the odds that both a PVP mode and Unstable Rifts (round based objectives) were discovered for what is likely the Season 4 update?
Zombies fans may be in for a different treat, and a welcome one, for the Season 4 content drop, which will be different from the first three seasons. Sledgehammer, High Moon and Infinity Ward are indeed cooking to close out the MWZ life cycle.
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