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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 looks excellent, but one beta decision may have hurt Infinity Ward's launch

9/8/2026

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is shaping up to be excellent, but a decision Infinity Ward made during the second beta weekend may have created a major problem heading into launch.

The issue is TTK, time-to-kill, which is how many shots it takes to eliminate an opponent in a gunfight. Infinity Ward slowed it down, and that choice is now the central concern around an otherwise strong release.

What the beta change actually changed A beta is a pre-release version of a game that players can test before the final product ships.

It gives a studio real-world feedback and time to adjust before the game reaches a broad audience. Infinity Ward ran multiple beta weekends for Modern Warfare 4. The second weekend introduced the TTK change.

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