H2M, aCall of Dutymod intended to bringModern Warfare 2’s multiplayer content intoModern Warfare 1’s 2017 remaster,was suddenly canceled a day before its intended releasevia a cease and desist letter from Activision.
The developers planned to launch on August 16th, but in a sadTwitter announcementon August 15, they explained they now have to shut down their operations. With insult to injury, over the last few days, this mod hasre-gathered fan appeal towards Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remasteredon Steam.
It appearsActivisionisn’t keen on community mods like H2M distracting fans from their brand-new releases.
If you see a release of the H2M mod online for download, please avoid it and don’t trust it, as it’s become a way to spread malware.
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The H2M Mod was planned to be a nice reset for COD fans.The fan update would have freshened Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayerwith a nice new coat of paint and reset everyone’s achievements and progression back to ground zero.
So, players would have gotten a classicCall of Duty experiencewithout the option to automatically unlock everything,keeping fans returning for more of that same original grind they fell in love with in 2009.
Not only are fans outraged over the sudden cancelation, but this news came right after a huge 50% off sale ofModern Warfare Remasteredon Steam, leading many playerswho bought the game solely for the H2M modduring the sale toissue a refund and beg others to do the same.
Was This A Pre-Planned Business Decision?
It is highly unlikely that Activision hadn’t had the insight to notice this upcoming mod and the advantageous Steam sale. These two factors even causedModern Warfare Remasteredto get on Steam’s Top Sellers chart.
So, Activision seemingly chose not to issue a cease and desist until after the sale is a complete. Which if true, is a real kick in the face to their own fans.A company profiting from the potential release of a mod that they burn to the ground moments later isn’t a good look.But then again,Activision is no stranger to bad press.
Yes,players would have needed a legal copyofModern Warfare 1 Remasteredthrough Steam to play this mod, so its potential success would have meant more traction for a game from which Activision profits.
Many community theories have emerged to explain why Activision made such an assertive decision. Unlike actions by other game developerslike Bethesda’s Fallout: Next Gen Update, which hurt the Fallout: London mod,Activision’s decision was deliberate and targeted at H2M.
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Some are noting theupcoming beta for Black Ops 6 on August 30th. With H2M launching two weeks before, Activision’s action could ensure thatevery Call of Duty fan had their eyes directly on their upcoming game.
Activision has the legal right to protect and limit public access to its intellectual property, yet, the abrupt cancelation sucks, and upset fans have already gone to review-bombModern Warfare Remasteredon Steam.
The only clear reason why a cancelation like this would be necessary is if Activision has aModern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Remasterplanned or in development. Although they remastered the campaign in 2020,there has been no update about a multiplayer component since.
Even though nothing much can be done now, asthe project is publicly scrapped forever, we hope a gaming company pulling a fast one on its community like this never happens again.
Despite the legality of the action, many of us find it far from moral, especially with fan speculation thatActivision likely had the time to cancel this project further before launch.
All we can do now is mourn this once-promising community-led project that only aimed to help fans re-enjoy theCall of Dutygame that many of us miss.
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