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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has launched, and its extraction shooter mode, DMZ, is seeing significant popularity. This success has reignited community requests for a PvE-only variant of the mode, as many players seek to avoid encounters with other humans.
Players on social media platforms like Reddit have expressed frustration over losing gear, weapons, and operators to ambushes by other squads. Some users argue that the game should offer a PvE option, noting that Warzone previously introduced respawn mechanics that altered core battle royale expectations.
Infinity Ward previously clarified that a briefly visible PvE option was merely a developer-only playlist, confirming that DMZ remains a PvPvE experience. Additionally, some critics of the proposed change argue that removing PvP invalidates the fundamental design of an extraction shooter.
The demand for PvE in extraction games is a broader trend, with titles like Escape From Tarkov and Arc Raiders facing similar requests. While Tarkov introduced a PvE variant in 2024, such implementations often take significant time, leaving uncertainty regarding whether the current player base will remain interested if Infinity Ward eventually follows suit.
